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COMMENT B <br />wi • <br />1860 EAST HAZELTON AVENUE <br />STOCKTON, CALIFORNIA 95205 <br />TELEPHONE 1209; 944-2233 <br />SAN 10AOUIN COUNTY COUNCIL OF GOVERNMENTS <br />June 17 1987 <br />Mr. Bruce Baracco <br />San Joaquin County Planning Division <br />1810 E. Hazelton Avenue <br />Stockton, CA 95205 <br />Re: ER -86-3 (TRAINA BROTHERS) <br />Impact Area: Tracy Municipal Airport <br />Dear Mr. Baracco <br />SAN JOAQUIN COUNTY <br />PLANNING DEPARTMENT <br />This project is under the conical surface of Tracy Municipal Air- <br />port, north of the approach slope to runway 25. At this time <br />there does not appear be any conflict with the aviation activi- B.1 <br />ties at Tracy Municipal Airport. According to the Airport Land <br />Use Plan (ALUP) "Few restrictions are necessary in these areas". <br />Proposed activity for Tracy Municipal includes light jet aircraft <br />using both runways. When this occurs, noise may be objectionable <br />from increased activity on runway 29North, especially when <br />departing to the east. The City of Tracy has received noise com- <br />plaints from residents in the vicinity of this proposal. These <br />complaints cannot be charted on a CNEL noise "footprint" because <br />they are single event activities. <br />The EIR mentions that "The proposed residential receptors should <br />not be affected by noise due to either take off or landing oper- <br />ations at Tracy Municipal Airport in relation to light planes". <br />This may be true, but more than light aircraft use this facility. <br />Of the approximately 56,000 annual operations, a small portion is <br />Air Taxi, and some is military activity using heavy helicopters. <br />It should be remembered that this field was built by the military <br />during the 1940's for military activity. Tracy Municipal has 100 <br />military operations per year, according to FAA records. The Army <br />National Guard uses the airport four or five times per month. <br />The airfield is capable of handling, and has handled, C-123 cargo <br />aircraft in the past. Future activity could include noisier air- <br />craft than those currently using the facility, and will eventu- <br />ally include Business Jets, such as now use Stockton Metro. <br />Future residents of the project should be made aware of the noise B.2 <br />potential. <br />ncerely yours <br />EE VERDOORN <br />Executive Director <br />• COUNTY OF SAN JOAQUIN • CITIES OF STOCKTON, L, GI TG- Y, n' " '.TECA., ESCA:ION, k!PON • <br />1-3 <br />