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Recommendation to adopt resolution amending Resolution No. C-28465 with respect to the utilization of flight slots allocated at the Long Beach Airport and related administrative amendments to the Resolution, in accordance with the Airport Noise Compatibility Ordinance set forth in Chapter 16.43 of the Long Beach Municipal Code. (Citywide)
DISCUSSION
The City of Long Beach (City) is the owner and operator of Long Beach Airport (Airport). The City restricts flight activity and the time of day that aircraft operations may be scheduled and occur at the Airport, requires minimum utilization of allocated flight slots, and prescribes administrative penalties and an alternative enforcement process for operators who violate the regulations. These regulations date back to a pre-existing court order and subsequent settlement agreement that was originally entered into in 1989 and included various noise-based restrictions and regulations on aircraft operations at the Airport. In 1995, a negotiated Stipulated Final Judgment was approved by the court that provided the City with the ability to enforce its noise regulations. The Noise Ordinance (Long Beach Municipal Code Chapter 16.43) remains in effect today and has not been amended or modified by the City Council since its first enactment in 1995.
The implementing provisions for the Noise Ordinance are provided in Resolution No. C-28465 (Allocation Resolution). The Allocation Resolution provides important allocation preferences, flight slot allocation processes, minimum and maximum use provisions, and related allocation provisions necessary for implementing the Noise Ordinance. The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has previously acknowledged that the fundamental provisions of the City’s Noise Ordinance and Allocation Resolution, including those related to the noise and curfew provisions, are exempt from the provisions of the Airport Noise and Capacity Act of 1990 (49 U.S.C. 47521 et seq.) (ANCA) and its im...
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