Sheppard AFB Joing Land Use Study - Background Report - Final, May 2014

144 Pages·2014·14.3 MB·English

by  Matrix Design Group

Sheppard AFB
Joint Land Use
Study
Background report
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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.
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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
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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
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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
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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

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