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14-00519
Date: 05/30/2014 Requesting Department: Planning and Zoning Department
Commission Meeting Date: 06/12/2014 District Impacted: Citywide
Type: ® Resolution n Ordinance ❑ Emergency Ordinance ❑ Discussion Item
❑ Other
Subject: Federal Aviation Administration's One Engine Inoperative Procedure
Purpose of Item:
Law Department
Matter ID No.
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A Resolution of the City of Miami Commission, with attachment(s), requesting the Federal Aviation
Administration (FAA) and the US Secretary of Transportation to abide by the existing inter -local agreement
(attached) between the City and the County as well as allowing for stakeholder input and analysis prior to the
administrative implementation of the new One Engine Inoperative (OEI) procedures.
Background Information:
See attached.
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Subject: Federal Aviation Administration's One Engine Inoperative Procedure
Background Information:
The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) is working to revise its policies related to One Engine Inoperative
(OEI) criteria.
These policies restrict building height around urban airports by changing the way a single engine failure at the
moment of takeoff scenario is considered. This would impact existing and planned buildings that exceed the
new height criteria and thus discourage development in downtown Miami and other urban centers near
Miami International Airport.
The FAA has posted a notice of policy change to the Federal Register announcing their intention to proceed
with consideration of OEI criteria, via a "change in policy", an administrative procedure which bypasses the
rigors of a "formal rulemaking process" which requires a cost benefit analysis as well as a federalism analysis
under an Executive Order. If the "change in policy" process is followed, there will be no opportunity for input
from those that may be negatively affected by such policy revisions.
It is projected that further height restrictions around Miami International Airport will be detrimental to the
overall growth and economic prosperity of downtown Miami where higher densities and intensities of use are
intended to bring about a more efficient, compact, walkable and sustainable pattern of development.
It should be noted that the City of Miami and Miami -Dade County entered into an inter -local agreement
governing building height restrictions near and around Miami International Airport via a consensus based
process which included participation of the Federal Aviation Authority (FAA) (see Exhibit A) this has resulted
in the present set of regulations.
Given the potential economic impact of the proposed change and the competing economic interests at stake,
we believe that any changes to the existing regulations should only be explored in accordance with standard
rulemaking procedures, requiring at least a cost -benefit analysis with input from other agencies and local
governments which take into consideration the real -world impact of the proposed changes.
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