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I Agenda Item: GP08-004 Major General Plan Amendment compatibility with the Airport Specific Area Plan (ASAP) and General Plan land use designations. By working with the City, Airport staff, State Land and Deep Well Ranches, CVL provided recommendations for the most likely future uses of these properties and needed futur } road configurations. C The City is currently developing a Master Plan to study the long term needs of the Irport. Using current FAA guidelines, the Louis Berger Group has determined six airport influe ce zones and has also determined Day-Night Sound Level zones. Using this information, st recommends that residential uses be restricted in areas near the airport within the 55 DNL line, with some exceptions, such as for hotels. A Commercial/Employment designation is appropriate for these areas that are deemed developable, but where residential uses would not be appropriate. Using both the General Plan and the Airport Master Plan, future development of residential uses will be prohibited or limited near the airport runways. The ASAP is anticipated to be amended for consistency with the FAA guidelines. Currently, ASAP limits residential development within a one mile Approach/Departure route from the runway surface which does not accurately reflect current FAA guidelines. The Land Development Code (LDC) is also expected to be amended to reflect FAA height requirements. Currently, the LDC provides for a Noise Overlay District to require noise abatement within areas above a 65 DNL. Height and noise will be reviewed in the LDC to further protect the airport from encroachment by possible future development. By adopting or amending the General Plan, Airport Master Plan, ASAP and LDC, future annexation applications will benefit by a more streamlined process where the ground work for infrastructure analysis has already been performed. Additionally, land uses around the Love Field Airport will be clarified and protection of the airport will be in place. SURROUNDING ZONING AND LAND USE: Direction Zonina Land Use North Unincorporated residential Vacant South Residential Pinon Oaks subdivision, vacant East Industrial, residential Airport, golf course, various subdivisions West Residential Williamson Valley Estates subdivision, vacant MAJOR GENERAL PLAN AMENDMENT CRITERIA AND TIMELINE: Section 13(A)1.c of the 2003 Prescott General Plan [as required by ARS Section 9-461.06(G)] requires that a proposed change in the General Plan is a major amendment when an area greater than 640 acres contains 50 or more single family residences that are within 1320' of the perimeter of the subject property. Approximately 300 homes fall into this definition in the communities of Pinon Oaks, Antelope Village/Hills, Golf Links, Longview Estates and Williamson Valley Estates. 2