AIRPORT COMPATIBLE LAND USE ORDINANCE Airport Hazard Area Regulations & Airport Compatible Land Use Regulations Bill Zrioka Division Manager Airport Spatial Information Systems (ASIS) Houston Airport System

AIRPORT COMPATIBLE LAND USE ORDINANCE Extension of Runway 15R-33L Impacts Greenview Manor ORIGINS OF AN ORDINANCE Runway 15R-33L Greenview Manor Subdivision

AIRPORT COMPATIBLE LAND USE ORDINANCE IAH Master Plan ORIGINS OF AN ORDINANCE

AIRPORT COMPATIBLE LAND USE ORDINANCE ORIGINS OF AN ORDINANCE

AIRPORT COMPATIBLE LAND USE ORDINANCE 2006 FAA Letter  Admonished the City of Houston for allowing incompatible development to encroach into areas affected by airport operations  Asked the City to adopt measures that ensure compatible land development and would protect the FAA’s investment of grant funds in the three airports  FEDERAL ASSISTANCE FOR FUTURE AIRPORT DEVELOPMENT AND BUY-OUTS MAY BE LIMITED WITHOUT CONTROLS AND MAY EVEN REQUIRE CITY TO REPAY PAST GRANT FUNDING PURPOSE OF THE AIRPORT LAND USE COMPATIBILITY ORDINANCE

AIRPORT COMPATIBLE LAND USE ORDINANCE  Incompatible land uses hinder airport expansion  Development could encroach on airport operations  Threat to the public’s quality of life and safety  Prevention is cost efficient PURPOSE OF THE AIRPORT LAND USE COMPATIBILITY ORDINANCE

AIRPORT COMPATIBLE LAND USE ORDINANCE  Provides more than $27 billion to Houston’s economy annually.  Creates or supports more than 230,000 jobs.  4th-busiest multi-airport system in the U.S.  6th-largest multi-airport system in the world.  New Federal Inspection Services Building being built at Hobby for International Flights.  International Terminal Renovation Planned at Intercontinental. HOUSTON AIRPORT SYSTEM’S IMPACT

AIRPORT COMPATIBLE LAND USE ORDINANCE  Over 50 million passengers in 2013  Passengers projected to grow to 80 million by 2020  To accommodate this growth, will need to continually improve and expand airport facilities and capacity AIRPORT GROWTH

AIRPORT COMPATIBLE LAND USE ORDINANCE Chapter 241 of the Texas Local Government Code  Cities with public airports can adopt compatible land use and height regulations around the airport (s) The regulated area is 3 miles by 5 miles long  1.5 miles on each side of the center line of each runway  5 miles from the ends of the runways AUTHORITY TO REGULATE LAND USE

AIRPORT COMPATIBLE LAND USE ORDINANCE REGULATING THE LAND AND THE AIR Two Types of Regulation Around Airports  Land Use  Height Hazard. Since a Height Hazard Ordinance exists, Land Use was given priority.

AIRPORT COMPATIBLE LAND USE ORDINANCE Tier 1 – Primarily based on future noise contours, including 65 DNL extended to property line boundaries Tier 2 – Followed natural boundaries (i.e. streets, bayous, etc.) Tier 3 – Predefined by state law (3 x 5 mile box) DESIGNATION OF TEIRS

AIRPORT COMPATIBLE LAND USE ORDINANCE Legend: Compatible Compatible Only With Sound Insulation MeasuresNot Compatible (May be subject to further conditions or exceptions) NOTES: 1 Must meet certain notification requirements. 2 Sound insulation required if enlargement of the structure is more than 51% of the appraised value of the livable area. 3 “Casualty” means destruction by accidental or natural causes.

AIRPORT COMPATIBLE LAND USE ORDINANCE Jurisdictional Agency Involvement  Land Use Team briefed City of Houston Council members.  Land Use Team met with nearby and affected jurisdictional representatives. OPEN DIALOGUE

AIRPORT COMPATIBLE LAND USE ORDINANCE Development Community Revisited  Land Use Team gathered information involving sound attenuation products and associated costs.  Land Use Team was educated on how the development community does business. RE-ESTABLISH CONTACT

AIRPORT COMPATIBLE LAND USE ORDINANCE Community Meetings to Inform the Public  Affected property owners were notified.  Community meeting for public near each airport.  Questions and comments were submitted by written media in order to control meeting. LOCAL PUBLIC OUTREACH

AIRPORT COMPATIBLE LAND USE ORDINANCE City Council Approves The Land Use Ordinance  Land Use Ordinance was passed without City Council tag in 2007 and was put into effect in early ORDINANCE APPROVAL

AIRPORT COMPATIBLE LAND USE ORDINANCE Legend Tier 1 Tier 2 Tier 3 Airport Property NOTE: All acreage figures are net airport property and net each Tier Airport Compatible Land Use Planning Tiers IAH – George Bush Intercontinental Airport Airport Compatible Land Use Planning Tiers IAH – George Bush Intercontinental Airport

AIRPORT COMPATIBLE LAND USE ORDINANCE Legend Tier 1 Tier 2 Tier 3 Airport Property NOTE: All acreage figures are net airport property and net each Tier Airport Compatible Land Use Planning Tiers HOU – William P. Hobby Airport Airport Compatible Land Use Planning Tiers HOU – William P. Hobby Airport

AIRPORT COMPATIBLE LAND USE ORDINANCE Legend Tier 1 Tier 2 Tier 3 Airport Property NOTE: All acreage figures are net airport property and net each Tier Airport Compatible Land Use Planning Tiers EFD - Ellington Field Airport Compatible Land Use Planning Tiers EFD - Ellington Field

AIRPORT COMPATIBLE LAND USE ORDINANCE  The Houston Airport System has staff members working in conjunction with both the Planning and Development Department & the to review all incoming plats and replats for compliance with the regulations  These same staff members also works with Public Works and Engineering’s Code Enforcement Division and has integrated this function into the building permit plan review and inspection process IMPLEMENTATION

AIRPORT COMPATIBLE LAND USE ORDINANCE Statutory Governing Authority: Chapter 241 of the Texas Local Government Code  Cities with public airports can adopt compatible land use and height regulations around the airport (s) The regulated area is 3 miles by 5 miles long  1.5 miles on each side of the center line of each runway  5 miles from the ends of the runways AIRPORT HAZARD AREA REGULATIONS AIRPORT HAZARD AREA ORDINANCE

AIRPORT COMPATIBLE LAND USE ORDINANCE City Ordinances For Height Already Existed – Except For Ellington  Intercontinental - Height Ordinance In Effect Since 1983  Hobby - Height Ordinance First Passed in 1957 – Last Amended in 1986  Ellington - No Height Ordinance Existed Before or After Transfer of Air Force Base to City of Houston in 1984 AIRPORT HAZARD AREA REGULATIONS AIRPORT HAZARD AREA ORDINANCE

AIRPORT COMPATIBLE LAND USE ORDINANCE Proposed Action  Modernize Existing Ordinances For Intercontinental & Hobby  Follow Both FAA Rules AND Federal Requirements for Aircraft Operators  Create Regulations for Ellington  Protect Airspace for FAA Approved Master Planned Runways for All Three Airports  Work Closely with Stakeholders to Develop a Regulation that Does Not Over-Regulate AIRPORT HAZARD AREA REGULATIONS AIRPORT HAZARD AREA ORDINANCE

AIRPORT COMPATIBLE LAND USE ORDINANCE Airspace Surfaces – Three Kinds  Protect aircraft approaches and departures and aircraft movement areas from the ground up (Part Imaginary Surfaces)  Protect aircraft operating during low visibility conditions using their onboard instruments as pilots monitor signals emanating from equipment, or NAVAIDS, located in the air (onboard the aircraft or satellites) or on the ground (Part Terminal Instrument Procedures (TERPS))  Flight paths for emergency procedures (One Engine Inoperative (One Engine Out)) AIRPORT HAZARD AREA REGULATIONS AIRPORT HAZARD AREA ORDINANCE

AIRPORT COMPATIBLE LAND USE ORDINANCE Structure of Ordinance  Hazard Area Regulations Would be Part of Same City Ordinance Article as Land Use Regulations—Code of Ordinances of the City of Houston, Chapter 9 for Ease of Locating Regulations Pertinent to Airports  Regulations Would Govern Only the Height of New Construction or Modifications of Existing Structures Whose Proposed Structural Heights Would Penetrate the Airspace Surfaces  Maps will identify permissible heights as part of the regulations. AIRPORT HAZARD AREA REGULATIONS AIRPORT HAZARD AREA ORDINANCE

AIRPORT COMPATIBLE LAND USE ORDINANCE Maximum Building Height Includes All Rooftop Appurtenances, Obstruction Lights, Lightning Arresting Devices, etc. as Shown Below. All Elevations Are Above Mean Sea Level MAXIMUM BUILDING HEIGHT AIRPORT HAZARD AREA ORDINANCE

AIRPORT COMPATIBLE LAND USE ORDINANCE City Council Approves The Hazard Area Ordinance  Hazard Area Ordinance was passed without City Council tag in 2008 and was put into effect in early AIRPORT HAZARD AREA REGULATIONS AIRPORT HAZARD AREA ORDINANCE

AIRPORT COMPATIBLE LAND USE ORDINANCE Yellow – Part 77 Blue – TERPs Pink – OEI INTERCONTINENTAL AIRSPACE SURFACES AIRPORT HAZARD AREA ORDINANCE

AIRPORT COMPATIBLE LAND USE ORDINANCE Yellow – Part 77 Blue – TERPs Pink – OEI HOBBY AIRSPACE SURFACES AIRPORT HAZARD AREA ORDINANCE

AIRPORT COMPATIBLE LAND USE ORDINANCE Yellow – Part 77 Blue – TERPs Pink – OEI ELLINGTON AIRSPACE SURFACES AIRPORT HAZARD AREA ORDINANCE

AIRPORT COMPATIBLE LAND USE ORDINANCE Questions? AIRPORT HAZARD AREA REGULATIONS AIRPORT HAZARD AREA ORDINANCE