Attachment 5 - County of Ventura Department of Airports - Part 150 Noise Compatibility Flyer

WHEN WILL THE STUDYWHEN WILL THE STUDY
BE COMPLETED?BE COMPLETED?
The Noise Compatibility Study is now underway and is
expected to be completed in 18 to 24 months.

Information about the study and its preliminary
ﬁndings will be made available to the PAC and the
general public periodically through public meetings,
news releases, and on the project website:
https://cma-noise-study.airportstudy.net/
https://cma-noise-study.airportstudy.net/
The ﬁnal recommendations will be presented to the
Ventura County Board of Supervisors for consideration
and adoption. The ﬁnal study will be forwarded to the
Federal Aviation Administration after Board of
Supervisors approval. After FAA approval, the study will be distributed to airport user groups and local
governments for implementation.

HOW CAN INTERESTED HOW CAN INTERESTED
RESIDENTS PARTICIPATE?RESIDENTS PARTICIPATE?
Interested residents are encouraged to offer
comments and learn about the study at the
project website mentioned above and directly
by attending public workshops held
periodically throughout the study process.

Three workshops and one public hearing will
be held during the study. Advance notice of the
meetings will appear in social media, local
newspapers, and on the study website.

Camarillo Airport
14 CFR Part 150 Noise Compatibility Planning Study
Prepared for
For general questions or
information about the study,
please contact:

Dave Naﬁe
Deputy Director of Airports
Ventura County Airports
Dave.naﬁ[email protected]
805-388-4201
For speciﬁc technical questions
about the study, please contact:

Kory Lewis
Project Manager
Coffman Associates, Inc.
[email protected]
800-892-7772
WHERE CAN PEOPLE GET MORE INFORMATION?WHERE CAN PEOPLE GET MORE INFORMATION? Airport Consultants

BACKGROUNDBACKGROUND
Camarillo Airport is located in the southwest corner
of the City of Camarillo, California, approximately
eight miles east of Oxnard Airport and three miles
west of Camarillo’s central business district. The
airport is roughly 20 miles east of Oxnard and 50
miles northwest of Los Angeles. Situated on 650
acres of land at 77 feet above sea level, the airport is home to a vibrant general aviation community that
provides a variety of aviation services to the public.

Built in 1942, the airport has one runway, which is
6,013 feet long and 150 feet wide. The airport was
once a part of Oxnard Air Force Base which closed in
1970. Camarillo Airport is now owned and operated
by Ventura County and is home to 383 based aircraft
and four ﬁxed based operators.

Ventura County Department of Airports has recently
taken a more proactive approach to aviation noise
issues. For many years, noise abatement procedures
have been in effect at Camarillo Airport, beginning
with a 1976 joint powers agreement which
established mutually agreed upon limits for the
newly commissioned general aviation airport that
addressed noise, runway length, commercial and
cargo operations, and aircraft weight.

Recently the Ventura County Department of Airports,
in conjunction with local pilots, has adopted a Fly
Friendly Ventura County (VC) program and
encourages all pilots operating at the airport to
comply with the published voluntary noise
abatement procedures at the airport. Fly Friendly VC
pilot guides are distributed to pilots and made
available in digital and printed form. Ventura County
also makes available a noise complaint submittal
system which allows residents to submit complaints
about aircraft noise through a website interface or
by telephone. More information can be found on the
airport’s website: https://vcairports.org.

WHAT IS A NOISEWHAT IS A NOISE

COMPATIBILITY PROGRAMCOMPATIBILITY PROGRAM
In response to concerns about the environmental
impacts of aviation noise, Congress adopted full-scale
federal support for airport noise compatibility
programs with the Aviation Safety and Noise Abate-
ment Act of 1979. In response to the Act, the Federal
Aviation Administration (FAA) established program
guidelines under 14 CFR Part 150 to set minimum
standards for the preparation of such studies.

A community’s Noise Compatibility Program is intend-
ed to promote aircraft noise control and land use
compatibility. Three characteristics make such a study
unique:
• It is the only comprehensive approach to prevent
and reduce airport and community land use
conflicts;
• Eligible items in the approved plan may be funded
from a portion of the federal Airport Improvement
Program; and
• It is the only FAA study conducted primarily for the
beneﬁt of airport neighbors.

The principal objectives of the Noise Compatibility
Program are to:
• Identify the impacts of current and projected noise
levels in the airport area using FAA software. This
information is documented in the Camarillo
Airport Noise Exposure Maps volume.
• Where impacts are documented, propose strate-
gies to reduce the impacts of aircraft noise
through changes in aircraft operations or airport
facilities. This information is evaluated and
summarized in the Noise Compatibility Plan
volume. It is important to note that the noise
impact evaluation only includes operations
occurring at Camarillo Airport.
• In undeveloped areas where aircraft noise is
projected to remain, encourage zoning designa-
tions compatible with the noise and operation of
an airport, such as agricultural, commercial, or
industrial.
14 CFR PART 150 NOISE14 CFR PART 150 NOISE

COMPATIBILITY STUDYCOMPATIBILITY STUDY
Camarillo Airport is an integral part of the regional
aviation system. The Ventura County Department of
Airports acknowledges that noise is generated due to
aircraft operations and seeks to play a role in balancing airport activities with aircraft noise exposure in the
community.

To better understand the extent of airport noise and to assist airports in their efforts to reduce noise impacts, the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) established
the Noise Exposure Map process within Title 14 of the
Code of Federal Regulations, Part 150 (14 CFR Part 150).

Known as Part 150, this voluntary program outlines the
process for evaluating airport noise impacts on
communities near airports.

The Ventura County Department of Airports is in the
process of preparing a Part 150 Study for the Camarillo Airport (CMA) in accordance with Title 14 of the Code of Federal Regulations, Part 150. This study is a
cooperative effort between the Ventura County
Department of Airports and the FAA. This voluntary Part 150 study, which is funded by a grant from the FAA,
Caltrans and the Ventura County Department of
Airports, will include Noise Exposure Maps and a Part
150 Noise Compatibility Program for Camarillo Airport.

HOW IS THE STUDYHOW IS THE STUDY
BEING CONDUCTED?BEING CONDUCTED?
The Noise Compatibility Study is sponsored by
Ventura County Department of Airports. Technical
assistance for the study is provided by Coffman
Associates, Inc., an airport planning ﬁrm founded in
1979 with extensive experience preparing airport
noise compatibility studies.

The consultants are responsible for all technical
analyses associated with the study. At each step in
the process, they will prepare working papers to
document their evaluation, ﬁndings, and
recommendations. Airport management and a
Planning Advisory Committee (PAC) will review and
will review and comment on the work as it progresses.

The PAC is an especially important part of the
planning process. It enables the direct involvement
of representatives of all parties who may be affected
by the ﬁnal recommendations of the study. The PAC
typically includes representatives from the following
groups:
• Neighborhood and homeowner organizations
• Airport tenant and aviation representatives
• Local community planners
• California Department of Transportation –
Aeronautics Division
• Federal Aviation Administration
• County and City Elected Ofﬁcials