CHAPTER TWO AFFECTED ENVIRONMENT

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1 CHICAGO MIDWAY INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT FAR PART 150 NOISE COMPATIBILITY STUDY UPDATE CHAPTER TWO AFFECTED ENVIRONMENT The operation of an airport generally will have direct benefits and impacts on its surrounding communities because aviation activity is inherently connected with its neighbors. This symbiotic relationship includes both positive and negative impacts. Identifying the existing land uses surrounding an airport is an important step in the Part 150 process to understand and quantify potential impacts. The description of the affected environment identifies and describes residential and other noisesensitive land uses around the Chicago Midway International Airport (MDW). 2.1 AIRPORT LOCATION The following section describes the Airport Environs and the Study Area defined for this 2013 FAR Part 150 Noise Compatibility Study Update AIRPORT ENVIRONS AND PART 150 STUDY AREA The airport environs refer to the area surrounding the airport that may experience broader effects from the noise of aircraft flights. According to 14 CFR Part 150 Airport Noise Compatibility Planning all land uses below the noise level of 65 DNL (day-night average sound level) are generally considered compatible with airport operations, as shown in Table 2-1. Landrum & Brown Chapter Two Affected Environment April 2013 Page 2-1

2 CHICAGO MIDWAY INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT FAR PART 150 NOISE COMPATIBILITY STUDY UPDATE Table 2-1 LAND USE COMPATIBILITY GUIDELINES - 14 CFR PART 150 YEARLY DAY-NIGHT AVERAGE SOUND LEVEL (DNL) IN DECIBELS BELOW OVER LAND USE RESIDENTIAL Residential, other than mobile homes and Y N 1 N 1 N N N transient lodgings Mobile home parks Y N N N N N Transient lodgings Y N 1 N 1 N 1 N N PUBLIC USE Schools, hospitals, nursing homes Y N N N Churches, auditoriums, and concert halls Y N N N Governmental services Y Y N N Transportation Y Y Y 2 Y 3 Y 4 N 4 Parking Y Y Y 2 Y 3 Y 4 N COMMERCIAL USE Offices, business and professional Y Y N N Wholesale and retail -- building materials, Y Y Y 2 Y 3 Y 4 N hardware, and farm equipment Retail trade, general Y Y N N Utilities Y Y Y 2 Y 3 Y 4 N Communication Y Y N N MANUFACTURING AND PRODUCTION Manufacturing, general Y Y Y 2 Y 3 Y 4 N Photographic and optical Y Y N N Agriculture (except livestock) and Y Y 6 Y 7 Y 8 Y 8 Y 8 forestry Livestock farming and breeding Y Y 6 Y 7 N N N Mining and fishing, resource production and extraction Y Y Y Y Y Y RECREATIONAL Outdoor sports arenas and spectator Y Y Y 5 N 5 N N sports Outdoor music shells, amphitheaters Y N N N N N Nature exhibits and zoos Y Y N N N N Amusements, parks, resorts, and camps Y Y Y N N N Golf courses, riding stables, and water recreation Y Y N N Key To Table 2-1 Y (Yes) N (No) NLR Land use and related structures compatible without restrictions. Land use and related structures are not compatible and should be prohibited. Noise Level Reduction (outdoor to indoor) to be achieved through incorporation of noise attenuation into the design and construction of the structure. 25, 30, 35 Land use and related structures generally compatible; measures to achieve a NLR of 25, 30, or 35 db must be incorporated into design and construction of structure. Landrum & Brown Chapter Two Affected Environment April 2013 Page 2-2

3 CHICAGO MIDWAY INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT FAR PART 150 NOISE COMPATIBILITY STUDY UPDATE Notes for Table The designations contained in this table do not constitute a Federal determination that any use of land covered by the program is acceptable under Federal, state, or local law. The responsibility for determining the acceptable and permissible land uses and the relationship between specific properties and specific noise contours rests with the local authorities. FAA determinations under Part 150 are not intended to substitute Federally determined land uses for those determined to be appropriate by local authorities in response to locally determined needs and values in achieving noise compatible land uses. 2. Where the community determines that residential or school uses must be allowed, measures to achieve outdoor-to-indoor Noise Level Reduction (NLR) of at least 25 db and 30 db should be incorporated into building codes and be considered in individual approvals. Normal residential construction can be expected to provide a NLR of 20 db, thus, the reduction requirements are often stated as five, ten, or 15 db over standard construction and normally assume mechanical ventilation and closed windows year round. However, the use of NLR criteria will not eliminate outdoor noise problems. 3. Measures to achieve NLR of 25 db must be incorporated into the design and construction of portions of these buildings where the public is received, office areas, noise-sensitive areas, or where the normal noise level is low. 4. Measures to achieve NLR of 30 db must be incorporated into the design and construction of portions of these buildings where the public is received, office areas, noise-sensitive areas, or where the normal noise level is low. 5. Measures to achieve NLR of 35 db must be incorporated into the design and construction of portions of these buildings where the public is received, office areas, noise-sensitive areas, or where the normal noise level is low. 6. Land use compatible provided special sound reinforcement systems are installed. 7. Residential buildings require a NLR of 25 db. 8. Residential buildings require a NLR of 30 db. 9. Residential buildings not permitted. Source: 14 CFR Part 150 Airport Noise Compatibility Planning, Appendix A, Table 1. The area defined as the airport environs for this study and shown on Exhibit 2-1, Airport Environs, has been shaped by the current aircraft flight tracks that occur over portions of the City of Chicago, and their wards, along with the neighboring communities. Exhibit 2-2, Study Area, illustrates the land areas that are anticipated to be exposed to aircraft flights at low altitudes. The analyses contained in this study will address the aircraft noise effects and the zoning and land use management tools used by the communities located within the Part 150 Study Area. The MDW Part 150 Study Area was developed by analyzing previous noise exposure contours, current and future flight corridors, existing physical and jurisdictional boundaries and noise sensitive facilities that have been sound insulated. The Study Area generally follows 35 th Street to the NORTH; Western Avenue to the EAST; 87 th Street to the SOUTH; and 0.5 miles west of Harlem Avenue to the WEST. Landrum & Brown Chapter Two Affected Environment April 2013 Page 2-3

4 CHICAGO MIDWAY INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT FAR PART 150 NOISE COMPATIBILITY STUDY UPDATE The Part 150 Study Area includes parts or all of the following 11 communities and portions of Unincorporated Cook County, Illinois: Village of Bedford Park City of Berwyn Village of Bridgeview City of Burbank City of Chicago Town of Cicero Village of Forest View Village of Lyons Village of Riverside Village of Stickney Village of Summit Unincorporated Cook County The Part 150 Study Area also includes parts or all of the following Aldermanic Wards in the City of Chicago: Ward 12 Ward 16 Ward 13 Ward 18 Ward 14 Ward 22 Ward 15 Ward 23 These jurisdictions and wards in the Part 150 Study Area are also depicted on Exhibit 2-1, Airport Environs. Landrum & Brown Chapter Two Affected Environment April 2013 Page 2-4

5 Midway Riverside Lyons McCook Summit Harlem Ave Ogden Ave Berwyn Forest View 55 55th St Ridgeland Ave 35th St Stickney U.C.C. Cicero Unincorporated Cook County 23 Central Ave 13C 47th St 13R 13L Archer Ave 22R Cicero Ave 22L Pulaski Rd Kedzie Ave California Ave Western Ave Chicago 16 Archer Ave 39th St 43rd St 47th St 51st St 55th St 59th St Damen Ave 35th St 20 City of Chicago Rahm Emanuel Mayor Airport Environs Legend International Airport Department of Aviation Rosemarie S. Andolino Commissioner 14 CFR Part 150 Study Study Area Municipal Boundaries Chicago Ward Boundaries Existing Airport Property Interstates Major Roads 63rd St 4L 4R 31L 31R 31C 15 63rd St Railroads 13 67th St Bedford Park 71st St 17 U.C.C. Justice Bridgeview Harlem Ave 79th St 79th St Source: ESRI Data & Maps, 2012; Land Use: Northeastern Illinois Planning Commission, Burbank Cicero Ave Pulaski Rd Kedzie Ave 18 Western Ave 87th St Damen Ave Feet 0 2,000 4,000 Date: February 5, 2013 File: Airport_Environs.mxd Exhibit: 2-1

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7 Midway Riverside Lyons Harlem Ave Ogden Ave Berwyn Ridgeland Ave 35th St Stickney Cicero Central Ave Cicero Ave Pulaski Rd Archer Ave 39th St 43rd St 35th St City of Chicago Rahm Emanuel Mayor International Airport Department of Aviation Rosemarie S. Andolino Commissioner 14 CFR Part 150 Study Study Area McCook Forest View 55 47th St Archer Ave Kedzie Ave California Ave Western Ave 47th St 51st St Damen Ave Study Area Legend Single-Family Residential Summit 55th St 13R 13L 13C 22R 22L Chicago 55th St 59th St Multi-Family Residential Institutional, Medical, Education, Religious Commercial 63rd St 4L 4R 31L 31R 31C 63rd St Industrial/Manufacturing Transportation/Utilities 67th St Open Space/Vacant Bedford Park 71st St Water Interstates Major Roads Railroads Justice Bridgeview 79th St 79th St Source: ESRI Data & Maps, 2012; Land Use: Northeastern Illinois Planning Commission, Harlem Ave Burbank Cicero Ave Pulaski Rd Kedzie Ave Western Ave 87th St Damen Ave Feet 0 2,000 4,000 Date: February 5, 2013 File: Study_Area.mxd Exhibit: 2-2

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9 CHICAGO MIDWAY INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT FAR PART 150 NOISE COMPATIBILITY STUDY UPDATE EXISTING LAND USES For the purposes of this 2013 Part 150 Study Update the existing land uses in the Study Area were identified and mapped. Existing land uses were identified using the Northeastern Illinois Planning Commission GIS databases and supplemented, as necessary, by field verification. See Exhibit 2-3, Existing Land Use. The area for which existing land uses were identified involves two levels of delineation: 1) the area directly adjacent to the airport and the areas directly in line with the northeast/southwest and southeast/northwest orientation of the runways that may be affected by specific localized impacts of noise abatement measures; and 2) the regional area that may experience the broader incompatibilities of aircraft flights and noise impacts EXISTING NOISE-SENSITIVE PUBLIC FACILITIES Land uses which may be considered incompatible with airport operations include more than just residential uses. Part 150 guidelines define other categories of public facilities as noise-sensitive including schools, churches, nursing homes, hospitals, and libraries. Within the Part 150 Study Area there are 108 schools, 143 churches, 13 libraries, seven (7) nursing home facilities, and two (2) hospitals. Exhibit 2-4, Existing Noise-Sensitive Public Facilities, shows the location of the noise-sensitive public facilities within the Study Area. No other planned noisesensitive public facilities have been identified within the Part 150 Study Area. Landrum & Brown Chapter Two Affected Environment April 2013 Page 2-9

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11 Midway Riverside Lyons Harlem Ave Ogden Ave Berwyn Ridgeland Ave 35th St Stickney Cicero Central Ave Cicero Ave Pulaski Rd Archer Ave 39th St 43rd St 35th St City of Chicago Rahm Emanuel Mayor International Airport Department of Aviation Rosemarie S. Andolino Commissioner 14 CFR Part 150 Study Existing Land Use McCook Forest View 55 47th St Archer Ave Kedzie Ave California Ave Western Ave 47th St 51st St Damen Ave Study Area Legend Single-Family Residential Summit 55th St 13R 13L 13C 22R 22L Chicago 55th St 59th St Multi-Family Residential Institutional, Medical, Education, Religious Commercial 63rd St 4L 4R 31L 31R 31C 63rd St Industrial/Manufacturing Transportation/Utilities 67th St Open Space/Vacant Bedford Park 71st St Water Interstates Major Roads Railroads Justice Bridgeview 79th St 79th St Source: ESRI Data & Maps, 2012; Land Use: Northeastern Illinois Planning Commission, Harlem Ave Burbank Cicero Ave Pulaski Rd Kedzie Ave Western Ave 87th St Damen Ave Feet 0 2,000 4,000 Date: February 5, 2013 File: Existing_Landuse.mxd Exhibit: 2-3

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13 Midway Riverside Lyons McCook Harlem Ave Ogden Ave Berwyn Forest View 55 Ridgeland Ave 35th St Stickney Cicero Central Ave 47th St Archer Ave Cicero Ave Pulaski Rd Kedzie Ave California Ave Western Ave Archer Ave 39th St 43rd St 47th St 51st St Damen Ave 35th St City of Chicago Rahm Emanuel Mayor Legend Municipal Boundaries International Airport Department of Aviation Rosemarie S. Andolino Commissioner 14 CFR Part 150 Study Existing Noise-Sensitive Facilities Study Area Summit 55th St 13R 13L 13C 22R 22L Chicago 55th St 59th St Existing Airport Property Interstates Major Roads 63rd St 4L 4R 31L 31R 31C 63rd St Railroads Schools Schools - Sound Insulated 67th St Churches Libraries Bedford Park 71st St Hospitals Nursing Homes Justice Bridgeview 79th St 79th St Source: ESRI Data & Maps, 2012; Land Use: Northeastern Illinois Planning Commission, Harlem Ave Burbank Cicero Ave Pulaski Rd Kedzie Ave Western Ave 87th St Damen Ave Feet 0 2,000 4,000 Date: February 5, 2013 File: Noise_Sensitive_Facilities.mxd Exhibit: 2-4

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15 CHICAGO MIDWAY INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT FAR PART 150 NOISE COMPATIBILITY STUDY UPDATE EXISTING HISTORIC SITES The land use and noise-sensitive facilities data analysis included performing an inventory of sites with historical significance. For the purpose of this Study, historic sites are defined as sites and historic districts that are included on the National Register of Historic Places (NRHP), City of Chicago Landmark Database or the City of Chicago Historical Survey Database. Historically significant structures on MDW property include the Illinois National Guard Armory. A search of sites in the databases revealed that there are four addresses that are characterized as historic sites within the Existing Conditions (2012) Noise Exposure Map. Within the Study Area there are ninety-five (95) total historic sites. The Historic Sites located within the Existing Conditions (2012) Noise Exposure Map are listed in Table 2-2. Exhibit 2-5, Historic Sites shows the location of Historic Sites within the Study Area. Table 2-2 HISTORIC SITES WITHIN THE EXISTING CONDITIONS (2012) NOISE EXPOSURE MAP Chicago Midway International Airport Map ID HP-1 1 HP-2 2 HP-3 2 HP-4 Historic Site 5046 S Kolin Avenue, Chicago W 63rd Street, Chicago S Central Avenue, Chicago Illinois National Guard Amory 1 HP-1 is listed as a potential historic site in the Chicago Historic Resources Survey (CHRS), which is a local survey conducted from 1983 to This structure was listed as possessing some architectural feature or historical association that made it potentially significant in the context of the surrounding community. Full sound insulation of the structure was initiated in March 2007 and substantially complete in March HP-2 and HP-3 represent the same property at the northwest corner of 63 rd Street and Central Avenue. The City of Chicago has purchased the property with the intent to address existing obstruction issues, and is preparing an environmental evaluation and will identify all reasonable alternatives including working with the IHPA. Source: National Park Service NRHP Database, 2012; City of Chicago Landmarks Database, 2012; City of Chicago Historical Survey Database, 2012 Landrum & Brown Chapter Two Affected Environment April 2013 Page 2-15

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17 Midway Riverside Lyons Harlem Ave Ogden Ave Berwyn Ridgeland Ave 35th St Stickney Cicero Central Ave Cicero Ave Pulaski Rd Archer Ave 39th St 43rd St 35th St City of Chicago Rahm Emanuel Mayor International Airport Department of Aviation Rosemarie S. Andolino Commissioner 14 CFR Part 150 Study Historic Sites McCook Forest View 55 47th St Archer Ave Kedzie Ave California Ave Western Ave 47th St 51st St Damen Ave Study Area Legend Municipal Boundaries Summit 55th St 13C 13R 13L 22R 22L Chicago 55th St 59th St Existing Airport Property Interstates Major Roads 63rd St 4L 4R 31L 31R 31C 63rd St Railroads Historical Sites 67th St Bedford Park 71st St Justice Bridgeview 79th St 79th St Source: ESRI Data & Maps, 2012; Land Use: Northeastern Illinois Planning Commission, Harlem Ave Burbank Cicero Ave Pulaski Rd Kedzie Ave Western Ave 87th St Damen Ave Feet 0 2,000 4,000 Date: February 5, 2013 File: Historic_Sites.mxd Exhibit: 2-5

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19 CHICAGO MIDWAY INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT FAR PART 150 NOISE COMPATIBILITY STUDY UPDATE 2.2 EXISTING LAND USE GUIDELINES/PLANNING DOCUMENTS The Part 150 planning process does not propose, recommend, or fund remedial mitigation for any future proposed development. However, the projected future noise exposure, based on a forecast of aircraft operations, is produced to identify the areas that may potentially be affected by aircraft noise. This information, in the form of a future six-year 65 DNL noise exposure contour, is provided to local planners/planning agencies for use in the development of local comprehensive plans and land use policies. Neither the CDA nor the Federal government has the authority to implement or enforce local land use policies and regulations. That responsibility falls to the local jurisdictions, which includes the county, city, village, and townships. The Part 150 process includes a review of local comprehensive planning efforts, land use regulations, zoning ordinances, building codes, and subdivision regulations. In most cities and counties, the chief land use regulatory document is the zoning ordinance, which regulates the types of uses, building height, bulk, and density permitted in various locations. Subdivision regulations are another important land use tool, regulating the platting of land. Local communities also regulate development through building codes and, in some cases, enforce noise regulations. The local capital improvements program, a schedule for constructing and improving public facilities such as streets, sewers, and water lines, is another important policy document that could influence development; although, on its own it does not involve regulation. Landrum & Brown Chapter Two Affected Environment April 2013 Page 2-19

20 CHICAGO MIDWAY INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT FAR PART 150 NOISE COMPATIBILITY STUDY UPDATE 2.3 DEVELOPMENT TRENDS Before evaluating potential land use management and mitigation techniques, it is important to understand the trends of currently proposed development and the likelihood of future residential development and other noise-sensitive land uses within the planning time frame for this 2013 Part 150 Study Update. Development has slowed in the area of Midway Airport primarily due to the lack of available developable land. Much of the land surrounding MDW to the north, east, south and west is currently developed and opportunities for new development are limited to small infill development or redevelopment. Built in 2002, the Midway Hotel Center is a collection of nine hotels and meeting space located in the area bounded by West 65 th Street to the north, South Cicero Avenue to the east, West 67 th Street to the south and Lavergne Avenue to the west. The nine hotels in the Midwest Hotel Center is comprised of: 1. Chicago Marriott Midway 2. Courtyard by Marriott Chicago Midway Airport 3. Fairfield Inn by Marriott Chicago Midway Airport 4. Hampton Inn Chicago Midway Airport 5. Hilton Garden Inn Chicago Midway Airport 6. Holiday Inn Chicago Midway Airport 7. Holiday Inn Express Chicago Midway Airport 8. Residence Inn Chicago Midway Airport 9. Sleep Inn Midway Airport Opened in 2005, the Autumn Green at Midway Village is a senior lifestyle community located southeast of the intersection of Cicero Avenue and Marquette Road. Autumn Green at Midway Village offers both independent and assisted living. Autumn Green is located southwest of Midway Airport and is located outside the 65 DNL in both the Existing Conditions (2012) and Future Conditions (2018) NEMs. Landrum & Brown Chapter Two Affected Environment April 2013 Page 2-20