program involves coordinating the efforts of installation commanders and
local community leaders and other government agencies to encourage
compatible development of land in proximity to military airfields. It also
serves to protect the health, safety, and welfare of civilians and military
personnel by encouraging land development that is compatible with aircraft
operations, while protecting the public investment in the installation. This
program recommends compatibility measures and land uses that are
compatible with specific elements of military airfields, including elevated
sound levels, accident potential zones, and obstruction clearance criteria. Safety Zones
The AICUZ program has two objectives. The first is to assist local, regional,
state and federal officials in protecting and promoting the public health,
safety, and welfare by promoting compatible development within the AICUZ
area of influence. The second is to protect Air Force operational capability
from the effects of land use that are incompatible with aircraft operations. The 2010 Keesler AFB AICUZ Study is an update to the Keesler AFB AICUZ
Study completed in 1994. It reaffirms the Air Force policy of promoting public
health, safety, and general welfare in areas proximate to Air Force
installations.
As part of the AICUZ program, and to aid in land use planning surrounding
military bases, the DoD established safety zones. These are defined as Clear
Zones (CZ), Accident Potential Zone I (APZ I), and Accident Potential Zone II
(APZ II). These zones are determined by using a statistical analysis of all DoD
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