AIRPORT
LEGISLATION
AND
REGULATIONS
 CB-51-2002
--- General Aviation Airports and Aviation Policy Areas
(pdf file 1.5mb)
INTRODUCTION
 The
Prince George’s County Planning Department has been
engaged in a work program effort to examine risk and
land use compatibility issues around the county’s four
general aviation airports: Potomac Airfield in Friendly,
Washington Executive Airpark in Clinton, Freeway Airport
in Mitchellville, and College Park Airport in College
Park. The project is an outgrowth of several aircraft
accidents in the neighborhoods close to Potomac Airfield
during the mid-1990s and resulting residents’ concerns.
To help the staff further understand the issues and
risks involved at Potomac Airfield and the other airports
in the county, the Planning Department hired a team
of aviation consultants to examine safety and land use
compatibility issues around each airport, to research
what is being done in other jurisdictions, and to recommend
state-of-the-art approaches to address issues in Prince
George’s County. For increased public accessibility,
a printed copy of the consultant’s report
is available as a reference at the following public
libraries:
An
aviation consultant, William V. Cheek and Associates
of Prescott, Arizona, conducted research and field study
around the county’s four general aviation airports during
the summer of 2000. They prepared a detailed report,
entitled the Airport Land Use Compatibility and
Air Safety Study for the Maryland National
Capital Park and Planning Commission, which
was submitted to the Planning Department on November
10, 2000. This report contains an overview of the regulatory
environment affecting airports and land use planning,
local and national airport compatibility issues, a risk
analysis and an evaluation of existing and proposed
land uses around each airport. The report also identifies
incompatible existing or proposed land uses and contains
recommendations for preparing regulations, or taking
other actions that will enhance the safety and compatibility
of land uses in the immediate vicinity of these airports.
It is important to note that the views and opinions
expressed in this consulting study are those of William
V. Cheek and Associates and not necessarily those of
the Maryland-National Capital Park and Planning Commission.
Enactment
of New Regulations
Based
on data presented in the consultant's study, a draft
Manual of Regulations for Land Uses Around General
Aviation Airports in Prince George's County was
prepared and approved by the Planning Board on May 24,
2001 and transmitted to the County Council for their
consideration. In 2002, the County Council reviewed
zoning legislation that generally reflected the content
of the manual. This zoning bill, CB-51-2002,
establishes general aviation airport policy areas (APAs)
around each of the airports studied. Generally, in these
areas, land use controls correspond to safety concerns
and notification of contract purchasers is required
if a property is within one mile of the airports. Subsequent
to worksessions and public hearings in the spring and
summer, the County Council approved CB-51-2002 on July
23, 2002 with an effective date of September 1, 2002.
The
General Aviation Airport Environment Disclosure Notice
was approved by the Planning Board on September 12,
2002 and may be viewed or printed from this web site.
To
ask questions about this project, please contact either
of the project planners:
Wendy
Irminger at 301-952-3572 (email: wendy.irminger@ppd.mncppc.org)
Craig Rovelstad at 301-952-3153 (email: craig.rovelstad@ppd.mncppc.org)
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The
Project
Table
of Contents
Table of Charts and Photography
Table of Appendices
(2.5 MB)
Preamble and Executive Summary
Statement of the Problem and Issues Raised
(513 KB)
Introduction,
Overview and Background
The Aviation Regulatory Situation
State Aviation Authorities and Regulation
(3.24 MB)
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Maryland
Aviation Administration
Prince George's County and the Maryland-National Capital
Park and Planning Commission
Fundamentals of General Aviation Aircraft and Airport
Operations
How Are Small General Aviation Airports Managed and
Controlled?
Typical Airport and Local Land Use Planning Processes
(1.38 MB)
The
Prince George’s County Situation
(9.12 MB)
Typical Approaches to Mitigation of Existing Incompatible
Land Uses Around Airports
(477 KB)
Typical Approaches to Prevention or Discouragement of
Incompatible Airport Land Uses
(594 KB)
Apparent
Existing or Planned Incompatible Land Uses at Each of
the Four Airports in Prince George's County and Recommended
Actions and Rationale for Action
(1.37 MB)
Suggested
Policy Initiatives to Prevent or Discourage Future Incompatible
Land Uses In General and As to Each of the Four Airports
(693 KB)
Design a Proposed Regulatory
Process and a Proposed Enforcement Process for Airport
Land Use Policies
State of the Art in Airport Compatibility Land Use Planning
(477 KB)
Glossary
Bibliography
(1.41 MB)
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