Article C — NAVAL AIR STATION LEMOORE (NASL) OVERLAY ZONE

9-9C-2: Applicability

9-9C-3: Development Standards

This article establishes the Naval Air Station Lemoore (NASL) overlay zoning district for the purpose of recognizing the potential adverse impacts on the population from Naval Air Station Lemoore and establishing special development regulations to ensure public health, safety, and welfare. (Ord. 2013-05, 2-6-2014)

The regulations of the Naval Air Station Lemoore (NASL) overlay zone as provided in this article shall apply to those properties as designated on the zoning map, generally west of State Route 41 and south of the city limits, which fall in the military influence area (MIA). (Ord. 2013-05, 2-6-2014)

A. Overlay Areas: Lands within the NASL overlay zoning district are broken down into overlay areas I, II, and III, as described in the joint land use study. Overlay I areas are the most restrictive, applying to accident potential zones (APZs) and areas experiencing aircraft noise greater than seventy five decibels (>75 dB CNEL). Overlay II areas are those experiencing aircraft noise between sixty five and seventy five decibels (65–75 dB CNEL). Overlay III areas are those that experience aircraft noise less than sixty five decibels (<65 dB CNEL). Figure 9-9C-3-A, "NASL Overlay Areas", of this section illustrates the location of these overlay areas. While there are no overlay I areas within the NASL overlay zoning district, there are properties within overlay II and overlay III, as well as low level flight tracking.

FIGURE 9-9C-3-A

NASL OVERLAY AREAS

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B. Height Limit: Restrictions on the height of structures within the NASL overlay zone are necessary to ensure that structures will not impair flight safety. To that end, no structure shall be built and no tree shall be allowed to grow above a height of one hundred fifty feet (150').

C. Construction Requirements: Development located within overlay II and overlay III of the NASL overlay zone where aircraft noise exceeds sixty five decibels (65 dB CNEL) shall be constructed so as to attain an indoor noise level of forty five decibels (45 dB CNEL). New residences shall be constructed in accordance with noise attenuation standards of the city adopted building code.

D. Development Review And Notification Required: Applications for development, including conditional use permits, site plan and architectural review, tentative maps, rezones, and general plan amendments, within the NASL overlay zone shall be routed to Naval Air Station Lemoore and the federal aviation administration for notification and review when involving tall structures.

E. Disclosure Requirements: All new subdivisions of land within the NASL overlay zone through tentative map as provided in title 8, chapter 7, article F, "Tentative Maps", of the municipal code shall be required, as a condition of approval, to record at time of final or parcel map an easement on all lots created. Such easement shall identify that the property is near a military installation subject to high aircraft noise, low level aircraft, aircraft tests, and/or other military related issues within overlays II and III. (Ord. 2013-05, 2-6-2014)