Mississippi Military Installation Influence — AICUZ Coordination (Keesler AFB, Columbus AFB, NAS Meridian, Stennis Space Center, Camp Shelby) (MS)
Tracked preemption from the Mississippi overlay bundle.
Overview
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Effective
1973-01-01
Sunset
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Authority
federal_via_state
Scope
state:MS
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Trigger predicate
When this evaluates true for a parcel, the law's preempted fields take precedence over base zoning.
parcel.in_military_installation_influence_zone == TruePreempted fields
2 fields on the base district schema are rewritten when the trigger fires.
| Field | Op | Value | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
base_districts[*].aicuz_compatible_use_standards | require | dod_aicuz_compatibility_table | Local zoning in DoD AICUZ Accident Potential Zones (APZ-I, APZ-II, CZ) and noise contours (DNL 65+) should align with DoD compatibility recommendations; non-compatible residential development discouraged in CZ/APZ-I and DNL 75+ zones |
review_type | require | installation_coordination_within_aicuz | Local coordination with installation Community Planning Liaison Officer (CPLO) recommended; FAA Form 7460-1 required for height-constraint review |
Citation
Authority source
DoD Instruction 4165.57 (AICUZ Program); 10 USC §2664; AICUZ Studies for Keesler AFB (Biloxi), Columbus AFB (Lowndes Cnty.), NAS Meridian / Key Field (Meridian), Stennis Space Center (Hancock Cnty.), Camp Shelby (Forrest/Perry Cnty.); MS Code §17-1-27 (airport authority preemption); §61-7 (Airport Zoning Act, supra)
§ DoDI 4165.57; AICUZ studies per installation
Research notes
Mississippi hosts five major DoD installations with AICUZ footprints: (1) Keesler AFB (Biloxi/Harrison Cnty.) — 81st Training Wing, hurricane-hunter ops; AICUZ extends into Biloxi, Ocean Springs, D'Iberville. (2) Columbus AFB (Lowndes Cnty.) — 14th Flying Training Wing, T-1/T-6/T-38 trainer ops; AICUZ extends into Columbus and unincorporated Lowndes. (3) NAS Meridian / Key Field (Lauderdale Cnty.) — Naval flight training; AICUZ extends into Meridian and Marion. (4) Stennis Space Center (Hancock Cnty.) — NASA + Naval Oceanography + Navy Special Boat Team; 125,000-acre acoustic buffer zone is the single largest restricted-overflight envelope in MS, governing land use across Hancock/Pearl River cnties and into LA. (5) Camp Shelby (Forrest/Perry Cnty.) — Army Mississippi National Guard joint forces training center; ~134,000 acres restricted maneuver/range, affects unincorporated Forrest and Perry. Federal conflict check: DoD AICUZ recommendations are advisory; the §61-7-7 mandatory adoption hook is the enforcement vector for military-airfield height/use compatibility.