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MC/MAC RECOMMENDATIONS
<br />EMPHASIZE ROLE OF LAND USE
<br />IN AIRPORT NOISE ABATEMENT
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<br />the plan did not contain all the Iten~ required by
<br />the MLPA. The Council's review must be completed
<br />within 120 days of its recommencement.
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<br />The Joint Metropolitan Council/Metropolitan Airporta
<br />Commission Committee (MC/MAC) recently adopted
<br />its final report on airport noise planning issues.
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<br />The report is the result of a review of the MAC'S
<br />master plan for Minneapolis-St. Paul International
<br />Airport which was conducted pursuant to Minnesota
<br />Statutes 473.165.
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<br />The joint committee's key recommendations are the
<br />land use compatibility guidelines. The guidelines
<br />describe a process for land use planning near airports
<br />aimed at minimizing noise problems. The recom-
<br />mcnded guidelines focus on land uses that are
<br />compatible wlth predicted aircraft noise contours.
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<br />A major recommendation is that the Council adopt as
<br />its policy "noise contours" that are based on a
<br />project called "Noisemap," a computer process which
<br />maps potential future aircraft noise areas.
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<br />The Noisemap project was developed jointly by the
<br />Metropolitan Council, MAC, Mn/DOT, Minnesota
<br />Pollution Control Agency (PCA), a techfiical subcom-
<br />mittee of the Transportation Advisory Board and
<br />citizens.
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<br />In addition to its recommendations regarding airport
<br />noise, the report deals with seven other general
<br />planning issues:
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<br />STUDY OF EMISSION DENSITY ZONING
<br />(EDZ) FOR METRO AREA PROGRESSING
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<br />Since October 1979, the Council's environmental
<br />staff, together with a task force, has been looking at
<br />emission density zoning (EDZ) as a way to control
<br />sulfur dioxide (SO) in the Metropolitan Area. The
<br />task force is made up of local planners, representutlves .
<br />of environmental groups, industry, and the State
<br />Pollution Control Agency and Energy Agency. The
<br />study, which is jointly funded by the Environmental
<br />Protection Agency (EPA), Housing and Urban
<br />Development (HUD), Department of Energy (DOE),
<br />and Economic Development Administration (EDA) is
<br />one of eight demonstration programs being . .. .,
<br />conducted in the country. ·
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<br />Several variations of the EDZ concept are being
<br />studied. Each of them varies from traditional control-
<br />of emissions at the source in that they designate the
<br />maximum amount of pollution allowable in any
<br />one area of the air quality region. The EDZ approach
<br />has some major advantages for regional air quality .
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<br />Control of emissions at the source does not guarantee' ~'." :
<br />compliance with air quality standards regionally.~:~: j .-....
<br />EDZ, by setting maximum limits on emissions from f.:: ,- - '; . _
<br />all sources, would ensure compliance. EDZ also offers -_~ ', -,. ;,
<br />flexibility m allocating ermss~ons to {ndustries m the ..:.~':~-.~: ,-
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<br /> ment programming; 2) roadway access to the west area, which can in turn allow for futu~ industrial ,~ ~--
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<br /> NORTH ST. PAUB'S PLAN REVIEW STATUS The resultant ~mi'sslon density limits will, it is hop~
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<br /> Council staff review of North St. Paul's Comprehensive the same time allowing full economic grov,~h In ;;e,
<br /> Plan recommenced on March 4. Review of the plan the Region. The final report is to be completed .. - ':-:'.
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