LAS‐7B: Consult with Arizona Game and Fish Department for flight and landing
plans.
Prior to any major changes to flight and landing areas, the AZARNG should consult
with the Arizona Game and Fish Department (AZGFD) to ensure that planned flight
activities do not impact known bighorn sheep or other sensitive species populations.
Strategy Type:
Timeframe:
Primary Party:
AZARNG
Partner:
Geographic Area:
AZGFD
Helicopter TFTA MCA
LAND USE (LU) ISSUES
LU‐1: Future development pressure may encroach upon Florence Military
Reservation.
Location:
Florence Military Reservation
The land surrounding Florence Military Reservation has been identified as a growth
area in the Pinal County Comprehensive Plan. Concepts have been developed for a
master planned community called Superstition Vista that could result in incompatible
development near the installation that could encroach upon the AZARNG’s mission.
RECOMMENDED STRATEGIES
**PLEASE NOTE: Several of the following recommendations, while identified under a compatibility issues
addressing Florence Military Reservation, are applicable to the other three AZARNG sites as well. To avoid
duplication of the recommendations, they are listed here for simplicity and include primary parties and partners
who are not directly associated with Florence Military Reservation.
LU‐1A: Define and establish AZARNG Military Compatibility Areas (MCAs) to
incorporate into local planning policies. Primary Parties:
The JLUS partner communities should establish AZARNG Military Compatibility Areas
(MCAs) that reflect the types and intensity of military operations and associated
compatibility issues. These MCAs should also be tied into the web‐based GIS tool
identified in Strategy COM‐1G. The AZARNG MCAs should be used by local
jurisdictions and land management agencies to identify areas where specific
compatibility issues are more likely to occur. The MCAs are meant to provide
information for future land planning decisions based on the likely location of AZARNG
operational impacts and are used to identify where certain recommendations from
this JLUS apply. Where appropriate, MCAs could be added to local zoning ordinances
as overlay zones. Establishing the AZARNG MCAs and implementing strategies in
these areas should:
Pinal County
City of Eloy
Town of Florence
Town of Queen Creek
Town of Marana
Partners:
AZARNG
ASLD
BLM
Provide more detailed information for making sound planning decisions around
military installations;
More accurately identify areas that can affect or be affected by military missions;
Protect the public’s health, safety, and welfare;
Protect military missions;
Identify a compatible mix of land uses for consideration; and
Promote an orderly transition and rational organization of land uses around
military installations.
Strategy Type:
Timeframe:
Geographic Area:
N/A
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