North Clear Zone (NCZ) Is Located at the North Have Been Purchased by Government Entities but the End of the Mcchord Field Runway

JBLM McChord Field

EXECUTIVE MISSION North Clear Zone LEADERSHIP TEAM To foster effective communication, understanding, and South Sound Military & Communities Partnership City of Lacey mutual benefit by serving as the most effective point of coordination for resolution of those issues which tran- City of Lakewood scend the specific interests of the military and civilian Joint Base Lewis-McChord communities of the South Sound region. Pierce County VISION STEERING COMMITTEE The SSMCP is an innovative and flexible partnership City of DuPont uniquely positioned to provide regional leadership to City of Tacoma bridge military and civilian communities. City of University Place City of Yelm Thurston County CORE NCZ WORKING GROUP Nisqually Tribe Washington State Military Department McChord Field North Clear Zone looking southwest with I-5/SR 512 interchange at Lakewood in foreground WORKING GROUP CHAIRS Bill Adamson Program Manager Clover Park School District The South Sound Military & North Clear Zone Project Objectives Pierce Transit Communities Partnership »»Ensure public and air safety (SSMCP) has developed a Puget Sound Energy Dave Bugher Julia Walton strategy and plan of action »»Bring use of the North Clear Zone into Federal Assistant City Manager Project Manager South Puget Sound to resolve existing land use Aviation Administration and Department of Defense Community College Frank Fiori Casey Bradfield incompatibilities and bring regulatory compliance Tacoma-Pierce County Planning Manager Deputy Project Manager the McChord Field North Health Department Becky Newton Michael Read Clear Zone into compliance »»Prepare for BRAC and preserve JBLM Mission Assurance with federal guidelines for Tacoma-Pierce County Economic Development Communications public and air safety. »»Implement the 2015 JBLM Joint Land Use Study Chamber of Commerce Thurston Regional »»Maintain full airfield operational capacity and capability Planning Council Tiffany Speir Julie Bassuk Governmental Relations Clear Zone Research United Way-Pierce County Rob Allen BACKGROUND Washington State Economic Development Department of Transportation Greg Easton A Clear Zone is a federally-designated, 3,000-by-3,000- JBLM and partly within the City of Lakewood. The part Real Estate & Relocation foot safety area adjacent to the end of a runway. This in Lakewood includes many buildings and business Tom Knight area has the highest statistical possibility of aircraft on privately-held properties. Based on federal safety JBLM Chief of Staff accidents. Department of Defense guidelines call for guidelines, these uses are incompatible with runway E. Tyson Smith Clear Zones to be undeveloped and free of people and operations and pose public and flight safety risks. Mike Barton Land Use & Real Estate flight obstructions. This protects the safety of the public JBLM Real Estate Law and ability of the military to carry out its missions. The need to address incompatible land uses in the NCZ was first identified in 1992. Since then some properties The North Clear Zone (NCZ) is located at the north have been purchased by government entities but the end of the McChord Field runway. It is partly within bulk of properties remain in private ownership. To learn more about the South Sound Military & Communities Partnership visit SSMCP.org

updated May 2017 North Clear Zone Action & Implementation Plan A Strategy That Makes Cooperative Agreement Possible The North Clear Zone Action & Implementation Plan 3. Voluntary Property Acquisition and Business In April 2017 the City of Lakewood adopted Resolution Existing businesses operating in the North Clear Zone (AIP) sets forth a phased strategy consisting of six ac- Relocation (Phases 1–3): SSMCP partners work No. 2017-09, authorizing the City to sign and execute a are an important part of the local, regional and state tions and corresponding implementation steps designed to obtain funding from a variety of sources for Memorandum of Agreement for Implementation of the economy. Retention of existing business in the Lakewood to be carried out in a specific sequence to accomplish voluntary purchase of properties and relocation AIP (MOA). In May 2017, the MOA was signed by all AIP area is a high priority for SSMCP and its partners. project objectives, while balancing benefits and costs of businesses currently located in the NCZ, based partners. Now that the AIP is completed and the MOA among stakeholders. on the phased purchase priorities shown below. is signed, the SSMCP and partners are transitioning to Retention of JBLM Mission Readiness and potential implementation of the AIP. mission expansion is critical to the local economy and 4. Habitat Restoration and Preservation (Phases 1–3): stability around the globe. Addressing North Clear Zone AIP IMPLEMENTATION PHASES SSMCP partners enter into an agreement to form encroachment and safety issues will strengthen JLBM’s Phase 1: Short-term (0–5 years) and manage the entire NCZ as a prairie habitat area ability to operate in both the short and long term. Phase 2: Mid-term (5–10 years) for the streaked horned lark, a listed threatened MCCHORD FIELD NORTH CLEAR ZONE Phase 3: Long-term (10–20 years) species compatible with McChord Field operations. 5. Woodbrook Land Exchange (Phases 1–2): JBLM AIP ACTIONS works with Pierce County and the City of Lakewood to complete a land exchange that raises funds 1. Changes to City of Lakewood Code and for voluntary property acquisition and could also Administrative Processes (Phase 1): The City SR 512 provide a potential future home for light industrial I-5 of Lakewood makes changes to its municipal businesses currently located in the NCZ. code and administrative processes to increase consistency with federal safety guidelines including: 6. AIP Implementation Team (Phases 1–3): SSMCP and partners form an AIP Implementation Team updating allowed uses, tightening nonconforming 21 use standards, placing conditions on businesses to coordinate execution of the AIP actions and 9 licenses, placing limitations on public infrastructure implementation steps. 4 expansion, and making boundary line adjustments. 8 These partners are responsible for taking actions to 15 2. Amortization Study (Phase 1): The City of implement the AIP: Lakewood conducts a study to evaluate whether 10 18 »» State of Washington 5 3 adopting an amortization program is needed to »» Pierce County 14 7 11 17 2 support the eventual transition of nonconforming »» City of Lakewood 12 uses to conforming uses in the NCZ. »» Joint Base Lewis McChord »» Department of Defense Steele St S 13

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112th St S PHASED PROPERTY PURCHASE PRIORITIES & COST ESTIMATES

1 16 PHASE 1...... $ 16.1 M PHASE 2...... $ 12.3 M PHASE 3...... $ 31.6 M 19 Near-term...... 0–5 years Mid-term...... 5–10 years Long-term...... 10–20 years

1. Windmill Warehouse Park 7. CDS Truck School 13. Lakewood Corporate A 2. Sherman Brothers 8. Evergreen Industrial Block 14. Lakewood Corporate B 3. Puget Paving Yard 9. Golden Moving 15. Lakewood Corporate C 4. Tactical Taylor 10. Puget Paving 16. Carrig & Dancer 5. Storage Condos 11. NW Cascade & Granite 6. Mercedes Auto & Image Auto 12. Dirk’s Truck Repair

Remaining Properties...... $ 20.1 M McChord Airfield

17. NW Propeller 19. Pick-n-Pull Yard 21. Miles Asphalt Plant North Clear Zone 18. FS Solutions 20. Tucci & Sons JBLM Parcels