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:tible use or joint purchase with another government agency may = reduce the net cost of the property. Due to the expense asrMated with Fee Simple ownership, it is usually only cxmsidered mandatory within the Ldn 70 noise contour. This should not be a factOI' at san Marcos Municipal Airport, since the 70 UIn contours for the year 2005 will be within the airport boundaries, and no land acquisiti.a1 for noise control purposes should be necessary. condemnation of property is also a means of acquiring property. concJenmation is subject to the legal finding that it is for a public pxr:pose, altlDlgh this has traditionally been broadly defined by the courts (Davis V. City of Lubbock, l60 Tex. 38, 326 S.W. 2nd 699). If (lCIldeJIInatioo is used for land acquisition, provisions of the Uniform Rel~tion Assistance and Real Property Acquisition Policies Act of 1970 (URARPAPA, P.L. 91-646) would apply if Federal assistance is used. '!be Act stipulates that homeowners be granted a payment of up to $15,000 to cxmpensate for any differential between the value of the condemnation unit and the cost of comparable replacement housing. Renters are granted up to four (4) years of rent differential. Renters and owners alike are eligible for moving expenses between three hundred ($300) and five hundred ($500) dollars. The federal assistanoe portion of relocation costs are in the same proportion as whatever grant is involved with the condemnation procedure. DiJ:8::t CaJL.uls - ~ill'J Zoning is the most traditional approach, and the most commonly and widely used legal device to control land use development. '!he City of San Marcos has adopted a zoning ordinance and map: the ordinance awlles ooly to the City. ~ oounties surrounding the airport have no zoning ordinance, as counties have no power to enact zoning ardina:nces under Texas State enabling legislation (Title 28 Vernon's Ann. Civ. St. Art. 10lla et. seq.). The zoning ordinance does not <XlI1Lrol land uses based on noise nor does it control land uses within certain noise zones around an airport. ZOning is a useful tool for controlling land use development and promoting compatibility while supporting private land ownership. za1ing cannot be relied upon as a "corrective measure" as it can only be applied prospectively and not retroactively (Allen vs City of Corpus Christi, l52 Tex. 138). Also, since zoning is a creature of a political body and subject to changing conditions and situations, the zoning classification of any particular tract of land is always subject to change. A unique type of zoning which can be utilized in the airport environs is an Qyerlay ZOne, and it is made possible only under the provisions of a recently passed Texas Statute. The enactment of such a zone 6.2