This is done through the establishment of noise contours and runway safety
zones based on the mission at Maxwell AFB. Maxwell AFB has a current
AICUZ Report last updated in 2009. State of Alabama Plans and Programs
Bird / Wildlife Aircraft Strike Hazard Plan (BASH/WASH) The Military Land Use Planning Act of 2014 is codified in Chapter 106 in
Title 2 of the Code of Alabama. The law requires local governments whose
jurisdictional boundaries are within two miles of a military installation to
notify affected installations of proposed land use changes and to allow
installations 30 calendar days to comment on proposed land use changes
before any final action is taken at the public hearing scheduled.
The purpose of a Bird / Wildlife Aircraft Strike Hazard (BASH/WASH) plan is
to minimize wildlife and bird strike damage to military aircraft. A
BASH / WASH plan is designed to alert aircrew and operations personnel and
provide increased levels of flight safety, especially during the critical phases
of flight, take‐off, and landing operations. This plan establishes procedures
for reducing bird strikes through bird management and alerting pilots of bird
activity. Maxwell AFB has a current BASH / WASH Plan that was updated in
2013.
Memorandum of Understanding Between the Cities of
Millbrook, Montgomery, and Prattville, the Counties of
Autauga, Elmore and Montgomery and Maxwell Air Force
Base for Zoning and Land Use Change Notifications
Pursuant to the Military Land Use Planning Act, the memorandum of
understanding (MOU) establishes provisions for notification and
coordination of proposed zoning changes, comprehensive master plans, or
land development regulations that could impact military operations. The
MOU requires notification from the participating jurisdictions of zoning and
land use changes to the military within five nautical miles of Maxwell AFB’s
runway centerline and two miles from the Gunter Annex installation
boundary. The MOU also requires local governments to give a 30‐day notice
to the military of proposed land use and zoning changes prior to any public
hearings or final decisions.
Military Land Use Planning Act
The Act was amended to add Section 11‐52‐8 of the Alabama Code, which
requires municipalities to acknowledge and show military installations in any
master plans and relevant maps that are adopted by municipal planning
commissions.
Alabama Code § 11-52-30, Territorial Jurisdictions
Alabama State Code Section (§) 11‐52‐30 requires that all municipalities in
the state that have municipal planning commissions shall include all land
within its corporate limits and all land within five miles of the corporate
limits and not located in any other municipality. When two or more
municipalities overlap each other, then each municipality shall terminate the
boundary line equidistant from each municipality’s corporate limits. This is
important to the JLUS to understand the limits of authority for the cities of
Montgomery and Prattville.
Regional Organizations and Programs
Central Alabama Regional Planning and Development
Commission
The Central Alabama Regional Planning and Development Commission
(CARPDC) is the regional organization for the Counties of Autauga, Elmore,
Montgomery and Tallassee, the Cities of Millbrook, Montgomery, Prattville,
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