Item A: Ordinance on Airport Master Plan

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EXHIBIT B FINDINGS IN SUPPORT OF THE ADOPTION OF AN UPDATE TO THE EUGENE AIRPORT MASTER PLAN (RA 10-2 AND PA 10-5284) Introduction The original Mahlon Sweet Field Master Plan was initially prepared for the airport in 1979 and adopted by the City in 1980. A major update of the Eugene Airport Master Plan was then adopted in 1990, by Lane County and the City of Eugene, to replace the Mahlon Sweet Field Master Plan. The 1990 Airport Master Plan was developed to respond to problems with runway length and capacity, and to assure continued improvements to air service that would meet the needs of Eugene, Lane County and the surrounding areas served by the airport. The 1990 master plan developed the initial concept for re-configuring the airfield into a parallel runway design which has since been implemented. Subsequently, the 1999 Airport Master Plan update was adopted in 2000, to replace the 1990 master plan. It assured that aviation needs within the Airport’s service area would continue to be met by providing projections for facility demands and financial resources, and included a variety of recommendations for facility renovation and development. Actions related to the 1999 update included land use designation changes and rezoning to accommodate expansion of airport uses, development of a new parallel runway, realignment of Greenhill Road, and a variety of other airport improvements such as upgrades to the passenger terminal building and parking area expansion. The current update to the Eugene Airport Master Plan replaces earlier versions as a refinement to the Eugene-Springfield Metropolitan Area General Plan (Metro Plan). The purpose of this plan is to provide guidance regarding specific airport functions including commercial aviation, general aviation, and airport-related commercial and industrial services associated with the airport. As stated in the plan goals and objectives, the current master plan update focuses heavily on the refinement of “landside” components (such as future development of airport-supporting commercial services) and ways to make the airport more financially self-reliant, but also includes improvements within the existing airport boundary to accommodate the Eugene Airport’s projected aviation demands. This update uses 2006 as the base year for data and analytical purposes and serves as a development guide through the planning horizon of 2026. Unlike the adoption process for the 1999 Airport Master Plan, the current update does not include any amendments to the Metro Plan or other locally adopted plans such as the Eugene-Springfield Transportation System Plan (Transplan). No changes to existing land use designations, zoning, or adopted policy are proposed. The current update does include recommendations for a variety of airport improvements that will accommodate the Airport’s needs into the future, some of which will require further research and analysis to determine the need and timing for any future Metro Plan amendments or zone changes in the vicinity. Those recommendations are further addressed in the findings below and it is emphasized that any specific Metro Plan amendments or zone changes necessary to implement the recommendations of the Eugene Airport Master Plan will Findings – Eugene Airport Master Plan Update (RA 10-2 and PA 10-5284) Page 1