Issue:
LEG‐1
AZARNG Site:
Entire JLUS
Project Area
Arizona Revised Statutes do not address
AZARNG sites.
The Arizona Revised Statues related to land use
and development around military aviation
facilities do not identify Silverbell Army Heliport
and Picacho Peak Stagefield as military airports.
Compatibility Assessment
Since the early 2000s, Arizona has been one of the most proactive states in enacting
legislation to protect land around military installations from incompatible development.
These legislative actions are described in more detail in Chapter 4, Section 4.3 of this
Background Report. However, most of this legislation and policies for protecting
Arizona’s military missions has been in relation fixed wing aircraft operations that occur
at Luke Air Force Base in the City of Glendale, Davis Monthan Air Force Base in the City of
Tucson, Marine Corps Air Station Yuma, and their auxiliary facilities. Much of the
legislation relates to land uses within the noise and safety zones of these installations, as
well as a larger area covering “territory in the vicinity of a military airport or ancillary
military facility”. These legislative actions were largely enacted as a result of JLUS
projects completed related to those installations in the early 2000s.
While Arizona has developed great legislative policies to protect fixed wing military
installations, none of the legislation that has been passed applies to AZARNG installations
and the operational areas that are used for helicopter training.
5.11
Light and Glare (LG)
This compatibility factor refers to man‐made lighting (street lights, airfield lighting,
building lights) and glare (direct or reflected light) that disrupts vision. Light sources from
commercial, industrial, recreational, and residential uses at night can cause excessive
glare and illumination, impacting the use of military night vision devices and aircraft
operations. Conversely, high intensity light sources generated from a military area (such
as airfield lighting) may have a negative impact on the adjacent community.
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Compatibility Assessment