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WILBUR SMITH ASSOCIATES ENGINEERS · ARCHITECTS . PLANNERS 2~0~.~S~.,~0~,~0 ~AB ..... S ~1 ..... I~-~-- - ........ ~ ........ ;.J ...... March 11, 19B8 Mr. David Brook Deputy State Histodc Prese~/ation Officer The Division of Archives and History North Carolina Department of Cultural Resources 109 East Jones Street Ral.eigh, North Oarolin~ 27611 RE: Cabarrus County Airport Project No. CH87-E-0000-0862 WSA #000111 Dear Mr. Brook: We wish to provide clarification of the term 'airport district boundary", that you requested in your letter of September 18, 1987. This term is derived from pages F-10 and F-11 of the Airport Master Plan; these pages are attached to this letter. The purpose of the District is to encourage C~barrus County to adopt height and.hazard regulations to accompany their existing zoning. Since zoning will be responsible for the way land use develops in the Poplar Tent area, and not induced by the airport, these recommendations ara made to encourage Cabarrus County to safeguard the air- port's approaches through prohibition of residential developmeut in the approaches, and recommenda- tions to allow no more than large lot single family dwellings in the remainder of the airport dis- trict; commercial and industrial uses are airport compatible. Existing zoning in the area, as re- ferred to on the airport land use plan, consists primarily of agricultural/industrial (A*I) and also agricultural/rural residential (ARR). Definitions of these zoning areas are provided in an at- tachment as well. It will be the responsibility of Cabarrus County and its planning commission to determine whether or not they will accept th,ese recommendations and medJly their zoning ordinance accordingly. We, as airport planners, would like to take this opportunity to provide our assessment with regard to the potential airport site location and the National Register-listed "Favoni" property, it seems as though there are three issues that pertain to visual and audible effects. One is the visu- al siting of an aircraft either taking off or landing at the proposed airport. The second is the visual siting oJ an aircraft in the flight pattern approaching or departing the airport and third- ly, the audible effect of aircraft operating in the vicinRy. The site of the Favoni Property is approximately the same elevation as the proposed airport site, · i.e., about 650 feet ASL The land across, i.e., on the east side of Derita Road, from Favonl is at the same elevation. Proceeding toward the southwest and ti~e potential airport site, there is a valley and then the relief increases once more to form the ridge on which the potential airport is proposed. There ara numerous trees which would not be affected by an airport project now or in the future existing between the airport and Favoni on the east side of Derita Road and on the ridge of the potential airport site, Aircraft landing at the site would not be visible regardless of which end of the proposed runway that the aircraft landed. For aircraft taking off toward the north, the aircraft would be well into its flight pattern beyond the runway end in the approximate vicinity of Poplar Tent Road before beginning a lett turn (west, north) or right turn (east). It is ALBANY,NY · ALLIANCE.OH · CAIPeO. EGYPT· CHARLESTON.SC · COLUMB'A,SC. FALLS CHUI~'CH,VA · HONG KONG · HgJSTON,1X . KNOXVJ'..LE.'iI,~ KUALA LUMPUR.MA~.YSIA . LEXINGTON.KY *MiA. MLFL . NEW HA~EN.CT . GRLAN~,FL . PHOENiX~Z · PITTSBURGH.FA · I