Sea-Tac Communities Plan: Plan Summary Brochure

The Sea-Tac Communities Plan, jointly developed by the Port of Seattle and King County beginning in 1973, outlines strategies to improve compatibility between Sea-Tac International Airport and surrounding neighborhoods, with a focus on aircraft noise remedies, water quality improvements, and land use conversion. The plan identifies specific areas for outright property acquisition, purchase guarantees, and noise insulation programs affecting thousands of homes north and south of the airport. It also establishes policies for drainage management, community development, and long-term airport facility improvements to accommodate projected air traffic growth through 1993.

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Plan Summary brochure for the Sea-Tac Communities Plan (STCP), a joint Port Of Seattle and King County Council initiative begun March 1973 to achieve compatibility between Sea-Tac Airport and surrounding communities. Covers water quality programs for Miller Creek and Des Moines Creek basins including holding pond systems sized via Storm Water Management Model (SWMM); airport airfield and terminal improvement goals including Runway 16R-34L high-speed exit and Taxiway C general aviation runway (17-35); noise remedy programs applying Adjusted Noise Exposure (ANE) criteria for acquisition, purchase guarantee, and cost-sharing insulation areas; air traffic forecasts 1973–1993 by Peat Marwick Mitchell; air quality analysis by Environmental Systems Laboratories; noise exposure analysis by Robin M. Towne & Associates and MAN-Acoustics and Noise; community development land use plan covering acquisition, conversion, and reinforcement areas in Burien, Des Moines, Normandy Park, and King County; and Community Involvement Program administered by King County Policy Development Commission (PDC). Includes land use plan map legend with zoning categories and graphic scale.

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