Governmental Roles

• Federal: FAA approves airport noise studies, is the lead in the federal environmental processes, and manages the nation’s airspace. The FAA publishes standards for the airside of the airport and provides planning guidelines for use by airport sponsors.
• State: The Division provides for the integration of aviation into transportation system planning on a regional, statewide, and national basis. Staff administers noise regulation and land use planning laws that foster compatible land use around airports and encourages environmental mitigation measures to prevent incompatible land use encroachment.
• Airport Land Use Commissions (ALUCs): ALUCs prepare ALUCP and ensure county and city plans (general, specific and other) are consistent with the ALUCP. ALUCs establish the policies on land uses around the airport, ensuring they are compatible with airport operations. This is done on an advisory basis. ALUCs also evaluate the compatibility of proposed local agency land use policy actions with the relevant provisions in the ALUCP.
• Local Governments : Cities and/or counties have a responsibility to ensure the orderly development of the airports within their local jurisdiction and make sure all applicable planning documents and building regulations are consistent with the ALUCP. They also have the final decision on local land use issues and have the ability to overrule ALUC determinations, with conditions.