hapter 7 BAKGROUN ATA: PARAISE SKYPARK AN ENVIRONS Airport Land Use ompatibility Plan
7 Background ata: and Environs INTROUTION is a privately owned and operated general aviation airport. The airport is a quasipublic-use airport in that permission is required prior using the facility. The airport is located three miles south of Paradise town center and is 1,300 feet above sea level. The relatively higher elevation allows the airport to serve as a weather alternate when larger airports in the valley experience fog events. The airport also serves as an important regional base for skydiving activities. Positioned along a narrow ridge and occupying only 435 acres of property, is both physically and operationally constrained. urrent facilities consist of a single 3,017-foot runway (Runway 17-35) and parking space for approximately 50 aircraft. The runway slopes steeply upward to the north, resulting in nearly all aircraft landing from and taking off to the south. Aircraft parking is located in a narrow band on both sides of the runway. The runway length limits the type of aircraft able to operate in the airport to mostly single engine aircraft. This limits the growth of operations to the types of aircraft currently operating at the airport. As of July 2017, airport records indicate a total of 38 based aircraft and an average of 41 operations a day (approximately 15,000 annual operations). 1 Land use compatibility has historically not been a significant issue at the airport. The airport is located south of the town limits but within Paradise s sphere of influence. 2 There are a few homes located north of the airport. The steep, undulating terrain greatly limits the potential for nearby development. The most likely locations for future development are north and northwest of the airport, within and adjacent to the Paradise town limits. The low number of flights in this direction limits the compatibility concerns, although both noise and safety remain a top priority for the airport. However, there are plans to develop specific plan areas east of the State Route 191 (SR 191), as well as the area between Neal Road and SR 191 which includes the airport. 3 Any plans to develop the specific plan areas will need to incorporate appropriate land use in proximity to the airport. The following exhibits illustrate the compatibility factors and background information which serve as the basis for this Airport Land Use ompatibility Plan for. 1 Source: Federal Aviation Administration Airport Master Record and AirNav.com (July, 2017). 2 Source: Butte ounty General Plan 2030 (2012), Figure B-2. 3 Source: Ibid, Figure IN-2. Butte ounty Airport Land Use ompatibility Plan (Adopted November 15, 2017) 7 1
HAPTER 7 BAKGROUN ATA: PARAISE SKYPARK AIRPORT AN ENVIRONS Exhibit 7-1: Airport Features Summary. Presents information pertaining to the airport configuration, operational characteristics and applicable planning documents. Exhibit 7-2: Simplified Airport iagram. The Airport iagram (April 2013) depicts the existing airfield configuration and airport building areas. Exhibit 7-3: Airport Activity ata Summary. This table summarizes existing future aircraft activity. urrently, the airport sees approximately 15,000 annual operations. The forecast for future aircraft operations are assumed to be approximately twice the estimated existing activity levels (i.e., 30,000 annual operations). Exhibit 7-4 through 7-7: ompatibility Factors. epicts the extents of the four compatibility factors upon which the ompatibility Zones for were derived. The four compatibility factors are defined by: Noise Future noise contours reflecting an ultimate aircraft activity forecast level of 30,000 annual operations. Safety Generic safety zones provided in the alifornia Airport Land Use Planning Handbook (October 2011) are applied to the existing runway configuration in the following manner: Runway 17-35: Generic safety zones for a short general aviation runway (length less than 4,000 feet) are applied to the existing runway configuration. Overflight Primary traffic patterns reflecting where aircraft operating at the airport routinely fly. Airspace Protection Outer boundary of the Obstruction Surfaces as defined by Federal Aviation Regulation (FAR) Part 77, Safe, Efficient Use and Preservation of the Navigable Airspace. Exhibit 7-8: Airport Environs Information. Summarizes information about current and planned land uses in the environs of the hico Municipal Airport. The status of local general plans and airport land use compatibility policies contained in those plans are also summarized. Exhibit 7-9: ounty of Butte General Plan Land Uses. Shows the planned land use designations as reflected in the Butte ounty General Plan 2030 Land Use Element (amended November 2012). Exhibit 7-10: Town of Paradise General Plan Land Uses. Shows planned land use designations as summarized in the adopted Town of Paradise General Plan Land Use iagram (amended January 2008). 7 2 Butte ounty Airport Land Use ompatibility Plan (Adopted November 15, 2017)
BAKGROUN ATA: PARAISE SKYPARK AIRPORT AN ENVIRONS HAPTER 7 GENERAL INFORMATION Airport Ownership/Use Private; permission required prior to landing Property Size: Fee Title: 35 acres Avigation easements: ata unavailable Airport lassification: General Aviation, community use Airport Elevation: 1,300 feet MSL Access: Via Airport Road to northeast corner of airport State Route 191 0.2 miles east RUNWAY/TAXIWAY ESIGN Runway 17-35 ritical Aircraft: Light, single-engine piston Airport ategory/esign Group Airport Reference ode A-I (Small) imensions: 3,017 ft. long, 60 ft. wide; paved overrun beyond each end; Runway 17 threshold displaced 427 ft. Pavement Strength 4,000 lbs (single wheel main gear) Average Gradient: 2.0% (rising to north) Runway Lighting: Low-intensity edge lights Primary Taxiways: Full-length parallel on northeast Parallel taxiway along south_ of runway length on east Partial parallel midfield on west Both parallel taxiways substandard distance from runway APPROAH PROTETION Runway Protection Zones (RPZs) Runway 17: 1,000-ft. long; 30% on airport property Runway 35: 1,000-ft. long; 20% on airport property Approach Obstacles 115 ft. tree, 1200 ft. from runway, 25 ft. left of centerline, 25:1 slope to clear 17/35 Hangars 125 ft. west of runway centerline, 150 ft. east of runway centerline AIRPORT PLANNING OUMENTS Airport Master Plan None Airport Layout Plan rawing (April 2013) TRAFFI PATTERNS AN APPROAH PROEURES Airplane Traffic Patterns Runway 35: Left traffic Runway 17: closed to landing traffic Pattern Altitude: 1,000 feet AGL Airport approved for day and night operations Instrument Approach Procedures (lowest minimums) None Visual Approach Aids Airport: None Runway 17: None Runway 35: Tri-color VASI Operational Restrictions Runway slopes steeply upward to north Runway 17 used only for takeoffs due to mountainous terrain and trees approx. 450-700 yards from runway end Runway 35 used for landings, only Steep downgrade east; west; & south of runway Parachute drop zone north of runway PLANNE FAILITY IMPROVEMENTS Building Area Future hangar construction as need Ultimate aircraft parking capacity: 40± hangar spaces; 40± tiedowns BUILING AREA Location: Midfield, east and west sides of runway Aircraft Parking apacity Hangar spaces for 22± aircraft Tiedown spaces for 30± aircraft (based & transient) Services Aviation gasoline (attendant service, daytime, weekdays) Flight instruction; aircraft rental; pilot supplies Major aircraft overhaul Scenic flights; skydiving school Notes Sources: ata ompiled by Mead and Hunt (July 2017); FAA 5010, AIRNAV, 2006 Airport Permit. Exhibit 7-1 Airport Features Summary Butte ounty Airport Land Use ompatibility Plan (Adopted November 15, 2017) 7 3
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BAKGROUN ATA: PARAISE SKYPARK AIRPORT AN ENVIRONS HAPTER 7 Notes: 1. Source: Not Indicated. \\corp.meadhunt.com\sharedfolders\entp\0229700\160329.01\teh\a\par-master-ata-file.dwg ec 08, 2017-12:54pm Butte ounty Airport Land Use ommission Land Use ompatibility Plan (Adopted November 15, 2017) Exhibit 7-2 Simplified Airport iagram
BAKGROUN ATA: PARAISE SKYPARK AIRPORT AN ENVIRONS HAPTER 7 BASE AIRRAFT urrent a Future b 2016 2030 Aircraft Type Single-Engine 36 95 Multi-Engine 2 5 Turboprop 0 0 Turbojet 0 0 Helicopters 1 0 Total Based Aircraft 38 100 RUNWAY USE ISTRIBUTION urrent b Future Takeoffs Takeoffs Runway 17 100% no Runway 35 <1% change Landings, ay Runway 17 2% no Runway 35 98% change Landings, Night Runway 17 0% no Runway 35 100% change AIRRAFT OPERATIONS urrent a Future b 2016 2030 Total Annual 15,000 30,000 Average ay, Annual 41 82 istribution by Aircraft Type b Single-Engine 97% Multi-Engine 3% no Turboprop <1% change Turbojet 0% Military <1% TIME OF AY ISTRIBUTION b ay Evening Night All Aircraft urrent 95% 4% 1% Future no change FLIGHT TRAK USAGE b All Aircraft Aircraft departing Runway 17 normally make 15 right turn to follow valley istribution by Type of Operation b Local (incl. touch-and-goes) c 67% no Itinerant 33% change Notes a Source: Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) Airport Master Record and AirNav.com (July 2017). b Source: Butte ounty Airport Land Use ompatibility Plan (2000). For compatibility planning purposes, the forecast is brought forward to cover the requisite 20-year timeframe; future aircraft operations are approximately twice the estimated existing activity levels. c Infrequent touch-and-goes because of runway slope and threshold displacement. Source: ata ompiled by Mead & Hunt (July 2017) Exhibit 7-3 Airport Activity ata Summary Butte ounty Airport Land Use ompatibility Plan (Adopted November 15, 2017) 7 5
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BAKGROUN ATA: PARAISE SKYPARK AIRPORT AN ENVIRONS HAPTER 7 Neal Rd. Roe Rd. A 17 P A R A I S E Pentz Rd. Legend Boundary Lines Existing Runway 17-35 (3,017' x 60') Airport Property Line ity Limits ity Sphere of Influence ompatibility Zones Airport Influence Area Noise Factors 55 db NEL 60 db NEL 30,000 Future Annual Operations 65 db NEL Notes: 1 1. Noise ontour Source: Butte ounty Airport Land Use ompatibility Plan (2000); for compatibility planning purposes, the ALUP forecast is brought forward to cover the requisite 20-year timeframe. :\Users\1936djl\appdata\local\temp\AcPublish_16568\PAR-MASTER-ATA-FILE.dwg ec 08, 2017-3:02pm Unincorporated State Hwy.191/lark Rd. 35 2,500' 0 FEET 5,000' Butte ounty Airport Land Use ommission Land Use ompatibility Plan (Adopted November 15, 2017) Exhibit 7-4 ompatibility Factors Map: Noise
BAKGROUN ATA: PARAISE SKYPARK AIRPORT AN ENVIRONS HAPTER 7 Neal Rd. Roe Rd. 4 6 2 6 1 A 3 3 17 5 5 P A R A I S E Pentz Rd. Legend Boundary Lines Existing Runway 17-35 (3,017' x 60') Airport Property Line ity Limits ity Sphere of Influence ompatibility Zones Airport Influence Area 1 Runway Factors Runway Protection Zone 2 Safety Factors Short General Aviation Runway (up to 3,999') Applied to Runway 17-35 Notes: Zone 1 Runway Protection Zone Zone 2 Inner Approach/eparture Zone Zone 3 Inner Turning Zone Zone 4 Outer Approach/eparture Zone Zone 5 Sideline Zone Zone 6 Traffic Pattern Zone 1. Runway Protection Zone Source: Butte ounty Airport Land Use ompatibility Plan (2000); for compatibility planning purposes, the RPZs for a A-I (small) runway are brought forward for this ALUP. 2. Safety Zones Source: alifornia Airport Land Use Planning Handbook (2011). X:\0229700\160329.01\TEH\A\PAR-MASTER-ATA-FILE.dwg ec 08, 2017-3:01pm Unincorporated 6 State Hwy.191/lark Rd. 1 3 2 3 35 4 6 2,500' 0 FEET 5,000' Butte ounty Airport Land Use ommission Land Use ompatibility Plan (Adopted November 15, 2017) Exhibit 7-5 ompatibility Factors Map: Safety
BAKGROUN ATA: PARAISE SKYPARK AIRPORT AN ENVIRONS HAPTER 7 Neal Rd. Roe Rd. P A R A I S E Pentz Rd. Legend Boundary Lines Airport Property Line ity Limits ity Sphere of Influence ompatibility Zones Airport Influence Area Overflight Factors General Traffic Pattern Envelope/Primary Flight irection (approximately 80% of powered aircraft overflights estimated to occur within these limits) Notes 1. Source:????. A 17 :\Users\1936djl\appdata\local\temp\AcPublish_16568\PAR-MASTER-ATA-FILE.dwg ec 08, 2017-3:04pm Unincorporated State Hwy.191/lark Rd. 35 2,500' 0 FEET 5000' Butte ounty Airport Land Use ommission Land Use ompatibility Plan (Adopted November 15, 2017) Exhibit 7-6 ompatibility Factors Map: Overflight
:\Users\1936djl\appdata\local\temp\AcPublish_16568\PAR-MASTER-ATA-FILE.dwg ec 08, 2017-3:07pm State Hwy.191/lark Rd. 20:1 Approach Surface 7:1 Transitional Surface 1697 1497 1347 1497 1497 1697 20:1 onical Surface Pentz Rd. Neal Rd. Roe Rd. P A R A I S E A Butte ounty Airport Land Use ommission Land Use ompatibility Plan (Adopted November 15, 2017) Unincorporated Exhibit 7-7 HORIZONTAL SURFAE ELEVATION OF 1,497' (150' ABOVE AIRPORT Primary Surface ELEVATION OF 1,347') 20:1 Approach Surface BAKGROUN ATA: PARAISE SKYPARK AIRPORT AN ENVIRONS HAPTER 7 Legend Boundary Lines Airport Property Line ity Limits ity Sphere of Influence ompatibility Zones Airport Influence Area 1 Airspace Factors FAR Part 77 Surfaces Terrain Penetration of FAR Part 77 Surfaces Notes 1. Source: Federal Aviation Regulation (FAR) Part 77. Runway 17 Runway 35 2,500' 0 FEET 5000' ompatibility Factors Map: Airspace
BAKGROUN ATA: PARAISE SKYPARK AIRPORT AN ENVIRONS HAPTER 7 AIRPORT LOATION Location entral Butte ounty 3 miles south of central Paradise Topography Airport situated at 1,344 feet elevation on ridge above eastern edge of Sacramento Valley Slightly higher terrain along ridge to north; lower elevations elsewhere Higher mountains 5± miles north and east EXISTING AIRPORT AREA LAN USES General haracter Scrub on steeply sloping ridges and valleys Sparsely populated except toward north Runway Approaches North (Runway 17): widely scattered dwellings along ridge South (Runway 35): steep slope; grazing land below Traffic Pattern Steep terrain; sparsely populated grazing land AIRPORT ENVIRONS LAN USE JURISITIONS ounty of Butte Airport and immediate environs in unincorporated Butte ounty jurisdiction Town of Paradise ity limits under 1 mile north of airport Airport within city sphere of influence STATUS OF OMMUNITY PLANS Butte ounty General Plan 2030 Adopted October 2010, amended November 2012 Town of Paradise General Plan Adopted 1994, amended 1998 Town of Paradise Housing Element, adopted ecember 2009 Proposed Southeast Paradise Specific Plan Proposed Paradise Urban Reserve Specific Plan PLANNE AIRPORT AREA LAN USES ounty of Butte Foothill residential zoning, Mixed use, resource conservation, agricultural and heavy industrial surrounding the airport Minimum parcel sizes vary from 5 acres northeast of airport to 20 acres northwest and 40 acres on south and east Town of Paradise Nearest areas in city limits planned for agricultural residential uses (minimum 1-acre parcels) with industrial service development along Hwy 191 Proposed expansion to the 3,571-acre area between Neal Road and State Route 191 south of Paradise, including the Paradise Urban reserve area and the airport; mix of uses to be determined by the Paradise Urban Reserve Specific Plan¹ Proposed Southeast Paradise Specific Plan will cover 1,206 acres of incorporated and unincorporated municipalities of Butte ounty west of State Route 191 and south of paradise. Anticipated 800 new residential and 5 acres of retail uses² Notes: 1 Source: Butte ounty General Plan 2030, Figure IN-2 2 Source: Ibid. Exhibit 7-8 Airport Environs Information Butte ounty Airport Land Use ompatibility Plan (Adopted November 15, 2017) 7 7
HAPTER 7 BAKGROUN ATA: PARAISE SKYPARK AIRPORT AN ENVIRONS ESTABLISHE OMPATIBILITY MEASURES ounty of Butte General Plan 2030 Adopted October, 2010 Amended November, 2012 Protect county airports in coordination with the 2000 Airport Land Use ompatibility Plan (ALUP), (Guiding Principles) Airport Overlay pertains to areas located within Airport Land Use ompatibility Zones described in Section A.3. General Plan 2030 designations located within these zones are subject to additional land use restrictions under the 2000 ALUP. (LU, Overlays) onsider 2000 ALUP in General Plan and Zoning decisions and be consistent with it. (LU-P12.5) Recommend Butte ounty and Airport Land Use ommission update the Butte ounty ALUP. (LU-A12.3) Private airstrips and landing fields shall be located outside of flight paths to and from existing airports so that they do not present a hazard or annoyance to neighboring areas. (IR-P11.1) New noise-sensitive land uses shall not be located within the 55 Ldn contour of airports, except hico Municipal Airport. (HS-P1.3) Refer all developments which may impact upon any agricultural aviation operation to Butte ounty Airport Land Use ommission (ALU) for review. (2N- P1.13) Through Butte ounty ALU, develop comprehensive land use recommendations to reduce potential conflicts between desired land uses and agricultural aviation activity. (2N-P1.15) Butte ounty Zoning ode Airport (AIR) zone preserves and protects Butte ounty s airports by allowing land uses and activities that are typically associated with airport operations, and preventing the encroachment of incompatible land uses. Max FAR is 0.5. (Section 24-28B) Airport ompatibility (A) overlay zone identifies land within unincorporated Butte ounty where additional requirements apply to ensure the compatibility of land uses and development with nearby airport operations. The A overlay zone coincides with the Airport Influence Area designated in the Butte ounty ALUP. All development projects and land use actions proposed within the A overlay zone shall comply with the ALUP criteria, excluding those criteria specifically overruled by the Board of Supervisors in accordance with Public Resources ode Section 21676. (Section 24-33) Town of Paradise General Plan Policies allow only low-intensity industrial and other uses compatible with FAA regulations and ALU plan adjacent to airport (LUP-41) Single-family residential and institutional land uses such as schools, hospitals, convalescent homes, and other impatient health care facilities not permitted within 55-dB L dn contour (shown on land use constraints diagram)(np-6) Multi-family residential permitted within 55-dB L dn contour subject to acoustical analysis showing all structures have been designed to limit interior noise level in any habitable room to 45-dB L dc ( NF-7) Adopt by reference the ALUP (NI-7 & SI-10) Require all new development to comply with airport height restriction policy, airport safety area(s) policies, and land use guidelines for safety compatibility of the Airport Land Use Plan (SP-13)³ All zoning, subdivision, and general plan amendments within airport influence area to be submitted to ALU for review and approval (SI-11) No airport-related height limit zoning adopted Notes: ³Town of Paradise general Plan 1994 Source: ata ompiled by Mead & Hunt (January 2017) Exhibit 7-8, continued 7 8 Butte ounty Airport Land Use ompatibility Plan (Adopted November 15, 2017)
PARAISE BAKGROUN ATA: PARAISE SKYPARK AIRPORT AN ENVIRONS HAPTER 7 Legend Boundaries Airport Influence Area Airport Property Paradise ity Limits Paradise Sphere of Influence ompatibility Zone Land Use esignations Agricultural A 17 Resource onservation Residential, FR (1-40 ac/du) Residetial, RR (5-10 ac/du) Residential, VLR (up to 1 ac/du) Residetial, LR (up to 3 du/ac) Residential, MR (up to 6 du/ac) 35 Retail & Office Public 0 2,500 5,000 Feet Source: Mead & Hunt, Inc. 2017 Land Use Source: Butte ounty General Plan 2030, Land Use Element (November 6, 2012). Butte ounty Airport Land Use ommission Paradise Skypark Land Use ompatibility Plan Exhibit 7-9 General Plan Land Use ounty of Butte Paradise Skypark
BAKGROUN ATA: PARAISE SKYPARK AIRPORT AN ENVIRONS Legend Boundaries HAPTER 7 PARAISE Airport Influence Airport Property Paradise Sphere of Influence Paradise ity Limits A 17 Land Use esignations Agricultural Residential ommunity Service Light Industrial Neighborhood ommercial Open Space/Agriculture Public Institution Rural Residential (1/2 acre min) Town Residential (1/3 acre min) 35 UNINORPORATE 0 2,500 5,000 Feet Source: Mead & Hunt, Inc. 2017 Land Use Source: Town of Paradise. www.townofparadisemapping.com retrieved May 2017 Butte ounty Airport Land Use ommission Paradise Skypark Land Use ompatibility Plan (Adopted November 15, 2017) Exhibit 7-10 General Plan Land Use ity of Paradise Paradise Skypark