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American Planning Association 2016 National Conference Phoenix, AZ April 2, 2016

Department of Defense Compatible Use Program

Compatible Use

Compatible Use Strategic Planning

Joint Land Use Study: Planning to Implementation Challenges and Opportunities

Presented by

Cyrena Chiles Eitler, AICP

Compatible Use Program Director Office of the Assistant Secretary of Defense (Energy, Installations and Environment)

Compatible Use and Joint Land Use Studies Program

OEA Mission Statement

• The Office of Economic Adjustment (OEA), in coordination with other resources of the

Federal Government, will assist states and communities to:

• Plan and carry out local adjustment strategies;
• Engage the private sector in ventures to plan and undertake community economic

development and base redevelopment; and

• Work with the Military Departments in support of DoD’s missions.
• Directs Defense Economic Adjustment Program on behalf of the Office of the Secretary of

Defense and staffs the Economic Adjustment Committee

• Functions as an Independent Defense Field Activity to provide technical and financial

assistance to eligible state and local governments

• Program created to help state and local governments plan and carry out adjustment and

diversification programs in response to major Defense actions, including:

• Base closures or realignments
• Base expansions
• DoD Personnel reductions
• Industry/contractor reductions
• Operational/training impacts, civilian encroachment upon a military installation likely to

impair continued operational utility of the installation

Compatible Use Program

• OEA provides technical and financial assistance to state and local governments to undertake

Compatible Use and Joint Land Use Studies

• OEA technical and financial assistance also available to carry out the study recommendations
• Cooperative effort between the Military and jurisdictions surrounding installations, ranges

and/or military training corridors to plan and carry out strategies promoting compatible civilian development

• Joint Land Use Study (JLUS) initiated upon a Military Department nomination and serves as a

comprehensive strategic plan with specific implementation actions to address and prevent incompatible civilian development that could impair the operational utility of military missions or impact available resources, i.e. air, land, water, and electromagnetic spectrum

• JLUS represents a planning process that promotes open, continuous dialogue among the

Military, surrounding jurisdictions, and states to support long-term sustainability and operability

• f military missions
• Community may request to initiate a Compatible Use study with support of the Military

Department

• Military Department technical data describing the military missions and operations supports the

study process

Compatible Use Challenges

Military Operations Footprint Defines Study Area

• Air Installations Compatible Use Zones (AICUZ)

Program

• Clear Zone
• Accident Potential Zones (APZ I and APZ II)
• Noise Contours
• Land Use Compatibility Guidelines for Clear

Zone and APZs

• Range Compatible Use Zones Program (RCUZ)
• Range Air Installations Compatible Use Zones Program

(RAICUZ)

• Operational Noise Management Program
• Encroachment Action Plan (EAP), Encroachment

Control Plan (ECP) and Installation Complex Encroachment Management Action Plan (ICEMAP)

• Under these programs, the Military Departments

develop technical information and maps indicating areas of military operations to support the JLUS planning process.

Joint Land Use Study Process

Continuous Dialogue and Sharing of Information Engage Public Throughout Process

• Scope Impacts
• Identify Planning Area

Based Upon Military Operations Footprint

• Identify Stakeholders
• Establish JLUS Policy

Committee and Technical Working Group(s)

• Assess Baseline

Conditions

• Identify Compatibility

Challenges

• Identify Current and

Future Development Patterns

• Identify Areas of

Conflict

• Establish Vision &

Goals for Compatible Community Development

• Identify Planning

Strategies and Priorities

• Implementation Plan

with Priorities, Responsible Parties, Funding

• Establish Community

Organization Structure

• Prioritize Actions
• Develop Schedule to

Implement & Monitor

• Identify & Seek

Funding

• Integrate With Other

Community Planning Actions

• Track Progress
• Evaluate Effectiveness
• Assess New Data
• Revise Strategies &

Priorities As Required

• Continuous Dialogue and

Information Sharing

• Consider JLUS Update With

Significant Change in Military Operations

ORGANIZE ASSESS PLAN IMPLEMENT MONITOR

Compatible Use Program Opportunities

Conservation and Agriculture Preservation a Land Use Alternative

• Community-driven JLUS planning process can support identification of parcels suitable for conservation

partnering and agriculture preservation initiatives

• Establish framework for conservation buffering, agricultural preservation and Sentinel Landscapes

National Security and Renewable Energy

• Siting of wind turbines and solar towers can pose electromagnetic interference and flight safety

hazards

• DoD Siting Clearinghouse created to facilitate siting of energy projects while protecting vital test,

training and operational assets - http://www.acq.osd.mil/dodsc/

• 32 CFR Part 211 published to guide the energy siting review process
• Development of state regulations and local development ordinances can further facilitate siting of

energy projects

• April 3, 2015 Notice of Federal Funding Opportunity to promote compatible siting of energy projects

Climate Adaptation Planning

• DoD Directive 4715.21 Climate Change Adaptation and Resilience
• Engage with state and local governments to promote compatible development that considers climate

change adaptation opportunities through a JLUS

Principles for Successful Compatible Use Strategic Planning

Collaboration and Consensus Building

• State and local governments share, with the federal government,

inherent responsibilities to support national defense.¹

• Need for state and local governments to play strong role in supporting

DoD missions.¹

• Collaboration needed to promote compatible community

development.

• Interdependence: We both need each other to meet our interests.
• Community takes an action that benefits the installation because the

installation takes an action that benefits the community.

¹ Strengthening National Defense: Countering Encroachment through Military-Community Collaboration, National Academy of Public Administration, September 2009

Consensus Building

• Meet all interests to the greatest extent possible
• Look to create maximum value for all parties
• Use trade-offs and fair standards
• Make decisions that benefit all stakeholders
• Ensure commitment to sustainable agreements
• Preserve and strengthen relationships established

during planning process

Assessing and Understanding Stakeholders

• Identify key groups and individuals to engage.
• Inclusive and balanced
• Resource people and decision makers
• Credibility
• Right size
• Ability to work together
• Authority to decide and/or implement
• What do they care about? Focus on interests, not positions.

Position = What you want Interest = Why you want it

• Uncover a range of interests and understand those most important.
• Identify opportunities for mutual gain.
• Determine appropriate roles and establish a collaborative process to engage.

Transition Challenges & Opportunities

• Maintain momentum
• Identify appropriate organization
• Maintain and build relationships
• Key players supporting implementation may change
• Ensure buy-in beyond JLUS Policy Committee members
• Foster open, continuous communication
• Keep community engaged and informed
• Establish an ongoing, iterative, sustainable process
• Coordinate and incorporate into existing community

development decision-making processes

Implementation Examples

Local Government

• Fort Richardson and Elmendorf AFB, AK
• Planning Commission and Assembly adopted JLUS as chapter of Borough Code
• Fairchild AFB, WA and Scott AFB, IL
• County took lead to develop model implementing ordinance for adoption by

participating local jurisdictions

• NAS Kingsville, TX
• Joint Airport Zoning Board expands development oversight beyond city limits
• NSA Panama City, FL
• Identified Critical Parcels in Line of Site Corridors
• Military Influence Overlay Zoning Ordinance (Graduated Building Height)
• Zoning Standards for Structures in Water
• Frequency Ordinance for Parcels in Military Influence Areas
• Malmstrom AFB, MT
• Seven County Region Red-Yellow-Green Map to Designate Appropriate

Location for Tall Structures and Frequency Generating Facilities (wind turbines, transmission lines and cell towers)

Regional

• Southern New Mexico-El Paso, NM and TX
• Formed through Memorandum of Agreement

(MOA) among 2 states, 6 counties and 3 cities, with 3 military installations and Federal agencies as concurring parties

• MOA developed during JLUS, coordinated

concurrent with JLUS Report acceptance

• Initial focus on 16 foundational strategies

State Government

• Florida
• State legislature established green belts and other

protective measures for installations and ranges

• Arizona
• Many State legislative actions to require military

notification of proposed development, etc.

• North Carolina
• Established permitting system for wind energy

development that considers impact to military training and operational missions

Lessons Learned

• JLUS as a catalyst for sustained local, State, Federal agency

and military engagement

• Leverage local and State resources for implementation
• Integrate JLUS recommendations and strategies into ongoing

local and regional planning efforts, such as Comprehensive Plans, Master Plans or General Plan updates

• Maintain momentum through an Implementation Plan,

prioritize actions, and establish organization structure for implementation before JLUS Final Report completed

Completed Joint Land Use Studies

Completed Joint Land Use Studies

127 Completed as of April 2016

(1985 – 2016)

Cyrena Chiles Eitler, AICP Compatible Use Program Director 2231 Crystal Drive, Suite 520 Arlington, VA 22202 (703) 697-2078 cyrena.c.eitler.civ@mail.mil

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The Arizona Military Regional Compatibility Project

American Planning Association 2016 National Conference

Presented by:

Deb Sydenham, FAICP Executive Director, ULI Arizona

Arizona’s Robust Legislative History

• 1978 Military Airports Defined
• 1986 Land use plans to preserve military airports
• 1995 HB2310 (“Territory”, notification stds. set, military

airport preservation com., 1988 contours, etc.)

• 2000 SB1514 (AG enforcement, reporting, etc.)
• 2001 SB1525 & SB1120 (define compatible use,

dev’t. notification, noise attenuation, etc.)

• 2001 SB1120 (Military Compatibility Project Catalyst)
• 2002 Governor’s Aviation Advisory Council
• 2002 SB1393 (clarifies uses, prohibits new schools, etc.)
• 2002 Maguire Study - Economic Impact of Military in AZ
• 2004 Comprehensive Legislative Package Initiated

• Statewide endeavor - components

– Western Maricopa County/Luke AFB Compatibility Plan – Davis-Monthan AFB/Tucson JLUS – Luke Auxiliary Airfield #1 JLUS – Gila Bend Auxiliary Airfield/BMGR JLUS – MCAS Yuma 1996 JLUS consistency review – Statewide Compatibility Policy Guidelines – Closely tied with Governor’s Military Facilities Task Force Work and Recommendations

• Future phases

Primary Project Objective

“This Project is an undertaking of statewide impact designed to find resolutions to land use compatibility and encroachment issues through collaborative effort and strong implementation.”

Project Schedules

Land Use Compatibility Laws & Regulations

• Federal

– Air Installation Compatible Use Zone (AICUZ)

• State

– Arizona Revised Statutes (ARS)

• Local

– General and Comprehensive Plans – Zoning

Western Maricopa County/Luke AFB Regional Compatibility Plan

Balancing Mutually Exclusive Desires

• Jurisdictions – meeting demands of fast

paced growth and new residents

• Developers/Homebuilders – turn raw

land into developable commodity

• Landowners – gain compensation for

highest and best land use (fairness/equity)

• Luke AFB – maximum mission capability

Western Maricopa County/Luke AFB

• - Who Was Involved?
• 11 Jurisdictions
• Multiple developer,

homebuilder, landowner, business and other interests

• In essence, a herd of cats ...

Headline Evolution

Existing Land Use

Projected Population

City 2000 Population Projected Total Build-Out % Increase 2000/ Total Build-Out

Avondale 35,883 200,000 457% Buckeye 6,537 500,000 7,549% El Mirage 7,609 33,000 334% Glendale 218,812 309,242 41% Goodyear 18,911 688,777 3,542% Litchfield Park 3,810 17,000 346% Peoria 108,364 486,700 349% Surprise 30,848 670,000 2,072% Youngtown 3,010 NA NA

Total 433,784 2,904,719 570%

Overflight Notification Area

• Avoid concentrations of people exposed

to noise and safety hazards

• Noise Criteria:

– Limit exposure of people and noise- sensitive activities to high noise levels

• Safety Criteria:

– Limit concentrations of people and safety- sensitive activities in areas of highest probable accident impact

Compatibility Criteria

Implementation

• Equity
• Previous planning
• Vested development
• Competing jurisdictions
• Funding

– Availability – Sources – Mechanisms

Davis-Monthan AFB / Tucson / Pima County Joint Land Use Study

Unique Issues

• U of A Science & Technology Park
• State Trust Lands
• Houghton Road Corridor
• Pima County Fairgrounds
• Julia Keen Elementary School
• Infill Development
• TIA proposed new runway

• Local, official JLUS recognition
• Revision of Airport Environs Zone Plans

& Ordinances

• Consider formation of on-going JLUS

coordinating committee

• DM should consider forming a

Community Initiatives Team

• Consider land acquisition through bonds
• Utilize Transfer of Development Rights

___ Implementation Strategies

Gila Bend Auxiliary Airfield / Barry M. Goldwater Range Joint Land Use Study

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Bagdad MOA Gladden MOA Jackel-Outlaw MOA (Tucson ANG) Sells MOA LATN Area

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Davis-Monthan AFB MCAS Yuma Luke AFB Organ Pipe Cactus Natl Monument Cabeza Prieta NWR Tohono O’odham Nation

Positive By-Products

• Increased regional cooperation and

strengthening of public/private partnerships

• Broaden understanding of critical

missions of military installations

• Federal recognition of Arizona’s

cohesive approach and unified support for implementation

• 2004 Military Installation Fund - $5m
• 2004 Military Affairs Commission
• 2008 Maguire Study - $9.1 billion impact
• 2008 Military Electronics Range Legislation
• Military Community Compatibility Committee (MC3)

– Military/Community Relations Committee (MCRC)

• 2009 State of Arizona v. Maricopa County
• AZ Department of Real Estate Military Maps
• AZ State Land Department Military Maps
• Ongoing localized efforts

____Highlighted Outcomes & Status

• Leadership and a champion at all levels
• Strong partnership with DoD
• A consultant team with street creds
• Political will and fortitude
• Establish a recognizable project “Brand”
• Open and continuous communication
• Good listening skills and a poker face
• Your word is your bond

___ What’s Needed for Success

Deb Sydenham, FAICP Executive Director, ULI Arizona deb.sydenham@uli.org

Thank you!

Boots on the Ground

Community Collaboration beyond the JLUS Sierra Vista, AZ

Mary Jacobs Assistant City Manager City of Sierra Vista, AZ

Sierra Vista, AZ

• Home of Fort Huachuca

Army Installation (123,000 sq. mi.; part

• f city limits)
• Pop. 46,000 (36 sq. mi.)
• Rural Area
• Largest City in Cochise

County

Major Encroachment Issues

• Electromagnetic

Spectrum

• Water
• Airport and Airspace

Partnering Wit ith the Fort

New Development

Notifications Essential

 All New Subdivisions  All New Commercial Projects  Cell and Other Towers  Other Major Development  Questionable Re-Use – Electronic Spectrum

Partnering Wit ith the Fort

Endangered Species Act and the Fort

• Protection of the San Pedro River
• Water Pumping Potential Impacts
• Requirements Apply to off-Post Population

Partnering Wit ith the Fort

Key Partner in Mitigation

 Robust Conservation Programs  Recharge Effluent  Stormwater Management  Multi-agency Collaboration: Upper San Pedro Partnership  Partnership with Adjacent Town of Huachuca City to Share Fort Sewer Plant

Land, Water and Air ir (oh my!)

State Support

• Recognition of Buffalo Soldier Electronic

Proving Range

Land, Water and Air ir (oh my!)

State Support

• Recognition of Buffalo Soldier Electronic

Proving Range

• Military Installation Funds for Mitigation
• State Law/Voter Approved Change on

Land Swaps

Land, Water and Air ir (oh my!)

Conservation Easements

• Leverage Federal, State, Local and NGO

Funds

• Purchased Nearly 10,000 in Easements
• Conserves Approximately 4,000 acre feet
• f water annually

American Planning Association Federal Workshop Arizona Military & Energy Land Use Plan (AME-UP)

April 1, 2016

AME-UP Arizona Federal Land Use Planning History

• Arizona is home to Luke Air Force Base, Davis-Monthan Air Force Base, Yuma

Proving Grounds and Yuma Marine Air Corps Station, Fort Huachuca, and the Barry

• M. Goldwater Range Complex and other auxiliary facilities
• In 2001 the State Senate passed legislation to provide communication between

military bases, jurisdictions and developers requiring notification and disclosure requirements for rezonings or new development proposals

• In 2001 the State Senate appropriated funds for the Arizona Military Regional

Compatibility Project. This included the Office of Economic Adjustment

• Six Joint Land Use Studies (JLUS) were completed from 2003-2007 they include:
• Luke Air Force Base/Western Maricopa County Joint Land Use Study – 2003
• Luke Air Force Base Luke Auxiliary Field #1 Joint Land Use Study – 2004
• Luke Air Force Base Barry M. Goldwater Range / Gila Bend Auxiliary Field Joint

Land Use Study 2005

• Davis-Monthan Air Force Base Joint Land Use Study 2004
• Marine Corps Air Station – Yuma Joint Land Use Plan 2005
• Fort Huachuca Joint Land Use Study 2007

AME-UP JLUS Results Planning Related Arizona Revised Statutes

• Title 9 City's and Towns/Title 11 Counties (Planning Related statutes)
• Must include a land use element in there General Plan when within such planning area

is in the vicinity of a military airport or ancillary military facility

• Must advise and provide an opportunity for official comment by a military

airport/facility

• Must notice the military airport/facility for proceedings involving rezoning of land
• Title 15 Education
• State Facilities Board provide notification of funding of new schools within the vicinity
• f a military airport/facility
• Board must take into consideration comments from the military airport/facility before

making a decision

• Title 28 Transportation
• Defines Accident Potential Zones, Clear Zone, high-noise or accident potential zones,

military airports, ancillary military facility, and territory within

• Requires compatible development for property within hazard zones and specific land

uses within noise zones of 65 Ldn of higher and to include noise attenuation standards in their building codes

• State Real Estate Department and Counties/Municipalities must request operations

info and military airport to provide maps to show boundaries of high-noise and accident potential zones

AME-UP

City of Surprise Military Compatibility Requirement's

• All noise contours associated with Luke

Air Force Base and Luke Auxiliary Field #1 are included on the General Plan Land Use Map

• Goal #4 Land Use Element to

support Luke’s mission

• Requires All developments to

comply with the Western Maricopa County/Luke Air Force Base Compatibility Plan

• Recognizes the F-35 noise-

contours (in addition to the F- 16)

• The City also Created the Luke

Compatibility District

AME-UP

City of Surprise Military Compatibility Requirement's

• Within the 65 Ldn line only non residential uses allowed (no schools etc.)
• City observes the “Graduated Density Concept”
• Phased development density from lower near high noise or accident

potential zones to higher further from these zones.

• Allows for a maximum of 2 dwelling units (du) per acre (ac) from the 65

Ldn to ½ mile;

• a maximum of 4 du/ac from ½ mile to 1 mile;
• a maximum of 6 du/ac from 1 to 3 miles, and graduated densities beyond

3 miles that include open spaces, light industrial/commercial and rural uses

• Disclosure of Luke Air Force Base Noise Levels
• Surprise City Code Article III
• Realtors and persons operating a sales trailer, model home complex,

sales office, leasing office, or any other facility open to the public for the purpose of leasing or selling new or used homes or apartments must carry/display the carry Surprise/Luke Notification Map

• Penalty: Civil penalty and receipt of three civil violations of this article

in any calendar year may result in class two misdemeanor charges being filed against the offending party for each subsequent offense

AME-UP AME-UP Background

• Arizona Renewable Energy Standard adopted in 2006
• 15% renewable resources by 2025
• In 2011 renewable energy projects created 16,790 jobs

and stimulated local economies

• By 2013 Arizona ranked second in the nation in utility-

scale solar generation

• December 2014 Governor’s State Military Affairs

Advisory Panel (SMAAP) convened and made recommendations to protect AZ’s military installations

AME-UP SMAAP Recommendations

• Airspace coordination/prioritization will be increasingly

important as military flying missions grow in Arizona

• Existing airspace must be protected
• Continued growth of the energy sector in Arizona will carry on

into our future

• While this is an economic advantage to the state, new energy

infrastructure can potentially encroach on military operations

• Encroachments issues include:
• Radar Interference
• Low-level flight obstructions
• Electromagnetic interference
• Glint & Glare
• Impacts to Night Vision
• Must have an early review of new projects

Renewable Energy Projects

Military Training Routes

Low Altitude Military Training Routes

AME-UP Partnerships

• Collaborative effort
• The City, ASU, AGS, DEMA,

AZADA, Sonoran Institute, Western Regional Partnership, Local Military involvement

AME-UP

Outcomes

• The Arizona Military & Energy Land Use Plan

(AME-UP) best practices plan for assessment

• f existing and planned energy projects.
• Online Interactive Web-mapping Tool: to be

used by city and community planners, military personnel, renewable energy developers

Benefits

• Effective Collaboration
• Consensus Building
• Information Sharing

Questions? Department of Defense Compatible Use Program