Wisc. County Surveyors Association 2017 Annual Meeting Diann Danielsen WisDOT Bureau of Aeronautics
89 public-use General Aviation Airports (Hillsboro airport recently closed) 8 Primary Airports (commercial service) 87 NPIAS (federal system) Airports
Airports Owned and Operated by Local Governments 5 Year Capital Improvement Program Project Development Initiative Operations and Maintenance Wisconsin Channeling Act State Channel FAA Funding & Wisconsin Trans55 Funding Provide Guidance, Monitor Compliance Administer Airport Projects as agent for Airport Owner FAA Provide Funding, National Standards 3
Airport Operations Safety Area Protection Airspace Protection Land Use Compatibility Coordination/Access to Airfield Airport Compliance Maintain Obligations to Grant Assurances Future Airport Development Does Not Restrict Future Development Projects
Grant obligations to engineering projects are 20 years Grant obligations to airport property are PERPETUAL Airport property depicted on an Airport Layout Plan or Exhibit A Property Map, is federally obligated & may only be used for aeronautical purposes
FAA Grant Assurances Related to Airport Property #4 Good Title #5 Preserving Rights & Powers Airport owner will not take or permit action to deprive airport owner of rights & powers necessary to meet grant assurances; act promptly to extinguish, modify or acquire rights of others; will not sell, lease, encumber, transfer or dispose of any part of its title without approval of FAA #19 Operations & Maintenance Airport owner. will not take or permit action which would interfere with its use for airport purposes #20 Hazard Removal & Mitigation #21 Compatible Land Use
Airport Property Rights Protect Critical Safety Areas Critical Safety Areas clear of objects & people Runway Safety Area Runway Object Free Area Runway Protection Zone
Airport Property Rights Protect RPZ and Critical Safety Areas Runway Protection Zone (RPZ) Most accidents are over/undershoots of runway RPZ protects planes and persons on the ground RPZ must be kept clear of objects, structures, growth RPZ can extend 1000-2500 from end of runway Note: Introduction of new roads into the RPZ, or significant modification, will require an FAA RPZ Alternatives Analysis prior to project
Fee Simple Clear Zone & Avigation Easement Purchase of air rights from ground level No structures or objects of any kind No assemblies of persons Also includes avigation easement rights and conditions Avigation Easement Purchase of airspace above a specified height Typical easement rights and conditions: right of flight; right to cause noise, vibration, and dust; right to prevent growth or obstructions into easement airspace; right of entry to maintain easement; right to prevent interference with aviation communication, navigation or lighting; restrictions on wildlife attractants
Safe Operations Clear and Safe Approaches Mitigate Hazards Good Title/Preserving Rights & Powers Do not sell, lease, encumber, transfer or dispose of airport property without approval of FAA/BOA Prevent incompatible land uses Control non-aeronautical use of airport property Utilities controlled by easement FAA does not allow utility permitting Subordinate interests of others
Clearly Identify Aeronautically Obligated Property in Public Records Include Airport in the grantee name Badger County, a municipal corporation, on behalf of its Badger County Airport [GRANTEE] Include Aero-obligation note on deeds & surveys This property or easement is acquired on behalf of the Badger County Airport. The airport owner is obligated to preserve airport property in accordance with state and federal grant assurances. Obligated airport property interests may not be sold or used for non-aeronautical purposes without prior written release approval by WisDOT Bureau of Aeronautics and the Federal Aviation Administration. New - FAA Grant Agreement & Assurances Must be Recorded against Newly Acquired Airport Property (when federally funded)
FAA Exhibit A Map Official Airport Property Record County GIS Owned by Town
Clearly Mark Airport Property Monument Airport Property & Easements Mark Airport Property Line Vacate Potential Public Interests on Airport Property Streets and Roads Plats Do Not Divide Airport Property (except for sale) Creating CSMs or plat for hanger leases is strongly discouraged Coordinate with BOA on platting questions
Property Acquisition Boundary Surveys Type of Survey County Surveyor Coordination Geodetic Control Airport PACs & SACs Geodetic Control Stations on Airport Property Coordinate with BOA
Existing Clear Zone Easement & Avigation Easement Hospital Moved to Accommodate Easements Hospital Desires to Construct Access Road in Easement Area
RPZ Analysis & Land Release Approvals Critical Safety Area and Approach Protection Roadway Height - Height of Signs, Light Poles - Structures Utility Coordination
Road in RPZ - Relocated to Reduce Impact on Aviation Safety Existing Avigation Easements Height of Light Poles Buried Utilities Utility Easements Wildlife Hazard
Understand Airport Owners Concerns Safety Clear and Safe Approaches Land Use Control - Preventing Incompatible Land Use Compliance with Grant Assurances Airport Impact Extends Beyond the Runway Know What is Obligated Airport Property Allow Sufficient Time Airport RPZ Analysis Can Takes 1 year+ Airport Land Releases Can Take 2-3 years Title Transfer Cannot Occur Until Both are Completed and Approved by FAA
Questions? Thank You! WisDOT Bureau of Aeronautics Airport Real Estate, Property Surveying & Mapping Diann Danielsen, Airport Land Program Manager diann.danielsen@dot.wi.gov 608-266-1709