Modesto City-Council Airport Obstruction Management Project

Modesto City-Council Airport Obstruction Management Project

Pursuant to requirements set forth under Federal Aviation Regulation (FAR) Part 77: Safe, Efficient Use and Preservation of the Navigable Airspace, and in keeping with its obligations as an airport in the National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems (NPIAS), MOD must ensure that its airspace is clear of objects that have the potential of interfering with aircraft in flight. In order to fulfill these obligations, the City proposes to trim ~239 trees that have grown into the approach and transitional surfaces for Runways 28R and 28L. Trees identified for treatment include 88 native and 151 non-native species. Trees would be trimmed to appropriated heights, as set forth in FAR Part 77, as well as other FAA regulations, including clearance standards for existing sequence lights located on the approach to Runway 28R. Trimming methods would follow guidelines established in the "Vegetation Management Plan for Modesto City-County Airport for Adjacent Tuolumne River Interface" as well as the standards set forth by the American National Standard Institute (ANSI) for pruning.

Ceres, Modesto

Stanislaus

Air Resources Board, Airport/Energy Projects, California Department of Fish and Wildlife, Central Region 4 (CDFW), California Department of Parks and Recreation, California Highway Patrol, California Native American Heritage Commission (NAHC), California Regional Water Quality Control Board, Central Valley Sacramento Region 5 (RWQCB), Caltrans, Division of Aeronautics, Department of Water Resources, Office of Historic Preservation, Resources Agency, California Department of Transportation, District 10 (DOT)

California Department of Transportation, District 10 (DOT)

Tree Management

Aesthetics, Air Quality, Biological Resources, Cultural Resources, Cumulative Effects, Hydrology/Water Quality, Noise