Item 5: An Ordinance Adopting an Updated Eugene Airport Master Plan

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Metro Plan Consistency -- EC 9.8424(1)(b) and LC 12.060 The Metro Plan serves as the area’s comprehensive, policy framework plan. The current update to the Eugene Airport Master Plan replaces earlier versions as a refinement to the Metro Plan, and is found to be consistent with the policy framework already established by the Metro Plan. As previously discussed, adoption of the updated master plan is supported by a variety of Metro Plan policies including the following from the Transportation Element (Policy F.30, Page III-F-12): Support public investment in the Eugene Airport as a regional facility and provide land use controls that limit incompatible development within the airport environs. Continue to use the Eugene Airport Master Plan as the guide for improvements of facilities and services at the airport. As stated previously, 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. It is emphasized that any specific Metro Plan amendments or zone changes necessary to implement the recommendations of the updated Eugene Airport Master Plan will require additional public process and formal adoption by the affected jurisdiction(s) in the future. Based on the available information and findings above, adoption of the current master plan update is consistent with the Metro Plan and will not otherwise make the Metro Plan internally inconsistent, as required. Refinement Plan Criteria -- EC 9.8424(1)(c) and (2) Adoption of the current Eugene Airport Master Plan update will entirely replace earlier adopted versions and there are no remaining portions of prior plans to be addressed under EC 9.8424(1)(c). The need for adoption of the updated refinement plan is based on federal and state and local requirements for coordinated aviation planning. Consistent with EC 9.8424(2)(b), new inventory information contained in the master plan update, concerning airport facilities and projected demand, supports the recommendations for future improvements to accommodate the Eugene Airport’s needs through the planning horizon of 2026. Findings – Eugene Airport Master Plan Update (RA 10-2 and PA 10-5284) Page 14