Sheppard AFB Joint Land Use Study Background report Sheppard_BR_Covers_2014_06_26_CML.indd 1 6/26/14 10:42 AM This study was prepared under contract with the City of Wichita Falls, with financial support from the Office of Economic Adjustment, Department of Defense. The content reflects the views of the City of Wichita Falls and the jurisdictions, agencies and organizations participating in the JLUS program, and does not necessarily reflect the views of the Office of Economic Adjustment. MAY 2014 Sheppard_BR_Covers_2014_06_26_CML.indd 2 6/26/14 10:42 AM SHEPPARD AFB JOINT LAND USE STUDY (JLUS)   B A C K G R O U N D R E P O R T             City of Wichita Falls Planning Division 1300 7th Street, Room # 400 PO Box 1431 Wichita Falls, TX 76307     Prepared by   May 2014 Page intentionally left blank. Policy Committee  The Policy Committee (PC) served an active and important role in providing policy direction during the development of the Sheppard Air Force Base Joint Land Use Study. The Policy Committee was composed of the following individuals:      PC Chairperson: Glenn Barham, Mayor  Brigadier General Scott A. Kindsvater, City of Wichita Falls, TX  Commander 82 TRW  Colonel Dieter Bareihs (Former), Commander 80 FTW Sheppard Air Force Base US Air Force   Carl Law, Mayor  Colonel Lance Bunch, Commander 80 FTW City of Burkburnett, TX Sheppard Air Force Base   Robyn Murphy, Mayor  Brigadier General Michael Fantini (Former), Commander City of Cashion Community, TX 82 TRW  Jim V. Smith, Councilmember US Air Force City of Frederick, OK  Dan Fears, Mayor  Kay Yeager, Chair City of Iowa Park, TX Sheppard Military Affairs Committee  Honorable Woodrow “Woody” Gossom, County Judge   Wichita County, TX PC Alternates PC Ex-Officio Members   Colonel Eric Froehlich, Vice Commander 82 TRW  Brian Hackler, Field Representative Sheppard Air Force Base US Senator James Inhofe (R – OK)  Pat Norriss, Commissioner, Precinct #2  Kami Moon, District 63 Wichita County, TX State Representative Don Armes (R – OK)  Colonel Om Prakash (Former), Vice Commander 82 TRW  Rhonda Poirot, District 69 Director US Air Force State Representative James Frank (R – TX)  Colonel Jaime Schofield, Vice Commander 80 FTW  Bruce Redden, Dallas Region Director Sheppard Air Force Base US Senator Ted Cruz (R – TX)  Edwin L. Smith, Councilmember  Sandra Ross, 13th District City of Cashion Community, TX US Congressman Mac Thornberry (R – TX)  Tom Whaylen, President / CEO  Johnny Sandmann, 4th District Sheppard Military Affairs Committee US Congressman Tom Cole (R – OK)  George Woodward, Director of Public Affairs  Sandra Shelton, District 31 Sheppard Air Force Base State Senator Don Barrington (R – OK)  Linda Yeager, Secretary  Emily Shipley, Southwest OK Field Rep Sheppard Military Affairs Committee US Senator Tom Coburn (R – OK)    Jennifer Smith, District 30 State Senator Craig Estes (R – TX)  John Wood, North Texas Region Director US Senator John Cornyn (R – TX) Sheppard AFB Joint Land Use Study Technical Committee  The Technical Committee (TC) served a key role in the development of the Sheppard Air Force Base Joint Land Use Study. They provided the overall technical support, review, and guidance of the study. The Technical Committee was composed of the following individuals:  TC Chairperson: Kevin Hugman, JLUS Project Manager  Karen Montgomery-Gagné, Planning Assistant City Manager Administrator City of Wichita Falls, TX City of Wichita Falls, TX  Lieutenant Colonel Peter Berube, 82nd Mission Support  Mike Nieto, West Region Manager – Group Sheppard Air Force Base Customer Operations  Amy Bobrowitz, Training Evaluator, 82d Training Group Public Utilities, Oncor Electric Delivery Airport Board of Adjustment Representative  Colonel William Peterson, 82nd Mission  John Burrus, Director - Traffic, Transportation and Support Group Sheppard Air Force Base Aviation Department City of Wichita Falls  Mike Price, City Manager  Peter Clemo, Community Planner City of Iowa Park, TX Sheppard Air Force Base  Miles Risley, City Attorney  Preston Giles, Landowner City of Wichita Falls, TX Landowner Representative  Danny Steed, Broker / Owner, Hirschi  Tim James, Former City Manager Realtors Realtor Representative City of Burkburnett, TX  Robert Johnston, City Manager  Craig Sykora, Asset Optimization Supervisor Sheppard Air Force Base City of Frederick, OK  Major Michael Kirk, 80th Operation Support Squadron  Tom Whaylen, President / CEO Sheppard Military Affairs Committee Sheppard Air Force Base  William “Bill” Miller  Dennis Wilde, Executive Director North Texas Regional Planning Commission Wichita County   City Of Wichita Falls Staff     Kevin Hugman, JLUS Project Manager  Marty Odom Assistant City Manager Planner  Karen Montgomery-Gagné  Miles Risley Planning Administrator City Attorney JLUS Consultant     Mike Hrapla  Rick Rust, AICP   Project Manager Technical Manager  Celeste Werner, AICP  Brenden Cox Deputy Project Manager Lead Planner Chapter Page Acronyms ................................................................................................................ v Chapter 1: Introduction .............................................................................................. 1-1 1.1 What is a Joint Land Use Study? .......................................................................................................................... 1-2 1.2 Why Prepare a Joint Land Use Study? ................................................................................................................. 1-3 1.3 Public Outreach ..................................................................................................................................................... 1-6 1.4 JLUS Study Areas ................................................................................................................................................. 1-9 1.5 JLUS Organization ................................................................................................................................................ 1-13 Chapter 2: Community Profile .................................................................................... 2-1 2.1 Sheppard AFB Study Area Community Profile ...................................................................................................... 2-2 2.2 Frederick Regional Airport Study Area .................................................................................................................. 2-14 Chapter 3: Military Profile .......................................................................................... 3-1 3.1 Sheppard Air Force Base, Texas .......................................................................................................................... 3-2 3.2 Frederick Regional Airport, Oklahoma .................................................................................................................. 3-20 Chapter 4: Existing Compatibility Tools ...................................................................... 4-1 4.1 State Of Texas Plans and Programs ..................................................................................................................... 4-4 4.2 Texas Local Jurisdiction Planning Tools ............................................................................................................... 4-7 4.3 Wichita County, TX ................................................................................................................................................ 4-10 4.4 City of Wichita Falls, TX ........................................................................................................................................ 4-10 4.5 City of Burkburnett, TX .......................................................................................................................................... 4-12 4.6 City of Cashion Community, TX ............................................................................................................................ 4-13 4.7 City of Electra, TX ................................................................................................................................................. 4-14 4.8 City of Iowa Park, TX ............................................................................................................................................. 4-15 4.9 Town of Pleasant Valley, TX ................................................................................................................................. 4-15 4.10 State of Oklahoma Plans and Programs ............................................................................................................... 4-16 4.11 Tillman County, OK ............................................................................................................................................... 4-17 4.12 City of Frederick, OK ............................................................................................................................................. 4-17 4.13 Sheppard AFB Tools ............................................................................................................................................. 4-17 4.14 Federal Programs and Policies ............................................................................................................................. 4-19 4.15 Other References .................................................................................................................................................. 4-23 Chapter 5: Compatibility Assessment ......................................................................... 5-1 5.1 Methodology and Evaluation ................................................................................................................................. 5-3 5.2 Sheppard AFB Study Area Compatibility Factors .................................................................................................. 5-4 5.3 Frederick Regional Airport Study Area Compatibility Factors ................................................................................ 5-26 5.4 Compatibility Tools ................................................................................................................................................ 5-32 Sheppard AFB JLUS BACKGROUND REPORT Page i Sheppard AFB Joint Land Use Study Figures And Tables Figure Page Figure 1-1 Sheppard AFB Location Map ................................................................................................................ 1-4 Figure 1-2 Sheppard AFB JLUS Regional Study Area ........................................................................................... 1-10 Figure 1-3 Sheppard AFB Study Area .................................................................................................................... 1-11 Figure 1-4 Frederick Regional Airport Study Area .................................................................................................. 1-12 Figure 2-1 Wichita County Population Density, 2000 ............................................................................................. 2-7 Figure 2-2 Wichita County Population Density, 2010 ............................................................................................. 2-8 Figure 2-3 Building Permits in Wichita County 2000-2012 ..................................................................................... 2-9 Figure 2-4 Wichita County NAICS Codes ............................................................................................................... 2-11 Figure 2-5 Sheppard AFB Study Area Transportation ............................................................................................ 2-13 Figure 2-6 Tillman County Population Density, 2000 ............................................................................................. 2-16 Figure 2-7 Tillman County Population Density, 2010 ............................................................................................. 2-17 Figure 2-8 Frederick Regional Airport Study Area Transportation .......................................................................... 2-19 Figure 3-1 Sheppard AFB Economic Impact FY12 ................................................................................................ 3-4 Figure 3-2 Sheppard AFB Installation Setting ........................................................................................................ 3-5 Figure 3-3 Sheppard AFB Land Use ...................................................................................................................... 3-6 Figure 3-4 Sheppard AFB Mission Footprint: Flight Patterns ................................................................................. 3-13 Figure 3-5 Sheppard AFB Mission Footprint: Imaginary Surfaces ......................................................................... 3-15 Figure 3-6 Imaginary Surfaces Cross-Section ........................................................................................................ 3-16 Figure 3-7 Sheppard AFB Mission Footprint: Runway Safety Zones ..................................................................... 3-17 Figure 3-8 Sheppard AFB Mission Footprint: Noise Zones .................................................................................... 3-19 Figure 3-9 Frederick Regional Airport Installation Setting ...................................................................................... 3-21 Figure 3-10 Frederick Regional Airport Flight Patterns ............................................................................................ 3-23 Figure 3-11 Frederick Regional Airport Mission Footprint: Runway Safety Zones ................................................... 3-25 Figure 3-12 Frederick Regional Airport Mission Footprint: Imaginary Surfaces ....................................................... 3-26 Figure 5-1 Incompatible Lands Under Runway Safety Zones ................................................................................ 5-11 Figure 5-2 Bird / Aircraft Strikes Involving Sheppard AFB Aircraft, 2003-2013 ...................................................... 5-12 Figure 5-3 Existing Identified Vertical Obstructions Around Sheppard AFB ........................................................... 5-14 Figure 5-4 Change in AICUZ Noise Zones from 1999 to 2011 ............................................................................... 5-17 Figure 5-5 Properties with Potentially Incompatible Structures Under Noise Zones .............................................. 5-18 Figure 5-6 Frederick Regional Airport Runway Safety Zones ................................................................................ 5-29 Figure 5-7 Frederick Regional Airport Runway Imaginary Surfaces ....................................................................... 5-30   Table Page Table 1-1. JLUS Sponsor Responsibilities and Participants .................................................................................. 1-7 Table 1-2. JLUS PC Responsibilities and Participants ........................................................................................... 1-7 Table 1-3. JLUS TC Responsibilities and Participants ........................................................................................... 1-7 Table 2-1. Wichita County Population, 2000-2010 ................................................................................................. 2-6 Table 2-2. Forecasted Population in Wichita County, 2010-2050 .......................................................................... 2-9 Table 2-3. Existing Housing Stock in 2010 ............................................................................................................. 2-9 Table 2-4. Median Monthly Gross Rent in Surrounding Jurisdictions, 2000-2012 .................................................. 2-10 Table 2-5. Median Housing Values, 2000-2012 ..................................................................................................... 2-10 Table 2-6. Sheppard AFB BAH 2013 ..................................................................................................................... 2-10 Table 2-7. Median Household Income Change, 2000-2012 ................................................................................... 2-12 Table 2-8. Tillman County Population, 2000-2010 ................................................................................................. 2-15 Page ii BACKGROUND REPORT Sheppard AFB JLUS Table of Contents Table 2-9. Forecasted Population in Tillman County and City of Frederick, 2010-2030......................................... 2-15 Table 2-10. Existing Housing Stock in 2010 ............................................................................................................. 2-15 Table 2-11. Median Housing Values, 2000-2012 ..................................................................................................... 2-15 Table 2-12. Median Household Income Change, 2000-2012 ................................................................................... 2-18 Table 3-1. Sorties and Hours Flown by Type of Aircraft, 2012 ............................................................................... 3-11 Table 4-1. City and County Planning Tools ............................................................................................................ 4-9 Table 5-1. Generalized Existing Land Use Within Sheppard AFB CZs and APZs Off-Base .................................. 5-9 Table 5-2. Off-Base Acres and Population Within the Noise Contours of Sheppard AFB ...................................... 5-19 Table 5-3. Generalized Existing Land Use Within the Sheppard AFB Noise Contours Off-Base ........................... 5-19         Sheppard AFB JLUS BACKGROUND REPORT Page iii Sheppard AFB Joint Land Use Study Page intentionally left blank. Page iv BACKGROUND REPORT Sheppard AFB JLUS