Item A: Ordinance on Airport Master Plan

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construction recommended in the updated master plan will be subject to current earthquake standards contained in allocable building codes and will therefore pose minimal risk associated with potential earthquakes. Other potential hazards, such as severe winter storms and wildfires can also be mitigated at the time of development based on accepted building codes and building techniques. As such, adoption of the current master plan update is consistent with Goal 7 and will not otherwise affect Metro Plan compliance with this Goal. Goal 8 - Recreational Needs: To satisfy the recreational needs of the citizens of the state and visitors and, where appropriate, to provide for the siting of necessary recreational facilities including destination resorts. The updated Eugene Airport Master Plan is consistent with Goal 8 because there are no public parks and no land within or near the Eugene airport boundary that are zoned or designated for park use. The nearest public park, Golden Gardens Park, is located approximately 2.1 miles from the airport (driving distance to the park is 3.2 miles). The nearest developed public park is Lane County's Orchard Point Park, located at the northeast edge of Fern Ridge Reservoir, approximately 5.5 miles west of the airport. None of the proposed development at the airport for the 20-year planning period requires the use or acquisition of publicly owned park or recreation area. As such, adoption of the current master plan update is consistent with Goal 8 and will not otherwise affect Metro Plan compliance with this Goal. Goal 9 - Economic Development: To provide adequate opportunities throughout the state for a variety of economic activities vital to the health, welfare, and prosperity of Oregon’s citizens. Statewide Planning Goal 9 calls for the provision of “adequate opportunities throughout the state for a variety of economic activities vital to the health, welfare, and prosperity of Oregon’s citizens.” The current update of the Eugene Airport Master Plan is consistent with Goal 9 because proposed improvements will continue to enhance the viability of the Eugene Airport which supports the area’s economic vitality as Oregon’s second largest airport. It is identified in the state’s adopted Aviation System Plan (ASP) as a Level 1 commercial service airport, the most significant type within the state’s system of public airports. The improvements proposed in the current master plan update will assure that necessary facilities will be available to support airport functions through 2026, and consequently the area’s economic development needs. These economic development needs are identified in two functional refinements to the Metro Plan, the Metropolitan Industrial Lands Special Study and the Eugene Commercial Lands Study. The studies provide the currently adopted inventories and policy recommendations relative to the economic development aspects of industrial and commercial lands within the Eugene UGB, consistent with Goal 9 and related ORS and OAR requirements. Neither study identified land within the airport boundary for inclusion in the metro area’s inventory of industrially or commercially designated lands. This is because both studies focused on sites within the UGB and the fact that the Government and Education designation allows for limited airport related industrial and commercial development as a matter of Metro Plan policy. Since adoption of the Findings – Eugene Airport Master Plan Update (RA 10-2 and PA 10-5284) Page 8