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Director
DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC WORKS
GILLESPIE FIELD
PALOMAR AIRPORT ' ' )960 JOE CROSSON DR
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RECEIVED
June 3, 1981
Joyce Crossthwaite ' ' J\JN 5
Carlsbad Planning Department
City o£ Carlsbad _—
1200 Elm Avenue CITY OFCarlsbad, CA. 92008 planning
Re: Draft Environmental Impact Report
Rancho Carrillo Residential Development
Carlsbad, California
I have reviewed the draft Environmental Impact Report for the
proposed Rancho Carrillo development as it relates to Palomar
Airport operations.
My comments with respect to this development remain as expressed
in my letter of July 22, 1980, attached in Appendix K of the
Environmental Impact Report. Unfortunately, the proposed
Airport Noise Control and Land Use Compatibility study (ANCLUC)
discussed in that letter has not been funded by .the Federal
Aviation Administration. Pending revision of grant legislation,
there is at present no certainty that this study will be
conducted.
I continue to believe that Rancho Carrillo and Palomar Airport
will experience "compatibility" problems. Rancho Carrillo will
be the closest residential development to Palomar Airport. While
it"is true that Rancho Carrillo is outside the boundaries of the
Palomar 65 CNEL, the same can be said for existing residential
developments located at greater distances from the airport.
Airport traffic has nevertheless been a major issue and source
of complaints from residents of these developments. As a
practical matter, there is no discernible relationship between
the boundaries of the Palomar 65 CNEL and citizen complaints.
Many complaints are not related to noise level, but to the
numbers of aircraft overhead, low altitude flight, or a fear
of accident.
Joyce Crossthwaite
Carlsbad Planning Department -2- June 3, 1981
Based on recent experience, a number of future residents of
Rancho Carrillo can be expected to develop concerns regarding
Palomar air traffic after moving into the area. It is an
unfortunate dilemma that this will occur, with resulting
complaints and demands for restrictions, despite compliance
with airport noise standards and land use plans. Rancho Carrillo
is an example of residential encroachment into the vicinity of
an airport which any airport manager or student of airport noise
problems will recognize as ultimate "bad news."
In my July 22, 1980 letter I recommended that the impact of
airport operations be clearly identified to, and acknowledged
in writing by, each prospective purchaser. I firmly believe
that this would be in the best interests of the 'purchaser and
the airport.
PHILIP/ff. SAFFORD
Assistant Directo
Airports Division
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cc: SANDAG (J. Koerper)
FAA (H. C. Bliss)
. Director, Department of Public Works (R. J. Massman)
Airports Director Waldman (S119)
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