NOISE (NOI) ISSUES
NOI‐1: Noise from helicopter operations may cause impacts.
Location:
Helicopter operations, including training activities and the movement of aircraft from
one site to another, occur in much of the JLUS Project Area. Low‐level flights
generate the greatest potential concern for noise impacts. Future land development
near helicopter training areas and flight corridors may increase noise impacts and
complaints. Similarly, increases in flight activity, either temporary or permanent, may
result in a greater chance of noise impacts to the public.
Project Area
RECOMMENDED STRATEGIES
NOI‐1A: Install signs along key roads and in campgrounds indicating there may be
low flying helicopters overhead.
The JLUS partner communities should work with AZARNG to develop signage alerting
drivers on key roads that they are entering an area subject to impacts from AZARNG
and that military operations which may cause noise, vibrations, and other
disturbances are conducted there. Verbiage such as, “Proud home to AZARNG,”
“Warning: entering a noise area,” should be included on the signage. Similar signage
should also be placed at campgrounds or in recreational areas that may experience
helicopter overflight.
Strategy Type:
Timeframe:
Geographic Area:
Helicopter TFTA MCA;
Rittenhouse Training
Site Helicopter
Overflight MCA
Primary Party:
Pinal County
Partners:
City of Eloy
Town of Florence
Town of Queen Creek
Town of Marana
AZARNG
ASLD
BLM
Arizona State Parks
Arizona Department of
Transportation
NOI‐1B: Inform communities about the “Fly Neighbor‐Friendly” protocol. Primary Party:
AZARNG should continue to follow the policy, “fly neighbor friendly,” and route their
rotary wing aircraft over rural areas and, when possible, avoid flying over residential
areas. The AZARNG should develop informational materials for partner communities
to alert them of these protocols.
Strategy Type:
Timeframe:
Pinal County Joint Land Use Study
AZARNG
Geographic Area:
Helicopter TFTA MCA;
Rittenhouse Training
Site Helicopter
Overflight MCA
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