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Land Use Planning Documents

An Airport Master Plan is a 20-year comprehensive study of an airport that describes the short-, medium- and long-term development plans of an airport property and its facilities, recommended for update by the airport sponsor every 5-10 years. Depending on the size, function, issues, and role of the individual airport, the study will vary in complexity and detail.
  • An Airport Layout Plan is a set of drawings that provides a graphic representation of the current conditions and the future long-term planned development for an airport—a minimum requirement for airports to receive Federal assistance. A narrative report and pertinent layout sketches should accompany the ALP explaining and documenting proposed items of development, rationale for unusual design features and/or modifications to Federal Aviation Administration Airport Design Standards
  • An Airport Land Use Compatibility Plan provides for the orderly growth of an airport and the area surrounding the airport within the jurisdiction of the ALUCs, excluding existing land uses. Its primary function is to safeguard the general welfare of the inhabitants within the vicinity of the airport and the public in general.
    • To be effective, Division staff strongly encourages all of these documents be examined periodically to ensure that the documents remain current and consistent with changes in state laws, local land uses, and airport development and activity. Ideally, they would be prepared in concert with each other.     		 
     

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