Transcript Planning in Raleigh

AIRPORT OVERLAY DISTRICT
IMPACTS ON RESIDENTIAL
LAND USE: THE RALEIGH
EXPERIENCE
Town of Morrisville Planning Board Meeting
November 8, 2012
Dhanya Sandeep
Planner II
Department of City Planning
Raleigh, NC
AGENDA
• AIRPORT OVERLAY DISTRICT BACKGROUND
• OVERLAY DISTRICT REGULATIONS
• OVERLAY AND RDU NOISE CONTOURS
• RESIDENTIAL DEVELOPMENT IMPACTS
• RALEIGH EXPERIENCE KEY HIGHLIGHTS
BACKGROUND
• RALEIGH’S AIRPORT OVERLAY DISTRICT (AOD) ORDINANCE
FIRST ADOPTED IN 1985
• PURSUANT TO ANNEXATION OF LARGE AREA IN NORTHWEST
RALEIGH ADJACENT TO RDU AIRPORT FACILITY
• AMENDED IN 1989 TO INCLUDE ALTERNATIVE PROTECTIVE
MEASURES FOR SHIELDING OF SELECTED OUTDOOR ACTIVITIES
• DISTRICT BOUNDARY DEFINED TO
• INCLUDE ALL PROPERTIES WITHIN 65 DNL
• EXCLUDE POTENTIAL RESIDENTIAL NON-CONFORMITIES
(NORTH OF LEESVILLE ROAD)
• ACCOUNT FOR FUTURE THIRD RUNWAY
AIRPORT OVERLAY DISTRICT OBJECTIVES
• LIMIT PERMITTED USES TO NON-RESIDENTIAL USES
• ENSURE ATTRACTIVENESS OF CITY’S GATEWAY
• PROTECT THE PUBLIC HEALTH, SAFETY, AND WELFARE FROM
CERTAIN DANGERS, ADVERSE EFFECTS, AND NUISANCES
ASSOCIATED WITH AIRPORT FACILITIES
• PROTECT EFFICIENCY AND LONG TERM USEFULNESS OF PUBLIC
INVESTMENTS IN AREA AVIATION FACILITIES
AOD REGULATIONS
PERMITTED USES:
USES PERMITTED IN UNDERLYING ZONING DISTRICT EXCEPT
AS SPECIFICALLY PROHIBITED
PROHIBITED USES:
• DWELLING UNITS
• DAY-CARE FACILITIES
• SCHOOLS, CHURCHES, COLLEGES, UNIVERSITIES
• ABOVE GROUND BULK STORAGE AND USES SUSCEPTIBLE TO
FIRE AND EXPLOSIONS
• MINING, QUARRIES, OPEN LANDFILLS
• STORAGE YARDS FOR WRECKED VEHICLES (1989
AMENDMENT)
• UNSHIELDED CONCRETE PLANTS
AOD REGULATIONS
OTHER REGULATIONS DEAL WITH:
• LOCATION OF BUILDINGS AND PARKING AREAS
• 50 FOOT VEGETATED BUFFER ADJACENT TO THOROUGHFARES
• OUTSIDE ACTIVITIES
• SHIELDING REQUIREMENTS FOR SPECIFIC OUTDOOR ACTIVITIES
• SHIELDING ALTERNATIVES
• LIGHTING
• SHIELDED SO THAT NO DIRECT GLARE CAN BE SEEN FROM ABOVE
• ROOF TOP MATERIALS
• UNIFORM IN COLOR AND MADE OF NONREFLECTIVE MATERIAL
RDU COMPOSITE NOISE CONTOURS
AOD AND RDU NOISE CONTOURS
RESIDENTIAL DEV. TRENDS AROUND AOD
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RESIDENTIAL USES STRICTLY PROHIBITED WITHIN THE OVERLAY
•
AOD BOUNDARY INCLUDES ALL PROPERTIES ABOVE 65 DNL
CONTOUR (EXEMPTED RESIDENTIAL USES EITHER PREDEVELOPED OR USED REZONING PROCESS TO REMOVE AOD)
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OVERLAY DISTRICT BOUNDARY AMENDED THROUGH REZONINGS
TO INCLUDE RESIDENTIAL USES
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RESIDENTIAL REZONING REMOVED AOD WITHIN 65 DNL – 1
REZONING (DOMINION PARK)
•
RESIDENTIAL UPZONINGS OUTSIDE AOD BUT WITHIN 65 DNL
CONTOUR – 3 REZONINGS TO NORTH OF LEESVILLE (SUBJECT
TO RDU APPROVAL OF ZONING CONDITIONS)
•
REMOVED OVERLAY WITHIN 60-65 DNL – 2 REZONINGS
(SUBJECT TO RDU APPROVAL OF ZONING CONDITIONS)
RESIDENTIAL DEV. AROUND AOD
RESIDENTIAL DEV. TRENDS AROUND AOD
• MID 90’S REZONING THAT REMOVED AOD WITHIN 65 DNL
(DOMINION PARK)
• MID 2000 UPZONINGS OUTSIDE AOD WITHIN 65 DNL
(APPROVED SUBJECT TO ZONING CONDITIONS)
• CURRENTLY APPROX. 850 RES. DU ARE WITHIN THE 65 DNL
(OUTSIDE OF AOD BOUNDARY)
• 2011-12 REZONINGS REMOVED AOD WITHIN 60-65 DNL
(SUBJECT TO RDU APPROVAL OF ZONING CONDITIONS)
• RDU CONDITIONS OF APPROVAL:
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PROVISION OF AVIGATION EASEMENT
STRUCTURAL SOUND ATTENUATION
NOISE DISCLOSURE FOR BUYERS/RENTERS
KEY HIGHLIGHTS OF RALEIGH EXPERIENCE
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RESIDENTIAL USES STRICTLY PROHIBITED WITHIN THE OVERLAY
DISTRICT
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REZONINGS REMOVED AOD TO PERMIT RESIDENTIAL USES
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NOISE COMPLAINTS NOTED FOR PORTIONS OF HARRINGTON
GROVE AND DOMINION PARK WITHIN 65 DNL
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NEW UNIFIED DEVELOPMENT ORDINANCE RETAIN AOD
REGULATIONS
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TECHNOLOGY INTERVENTIONS COULD POTENTIALLY REDEFINE
FUTURE REGULATIONS
THANK YOU!
QUESTIONS?
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