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planning of the Airport and its environs to minimize compatibility problems. The draft Plan specifically recommends against an increase of noise sensitive uses such as additional residential construction near the Airport. It also states that local ordinances captaining Airport protection provisions controlling land uses that otherwise might encroach into Airport airspace will need to be updated in light of expanded facilities and increased air traffic. 6. Polic~l3: This policy closely related to Policy 12. It stipulates that local governments are to control development within the Airport environs to ensure that incompatible situations are not created. Drawing on the unfortunate and costly experience of a number of other airports, the draft Airport Plan recognizes the need to protect the Airport from such occurrences through public acquisition of environmental buffers, update of approach zone regulations, and careful planning regarding noise-sensitive developments. 7. Poli 14: This policy states that land in the Airport environs and inside the UGB is to be protected from premature development sa it can be used for airport-related development that can not locate elsewhere inside the UGB. The draft Airport Plan includes same areas that would be acquired and added to the Airport to accommodate Airport-related uses such as aircraft maintenance and air cargo handling facilities. S. Policy. l5: This policy requires Eugene and Lane County to maintain up to date safety ordinances which regulate structure height, electro- magnetic and/or visual interference, and other hazards to airport safety. The draft Airport Plan includes an off airport land use component calling far update of local height regulations to reflect the control surfaces related to the Airport's approaches, B. ~ansPlan Consistency Findings: TransPlan is the metropolitan transportation plan for the Eugene-Springfield area. It includes no specific proposals near the Airport. Passible realignment of and improvements to airport access roads will be incorporated in the next update of TransPlan. C. Eugene-Springfield Metropolitan Area Public Facilities Plan Consistency Findings: The Eugene-Springfield Metropolitan Area Public Facilities Plan recognizes the Mahlon Sweet Field Master Plan as the guide for improvements of facilities and services at the Airport page 38}. It also includes an abbreviated projects phasing and costs table that will have to be revised when the Public Facilities Plan is updated. The revision will be based on the list of projects in the updated Airport Plan. Items in the table, as in the updated Airport Plan, include expanded terminal and parking areas, runway and taxiway extensions, and a new general aviation runway. Exhibit A - 2