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The Matrix Standard Compatibility Factors
Compatibility Planning Guides - OEA
Videos on Compatibility Planning
Websites of Interest

Compatibility Planning Guides - Other
Sample JLUS Documents - Nationwide
Air Installation Compatible Use Zones (AICUZ)
 

  

The Matrix Standard Compatibility Factors
  Compatibility, in relationship to military readiness, can be defined as the balance or compromise between community needs and interests and military needs and interests.  The goal of compatibility planning is to promote an environment where both entities can coexist successfully.

A number of factors influence whether community and military plans, programs, and activities are compatible or in conflict.  Matrix Design Group has developed a list of 24 compatibility factors that cover the range of issues and opportunities that may be identified with any Joint Land Use Study (JLUS) (see list following this introduction).  These compatibility factors have been divided into three broad categories: man-made, natural resource, and competition for scarce resources.
  Matrix Standard Compatibility Factors
   
In addition to describing existing and potential compatibility issues and opportunities, this list can be used in the future to assist in reviewing plans, programs, or development proposals and related applications.

Click here to see a definition of these compatibility factors. 
 

Compatibility Planning Guides - Office of Economic Adjustment (OEA)
 

OEA Joint Land Use Study, Program Guidance Manual (November 2006)
The Department of Defense OEA administers the community planning assistance through the Joint Land Use Study (JLUS) program. Its purpose is to promote compatible civilian development patterns near military installations by applying the local planning process to update local comprehensive/general plans and supporting land use regulations.

This manual provides an overview of the JLUS program and helpful guidance on setting up a JLUS program.
     
  Practical Guide to Compatible Civilian Development Near Military Installations
Click image on left to link to OEA website, or click the links below to download the guide.
 

Joint Land Use Study Program Brochure (January 2007)
This brochure provides a brief four-page overview of the JLUS program, including a history of compatibility planning, the objectives for the JLUS program, and a summary of JLUS completed as of January 2007.
       

Videos on Compatibility Planning
  The following section contains links to videos that help explain compatibility planning.  These links go to sites not maintained by Matrix Design Group, and each will require certain programs or extensions to run.  Please consult each website after you click a link.
 
 

 

 The Base Next Door (OEA)
"The Base Next Door" explains how OEA’s Joint Land Use Study (JLUS) Program can assist communities and their military neighbors in addressing long term compatibility concerns through cooperative measures and comprehensive planning. The video provides insight to the overall community process and the need for elected officials to understand the military’s mission and how that impacts the community’s future growth and the military’s ability to train.
 

 

 Managing Growth (OEA)
Many communities across the country are expecting their military populations to grow considerably. This offers great opportunities for community economic development. However, the challenges can be daunting, in terms of planning and managing the kind of large-scale growth required to accommodate thousands of newcomers. In "Managing Growth; Communities Respond", we present three communities that have mastered the challenges. How these communities succeeded, and the lessons they learned along the way, serve as models for communities who may be facing similar opportunities and challenges today.
     

Websites of Interest
  The following section contains links to a variety of website with information or resources related to compatibility planning.  These links go to sites not maintained by Matrix Design Group.
 
  Office of Economic Adjustment (OEA)
The OEA is the Department of Defense's primary source for assisting communities that are adversely impacted by Defense program changes, including base closures or realignments, base expansions, and contract or program cancellations. To assist affected communities, OEA manages and directs the Defense Economic Adjustment Program, and coordinates the involvement of other Federal Agencies.

OEA also administers a Joint Land Use Study (JLUS) program, to encourage cooperative land use planning between military installations and the surrounding communities where civilian encroachment is likely to impair the operations of an installation. In these instances, OEA may provide technical and financial assistance to State and local governments to achieve compatible land use and development activities near Defense facilities.
    Military Services
Click on the icons below to link to the primary website for each service.  These sites provide information on each service as well as links to their installations.
 
           
    Army Navy Marine Corps Air Force        
     

Compatibility Planning Guides - Other
  Although prepared for the State of California, this guide provides a wealth of information on compatibility planning, community and military planning practices, general tool types often used to address compatibility issues, a glossary of compatibility terms, and definition of acronyms.
  
  California Advisory Handbook for Community and Military Compatibility Planning
(State of California, Matrix Design Group, 2006)

The California Advisory Handbook for Community and Military Compatibility Planning encourages collaboration between cities, counties, builders and military personnel. It provides tools and guidance regarding compatibility planning between communities and military installations and activities (as required by SB 1468, Knight, 2002). The goal of this Handbook is to increase information sharing and proactive communication among all parties to encourage fully informed land use decisions. The Department of Defense Office of Economic Adjustment provided a matching grant for OPR to develop this Handbook.

Sample JLUS Documents - Nationwide
  The following section provides information and links to a sample of the JLUS documents that have been prepared to date.  This sample includes studies prepared involving facilities for each of the military services and spanning across the country.
  
  R-2508 JLUS, California
The R-2508 Complex includes three military Installations: • Naval Air Weapons Station (NAWS) China Lake • Edwards Air Force Base (AFB) • Fort Irwin / National Training Center (NTC).

The R-2508 Complex provides the largest single area of Special Use Airspace (SUA) over land in the United States, covering a land area of 20,000 square miles. The R-2508 Complex consists of restricted areas (R-2508, R-2502N, R-2502E, R-2505, R-2506, R-2515, and R-2524), 10 Military Operations Areas (MOA), Air Traffic Control Assigned Airspace (ATCAA) areas, Controlled Firing Areas (CFAs), and other special airspace such as, the CORDS Road, the Precision Impact Range Area, the Black Mountain Supersonic Corridor, the North Hypersonic Corridor, the South Hypersonic Corridor, and the Airfield Approach and Departure Corridors.
 
  		Beale JLUS, California
The Beale JLUS addresses all lands near Beale Air Force Base (AFB) with a current or potential future impact on military operations at the base, and lands upon which military operations at the base have an actual or potential impact. Given the location of the base within Yuba County, the study area includes the western half of Yuba County and portions of Butte, Nevada, Placer, and Sutter counties.
 
  		Kingsville JLUS, Texas
The Kingsville JLUS is designed to address all lands near NAS Kingsville that meet the following criteria. • Land areas that have resources, activities, or land uses (existing or future) that may impact current or future military operations; • Land areas upon which military operations associated with the base may have an impact on resources, activities, or land uses (existing or future).
  Luke AFB Auxiliary Field & Gila Bend Auxiliary Field / Barry M Goldwater Range JLUS, Arizona
(May 2004)
In July 2003, a Joint Land Use Study (JLUS) for Luke Air Force Base Auxiliary Field #1 began under the sponsorship of the Arizona Department of Commerce (ADOC). Partially funded by a grant from the Department of Defense Office of Economic Adjustment, this JLUS is Part One of a study that will also encompass a JLUS for the Barry M. Goldwater Range / Gila Bend Air Force Auxiliary Airfield.

The Barry M. Goldwater Range / Gila Bend Air Force Auxiliary Airfield and Luke Air Force Base Auxiliary Airfield #1 JLUS is part of the Arizona Military Regional Compatibility Project, which was conceived as a proactive statewide endeavor to convene the stakeholders around each base — the relevant jurisdictions, base personnel, landowners, and other interested parties — to address land use compatibility issues.
 
  Davis-Monthan AFB / Tucson / Pima County JLUS, Arizona (November 2004)
Like the Luke AFB Auxiliary Field & Gila Bend Auxiliary Field JLUS, this JLUS was started in 2003 under the sponsorship of the Arizona Department of Commerce.  Development of incompatible land uses in the vicinity of Arizona’s military facilities constrains their ability to perform current and future missions. These incompatible uses expose people to safety and noise effects ranging from nuisance to physical harm. In response to these issues, State legislation amending Title 28, Article 7, Airport Zoning & Regulation (ARS §28-8480, §28-8481, and §28-8482) mandated that areas within high-noise or accident potential zones be addressed in municipal general plans and county comprehensive plans and required that land development within the high-noise or accident potential zones be compatible with military airport operations.
 
  		Escambia County JLUS, Florida (September 2003)
The Joint Land Use Study (JLUS) is the result of a dedicated, collaborative planning effort led by residents, Navy leaders, stakeholders, and local officials. These participants share the belief that the vitality of Escambia County and the health of existing Naval aviation facilities depends on a successful partnership between the military and surrounding community. The JLUS area encompasses NAS Pensacola and NAS Whiting Field facilities at Saufley and Outlying Field 8. The study resulted in recommendations addressing both DOD's concerns pertaining to encroachment, which could jeopardize the mission of local military installations, and local citizen's concerns regarding noise and accident potential near the installations.
 
  		Flint Hills JLUS, Kansas (2005 Draft)
 The Flint Hills Joint Land Use Study (JLUS) is the outcome of a collaborative planning effort among the local governments of Clay, Geary, and Riley counties; the cities of Grandview Plaza, Junction City, Manhattan, Milford, Ogden, Wakefield, and Riley; and Fort Riley representatives.  Fort Riley, which consists of 100,656 acres, provides year-round support for live fire exercises, maneuver training for mechanized/armored vehicles, attack helicopter gunnery, small arms firing, mortar, artillery and tank firing exercises, and maneuver training. Fort Riley generates operational impacts that are typical of Army installations with noise being the most common effect. Most of the noise associated with Fort Riley results from small arms firing, large arms firing, and demolitions.
  Fort Bragg JLUS, North Carolina
 Following completion of the “Joint Compatible Land Use Policy” Study in January 1991, the Fort Bragg/Pope Air Force Base Regional Land Use Advisory Commission (RLUAC) was established, while Fort Bragg and virtually all of the participating local governments adopted the study’s recommendations. However, with the passage of time the study and its recommendations became dated and nearly forgotten. By the summer of 2000, the RLUAC was on hiatus, implementation activities had largely ceased, and urban development continued to encroach upon the military boundaries -- threatening the military training mission, the health and safety of the civilian population, and the integrity of the Long Leaf Pine Ecosystem. The Fort Bragg / Pope Air Force Base Regional Land Use Advisory Commission was reactivated in the summer of 2000 and immediately initiated a new Joint Land Use Study (JLUS) process.
 
  		Fort Campbell JLUS, Tennessee / Kentucky
When Fort Campbell was first built in 1941, it was located approximately ten miles northwest of the City of Clarksville, Tennessee in largely rural undeveloped portions of Tennessee and Kentucky.  During the past fifty years, development has continued to occur immediately surrounding Fort Campbell and much of this development has begun to intensify to the point that the cantonment area of Fort Campbell is now considered a portion of the Clarksville urbanized area.
 
  		Hampton Roads JLUS, Virginia (April 2005)
The cities of Chesapeake, Norfolk, and Virginia Beach have partnered with the U.S. Navy to conduct the Hampton Roads Joint Land Use Study (JLUS). The study explores opportunities to reduce noise impacts on communities surrounding NAS Oceana, NALF Fentress, and Chambers Field while accommodating necessary growth and maintaining regional economic sustainability. Balancing community interests with the military mission in Hampton Roads is the goal of this JLUS, with local policies recommended for jurisdiction implementation to achieve this balance.
 
  		Santa Rosa County JLUS, Florida (September 2003)
The area for the JLUS for Santa Rosa County incorporates eight separate and distinct locations: Peter Prince Field; NAS Whiting Field North and South; and the Navy Outlying Landing Fields (NOLFs) Spencer, Harold, Santa Rosa, Choctaw, Holley and Pace. The study boundary encompasses those areas specifically designated as part of Accident Potential Zones or Noise Contours surrounding these installations.

Air Installation Compatible Use Zones (AICUZ Studies)
  The Air Installations Compatibility Use Zones (AICUZ) program is a DoD planning program that was developed in response to incompatible urban development and land use conflicts around military airfields.  (Note: some Services use the singular form, Air Installation Compatible Use Zone). The AICUZ program seeks to provide information on compatibility, develop a cooperative relationship between communities and military installations, and providing land use compatibility guidelines that protect public health and safety and maintain military readiness.  As designed, the AICUZ program addresses only a few of the compatibility issues discussed in a JLUS.  These issues focus around three factors: noise, vertical obstructions, and accident potential zones.

The AICUZ program has two objectives: (1) to assist local, regional, state, and federal officials in protecting the public health, safety, and welfare by promoting compatible development within the AICUZ area of influence; and (2) to protect operational capabilities from the effects of land uses that are incompatible with aircraft operations.  While prepared by or for a military installation, the primary users of an AICUZ study are the local communities surrounding the installation or an offsite location (such as auxiliary fields or training areas). The AICUZ study is also a tool used by the installation’s community planner to evaluate proposed projects (both on and off the installation) for their compliance with the information presented in the AICUZ study.

Areas contiguous to military installations often provide attractive land development opportunities. Certain types of development are not compatible with the high noise and high potential for aircraft accidents associated with airfield activities.  In the absence of compatible land use controls, inappropriate uses may occur near or adjacent to the installation causing eventual conflicts between flight operations and landowners.
 
    Navy information on AICUZ can be found at www.navfac.navy.mil.  Look for publication OPNAVINST 11010.36B, dated December 19, 2002.
 
    Air Force information on AICUZ can be found in the AICUZ Program Manager’s Guide (Air Force Handbook [AFH] 32-7084):
http://www.e‑publishing.af.mil/mastercatalog/product.asp?cat=sub&code=H

Additional AF AICUZ information may be found in AFH 32-7063 at: http://www.afcee.brooks.af.mil/ec/noise/aicuz/AICUZ.asp

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