Joint Land Use Study for Wright-Patterson Air Force Base
Dayton, Ohio
In 1995, Wright-Patterson Air Force Base and the surrounding communities began a Joint Land Use Study (JLUS) to coordinate future planning and minimize adverse impacts from aircraft operations. The study examined the 1975 Airport Zoning Regulation and developed recommendations to update it based upon maximum mission scenario noise level contours. The maximum mission scenario was developed as part of the 1995 AICUZ study for WPAFB. This work was completed under contract for Montgomery County, Ohio, and overseen by the Department of Defense Office of Economic Adjustment. Eight local jurisdictions participated in this study.
Wright-Patterson Air Force Base is located approximately four miles northeast of Dayton, Ohio. It is home to more than 70 units representing seven different Air Force Commands, making it one of the largest and most diverse bases within the Air Force. The base occupies more than 8,000 acres in Greene and Montgomery Counties within the Dayton Metropolitan Statistical Area, a region containing nearly one million people.
Under this contract, Wyle developed a detailed land-use map based on information provided by the participating jurisdictions. This computerized base map was assembled and land uses were analyzed using a Geographic Information System. From this analysis, compatible and incompatible land-uses were identified within the existing 1975 Airport Zoning Regulation and within the maximum mission scenario noise level contours. Recommendations for updating the airport zoning regulations were made and a model building code was developed.