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Luke AFB & Davis-Monthan AFB (Arizona) Military Airport Preservation

Arizona-specific state preservation framework for Luke AFB and Davis-Monthan AFB approach corridors.

Overview

Arizona-specific state preservation framework for Luke AFB and Davis-Monthan AFB approach corridors.

FAA Part 77DoD AICUZFEMA NFIP / SFHAMilitary Airport PreservationESA Critical HabitatAll overlays
Agency
Arizona Department of Real Estate + DoD
Enacted
2001 (ARS §28-8481)
Last reviewed
2026-04-19
Overlays in file
2

Why it matters

Land-use within designated Military Airport Vicinity tracts is jointly reviewed by the state and the base. The AZ statute gives the state a preemption hook over city zoning when federal military missions are threatened.

When to worry

Any parcel in the Luke AFB or Davis-Monthan AFB vicinity as mapped under the statute. This is state-level but federally-triggered, hence treated as a federal overlay in the OnlyPlans model.

Luke AFB Military Airport Preservation — AICUZ Height & Noise-Sensitive Use Preemption

Authority
federal
Scope
federal
Effective
2001-07-01
Federal-conflict flag
Not flagged

Citation

Authority source
Arizona Revised Statutes §28-8481 (Military Airport Preservation — Luke AFB)
§ ARS §28-8481
https://www.azleg.gov/viewdocument/?docName=https://www.azleg.gov/ars/28/08481.htm

Trigger predicate

When this predicate evaluates true for a parcel, the overlay applies.

city.has_luke_afb_adjacency == True

Preempted fields

The operations that federal rule forces onto the base zoning when the predicate fires.

FieldOpValueNote
base_districts[*].max_height_ftcap_atvariable-by-parcel-geometryAICUZ imaginary surfaces (inner/outer horizontal, conical, approach, transitional) generate a parcel-specific height ceiling. Evaluator defers exact cap to parcel-level computation.
base_districts[*].allowed_usesremoveresidentialNoise-sensitive use removal inside APZ-I/II and DNL ≥65 contours.
base_districts[*].allowed_usesremoveschoolsNoise-sensitive use removal inside APZ-I/II and DNL ≥65 contours.
base_districts[*].allowed_usesremovehospitalsNoise-sensitive use removal inside APZ-I/II and DNL ≥65 contours.

Notes

Luke AFB west-valley AICUZ/MAAMF compatibility zone. Arizona state law implements federal airspace/mission-protection interest — the overlay is carried in the federal-overlays file because the substantive constraints (AICUZ surfaces, APZ-I/II, noise DNL contours) are federally-defined by DoD. Preemption shape mirrors FED_MAAMF_DAVIS_MONTHAN_AFB. Exact height cap per parcel must be resolved by querying the AICUZ imaginary-surface geometry — this overlay flags applicability only.

Davis-Monthan AFB Military Airport Preservation — AICUZ Height & Noise-Sensitive Use Preemption

Authority
federal
Scope
federal
Effective
2001-07-01
Federal-conflict flag
Not flagged

Citation

Authority source
Arizona Revised Statutes §28-8481 (Military Airport Preservation — Davis-Monthan AFB)
§ ARS §28-8481
https://www.azleg.gov/viewdocument/?docName=https://www.azleg.gov/ars/28/08481.htm

Trigger predicate

When this predicate evaluates true for a parcel, the overlay applies.

city.has_dm_afb_adjacency == True

Preempted fields

The operations that federal rule forces onto the base zoning when the predicate fires.

FieldOpValueNote
base_districts[*].max_height_ftcap_atvariable-by-parcel-geometryAICUZ imaginary surfaces (inner/outer horizontal, conical, approach, transitional) generate a parcel-specific height ceiling. Evaluator defers exact cap to parcel-level computation.
base_districts[*].allowed_usesremoveresidentialNoise-sensitive use removal inside APZ-I/II and DNL ≥65 contours.
base_districts[*].allowed_usesremoveschoolsNoise-sensitive use removal inside APZ-I/II and DNL ≥65 contours.
base_districts[*].allowed_usesremovehospitalsNoise-sensitive use removal inside APZ-I/II and DNL ≥65 contours.

Notes

Davis-Monthan AFB (Tucson area) AICUZ/MAAMF compatibility zone. Arizona state law implements federal airspace/mission-protection interest — the overlay is carried in the federal-overlays file because the substantive constraints (AICUZ surfaces, APZ-I/II, noise DNL contours) are federally-defined by DoD. Preemption shape mirrors FED_MAAMF_LUKE_AFB. Exact height cap per parcel must be resolved by querying the AICUZ imaginary-surface geometry — this overlay flags applicability only.