Notes on the Airport Meeting

Notes From Airport Presentations
Main Points Presented By Consultant: ( Patrica Malony
A Very Smooth And Experienced Individual
Meeting Overview

• Airport Built In 1954
  
• Never Sell Land—Lease ( 25-49 Years) To Facilitate Bank Financing
  
• Airport Is A Certified Areodom Which Allows Commercial Traffic.
  
• Development Restrictions: No Steam Or Smoke, No Birds, No Landfill Nothing To Cause Electronic Interference.
  
• Three Categories Governing Airport Operations ( Tp147 “AIRPORT Vicinity Land Use. This Is A Good Reference Document) 
  
  • Airside-Direct Access 
    
  • Ground Side. Indirect Access
    
  • Operational Uses Anything In Support Of Air Operations
    
• 28 Noise Exposure Contures: Standard In Larger Airports, Not Possible Here Due To Limited Usage.
  
• Most Buildings Are North Of The Runway
  
• Thirty Meter Buffer Must Be In Place To The North And South Of The Property.
  
• The Current Development Permit Area #10 Must Be Re-Drawn – Too Vague! Any Rezoning Will Require A Robust Community Engagement Process And Extensive Public Hearings.
  
• New Zoning Specific To Airport Operations Needed. Current Airport Goals Includes Silviculture And Affordable Housing Which Are Inconsistent With The 2016 ( Consultant Driven) Business Plan-Enhance Airport Operations.
  
• South; Currently Zoned Light Industrial# 2, Future Uses Can Be Specifically Defined Through A Comprehensive Development Process And The Creation Of A Cd Zone. Attractive To Low Impact Business Startups, Could Include Live Work ( Like Courtney’s “LIVE/WORK. Tin-Town.” Other Possible Uses Include A Microbrewery And Business Park.
  
• Included In The Forgoing Was A Reference To Affordable Housing As “NEAR Market” Which Is A Code For More Than Affordable.
  

Community Comments

• Affordable Housing Should Be Placed In A More Appropriate Area. Homes Here Would Require A Vehicle And Would Generate Noise Pollution Complaints ( Helicopter Operations Most Intrusive).
  
• Stormwater Management And Deforestation Seen As Critical Issues. The Latter Given That The Existing Forest Traps 20 Thousand Tons Of C02.