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AIRPORT DEVELOPMENT ALTERNATIVES <br /> INTRODUCTION <br />This chapter identifies and evaluates facility development alternatives for Eugene Airport based on the <br />facility requirements determined in Chapter 3, Facility Requirements. The primary purpose behind <br />identifying and evaluating various alternative development options is to ensure airport facilities are <br />capable of meeting projected activity demand levels, are making efficient and effective use of available <br />airport land, and are meeting FAA airfield design standards. Every potential alternative in this chapter has <br />been thoroughly analyzed, refined, and vetted through the stakeholder involvement process in order to <br />develop a plan which reflects community values, preferences, and the unique operational nature of <br />Eugene Airport. <br />With airport goals and vision statements in mind, developing airport facilities requires an understanding <br />1 <br />of the complex relationships between programmed land use patterns allowed within the existing airport <br />zone. To ensure all development undertaken throughout the planning period is consistent with Airport <br />. <br />This vision and the process from which it was derived will be discussed further in this chapter. Once the <br />vision of how to use available airport land is established, alternative development options that fit the <br />established land use patterns and which meet the previously defined PAL 1, 2, and 3 facility needs can be <br />explored. Having a well-defined airport land use pattern sets the stage for an airport development plan <br />that extends beyond planning activity levels identified in this study, and allows truly long-term thinking <br />and strategic development. For the purposes of this study, PAL 3 facility needs will inform the <br />development of an Airport Layout Plan able to guide development throughout the planning period. <br />This chapter will also explore the process in which the alternatives development concepts were shaped. <br />One critical schema for crafting alternative development options is defining leading planning elements <br />and trailing planning elements. Leading elements are primary facilities that require significant amounts of <br />land and/or capital investment to implement, and whose placement and configuration must take <br />precedence when formulating alternatives. At Eugene Airport, these facilities include airfield elements <br />related to the runways and primary taxiways as well as terminal facilities. Trailing elements are those <br />whose placement and configuration are influenced by, and dependent on, the decisions made for primary <br />facilities. Trailing elements at the airport include the landside/roadway system and aviation support <br />facilities. The division between leading and trailing elements allows the initial focus of analysis to be on <br />determining solutions for those high cost, more demanding leading elements. The placement and <br />decisions surrounding the leading elements typically influence the location and layout of the trailing <br />elements. Figure 4-1 shows the relationship between leading and trailing elements at Eugene Airport. <br /> <br />1 <br /> Land use within the airport boundary is regulated under Lane County zoning and designated under that authority as Airport <br />Operations District (AO). Within the airport boundary, the airport has established patterns of use to meet the needs of airport <br />operations and the public which it serves. <br />areas of land within the Airport Operations District zoning boundary (and correlating airport boundary) are used or proposed to be <br />used. <br />EUGENE AIRPORT MASTER PLAN 4-2 <br /> <br />