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Expansion of airport related uses on this property is consistent with ado ted lannin rocesses <br />p P gp <br />and policies. The State-acknowledged Metro Plan and Airport Master Plan rovide the olic <br />p p Y <br />framework and factual base for all decision and actions related to use of a' ort land. The <br />. ~ <br />adopted Metro Plan diagram designates this site as Airport Reserve. <br />The Metro Plan defers to an airport master plan for guidance about ai ort facili im rovements <br />~ tY p <br />~Pol~cy 8, Page III-F-~}. The purpose of the Gn-Airport Land Use Plan dia am is to achieve an <br />arrangement of land uses within the airport's boundaries that best utilizes available roe for <br />P p ~Y <br />current and future airport needs. The 1990 Airport Master Plan's "Gn Airport Land Use Plan " <br />} <br />Sheet 9, designates the land subject to this proposed amendment as "Environmental Buffer." The <br />Airport Layout Plan designates this property as a Phase I Iand acquisition site. The ac uisition is <br />~t . q <br />required to provide environmental buffer and future expansion areas around the Ai ort" a e <br />~ ~g <br />IV-3}. The air cargo site analysis that resulted in the 1993 Metro Plan amendment and <br />subsequent construction of an air cargo facility located immediately ad' acent to the site sub' ect of <br />J ~ <br />this request} recommended that site because it could be "greatly expanded to accommodate <br />unrecognized demand" (page IV-29}. <br />Goal exceptions are allowed under Goal 2 far any use not allowed by the articular oaI s .This <br />p g ~} <br />proposed Metro Plan amendment is consistent with Statewide Planning Goals 3 ~A ricultural <br />... g <br />Lands}, 4 ~Farest Lands}, 11 Public Facilities and Services}, and 14 ~Urbatuzat~on ursuant to <br />}P <br />GAR G60-012-0~5~1}and ~3}fin}, which state: <br />~1} 'his rule identi res transportation facilities, services and improvements which <br />may be permitted on rural lands consistent with Goals 3, 4,11, and 14 without a <br />goal exception. <br />(3) 7'he following transportation improvements are consistent with goals 3, 4,11, <br />and 14 subject to the requirements of this rule: <br />(n} Expansions or alterations of public use airports that do not <br />permit service to a larger class of airplanes. <br />The proposed Metro Plan amendment is consistent with this rule ~i.e., no exce Lion to Goals 3 4 <br />p > <br />11, or 14 are needed for the proposed amendment}. The findings why this Metro Plan <br />amendment is consistent with this Rule are discussed under Goal 12, page 1 G. <br />The future use of the property for which an amendment is requested will be defined throw h a <br />g <br />concurrent amendment to the Airport Master Plan On Airport Land Use Plan diagram to than e <br />. g <br />the des~gnatxon on the 9.1 acres subs ect to the Metro Plan amendment from "Environmental <br />Buffer" to "Air Cargo" and through a concurrent zone change to Airport a erations. To ether <br />. p g <br />these designations clearly define the intended use of this site as fora ort-related air car o <br />... ~ g <br />fac~l~t~es. These restrictions are consistent with use regulations pertainin to all other ' ort <br />g <br />propert~r. <br />Exhibit C, Findings - 4 <br />