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w <br />Chapter 0 <br />SI:I.ITTINC A Q1111"I HOME Of APAR1?IlaJT <br />(or how to avoid makings the same mist:nke twice) <br />you are planning to move to a new home or <br />pat titwiit and desire more peace and pr ivory <br />than you have at pr(•o-cent, the following; <br />reccrotmCndatlons can help you to select a <br />quiet location. llnwever, you should be <br />careful to conaldt•r a1.1 fitctorn before <br />making your move, because the desirability <br />.of livint; In a qulct community may be offset. <br />by some disadvantages. For example, it <br />might take you twice as long. to drive to <br />work or mid -city attractions from the new <br />location than it does from your present one. <br />1. SlJ -CTlNG L_qL'11:1' RF.SIU TIAL AREA <br />(a) Obtain Kips of the Area , <br />Obtain a recent edition of a <br />detailed male of the arca that you <br />propose to live in and study it <br />c:irefttlly for the location of <br />major sources of noise. Look, <br />particularly, for such major noise <br />producers as airports, railroads, <br />expressways, and industrial areas. <br />Air•orts: if possible get a <br />sectional aeronautical chart of <br />the area to determine the location <br />of all airports and their <br />15 Miles �I <br />respective flight pntterns and air <br />routes relative to the propo::cd <br />bulldinp., site. Such chart:: may be <br />obta I ned from local nIrport <br />nuthorltics or the Aircraft Owners <br />and Pilot At: noc lation, Washington, <br />U. C. 20014. <br />Sites near large commercial, <br />international or mllitary airports <br />should be avoided if possible. <br />Residentinl buildings directly in <br />line with prescribed runways, <br />talo:• -off and landing patterns or <br />flight paths would have to be <br />located at least 1.5, and <br />prefi•rabl•y 2.0 miles (24 to 32 km) <br />away from the airport. before the <br />noise from jet aircraft fly -over:; <br />would he relatively unnoticeable <br />to the occupants. (Sec Fig. 6-1.) <br />Near an airport, but off to the <br />side of the runways, buildings <br />would need to be a latt•ral <br />distance of about 3 to 4 miles (.5 <br />to 6 km) f rom the f l i; -.Ii t path <br />before the noise would drop to a <br />tolerable level at the building; <br />location. <br />3 Miles <br />ilr port <br />' f hyltt Path leis, r/IrrYlr r��rl�rrlr�Hr�� <br />/!� �� / jj/ j// jai / �•�j /,/%� // <br />Noise /Zol <br />�15 Miles <br />/. <br />' j <br />r),gfr y j 'rulrr►Iry�rrlr <br />V. <br />/ <br />V' <br />Chapter 0 <br />SI:I.ITTINC A Q1111"I HOME Of APAR1?IlaJT <br />(or how to avoid makings the same mist:nke twice) <br />you are planning to move to a new home or <br />pat titwiit and desire more peace and pr ivory <br />than you have at pr(•o-cent, the following; <br />reccrotmCndatlons can help you to select a <br />quiet location. llnwever, you should be <br />careful to conaldt•r a1.1 fitctorn before <br />making your move, because the desirability <br />.of livint; In a qulct community may be offset. <br />by some disadvantages. For example, it <br />might take you twice as long. to drive to <br />work or mid -city attractions from the new <br />location than it does from your present one. <br />1. SlJ -CTlNG L_qL'11:1' RF.SIU TIAL AREA <br />(a) Obtain Kips of the Area , <br />Obtain a recent edition of a <br />detailed male of the arca that you <br />propose to live in and study it <br />c:irefttlly for the location of <br />major sources of noise. Look, <br />particularly, for such major noise <br />producers as airports, railroads, <br />expressways, and industrial areas. <br />Air•orts: if possible get a <br />sectional aeronautical chart of <br />the area to determine the location <br />of all airports and their <br />15 Miles �I <br />respective flight pntterns and air <br />routes relative to the propo::cd <br />bulldinp., site. Such chart:: may be <br />obta I ned from local nIrport <br />nuthorltics or the Aircraft Owners <br />and Pilot At: noc lation, Washington, <br />U. C. 20014. <br />Sites near large commercial, <br />international or mllitary airports <br />should be avoided if possible. <br />Residentinl buildings directly in <br />line with prescribed runways, <br />talo:• -off and landing patterns or <br />flight paths would have to be <br />located at least 1.5, and <br />prefi•rabl•y 2.0 miles (24 to 32 km) <br />away from the airport. before the <br />noise from jet aircraft fly -over:; <br />would he relatively unnoticeable <br />to the occupants. (Sec Fig. 6-1.) <br />Near an airport, but off to the <br />side of the runways, buildings <br />would need to be a latt•ral <br />distance of about 3 to 4 miles (.5 <br />to 6 km) f rom the f l i; -.Ii t path <br />before the noise would drop to a <br />tolerable level at the building; <br />location. <br />3 Miles <br />ilr port <br />' f hyltt Path leis, r/IrrYlr r��rl�rrlr�Hr�� <br />/!� �� / jj/ j// jai / �•�j /,/%� // <br />Noise /Zol <br />�15 Miles <br />/. <br />' j <br />r),gfr y j 'rulrr►Iry�rrlr <br />V. <br />/ <br />V' <br />