§ 27-548.50. Introduction.

(a)

The 2009 Joint Base Andrews Naval Air Facility Washington Joint Land Use Study ("JLUS"), representing a partnership between Joint Base Andrews Naval Air Facility Washington ("Joint Base Andrews" or "the base "), Prince George's County and the local community, identifies land uses that impair, or are incompatible with, the mission of Joint Base Andrews. In addition, the JLUS identifies several impacts of air operations, such as noise and increased exposure to the potential for an air accident, which adversely affect the public safety, health, and welfare of communities surrounding Joint Base Andrews, including residential, commercial and employment areas. The JLUS recommends strategies to address the impacts resulting from incompatible land uses and base activities, including, but not limited to:

(1)

downzoning impacted residential zones;

(2)

discouraging mixed-use zones to avoid intensification;

(3)

the establishment of a Military Installation Overlay Zone.

(b)

The Military Installation Overlay Zone establishes standards of use, design, and construction for development in the vicinity of Joint Base Andrews impacted by air operations at the base. These standards are intended to promote the health, safety and welfare of existing and future base-area residents, workers, and surrounding uses while allowing Joint Base Andrews to fulfill its mission.

(c)

The Military Installation Overlay Zone is based on three areas of constraint: noise, height, and accident potential. The M-I-O Zone identifies geographic areas where encroachment should be avoided, identifies prohibited uses, and creates standards for permitted uses that provide for compatibility between the activities at Joint Base Andrews and in the surrounding neighborhoods.

(CB-42-2015)