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AM ENDMENT 87-2C
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Environme ntal Impac t Report 87-2
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E.U.L. ADDENDUM
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AIRPORT FEASIBILITY STUDY
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ATTACRNT 2
AI ORT F IBILI Y A.VALYS1S
Meadowlark Airport was incorporated into the City in 1964. By 1970, the City had
created a committee to investigate safety conditions at the airport. One outcome
of the committee's analys'as was the recommendation that "the City take steps to
ensure that proper aviation authorities institute proceedings to require compliance
with all existing air regulations."
In 1972, another committee was formed to investigate the feasibility of a joint
purchase of the airport by .h e..iY rd Orange County. In 1973, the City withdrew
its support of the study on Mead:&wiark, "based on the fact that the airport is not
compatible with existing zurr ;ru,Hdirg residential area and would rather find a
location more suited for this use."
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By the late 1970's, as discussed in the EIR, the Airport Board was formed which has
contributed to a better relation hip between the City, the airport and residentiaa
areas surrounding the airport.
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As in 1972, the City is once more investigating the feasibility of owning and
operating Meadowlark Airport.
If Improvements to bring the airport up to FAA standards are feasible, Meadowlark
could become amity - "yB general aviation airport, This type of
airport serves most of the single-engine and small twin-engine airplanes used for
personal and business purposes plus air taxi-type twin engine airplanes (example,
four passenger commuter plane).
Currently, there are approximately 200 aircraft tied down at Meadowlark.
According to CALTRA , that number could be increased by SG -- 100 percent in
the space available on the airport site. The increase in tie downs directly relates
to revenues generated by uses at an airport. An outline of major revenue sources
associated with a municipal airport are as follows.
A. Personnel 'Property Tax-This de ends on the value of the aircraft. Currently,
the City receives approximately 3U per year in personal property tax revenue
per aircraft. An increase in tie downs would Increase the amount based on
additional aircraft and a1sc, newer aircraft that would generate more than $30
per year.
Note: A municipal airport would not generate property tax based on land
value and improvements because it would be public property.
B. Tie Down Fees -- based on discussions with the manager of Orange Codnty's
other general aviation airport, Fullerton Municipal Airport manager Rod
Murphy and CALTRANS consultants, monthly tie down fees would range'as
follows;
General Tie downs
Note: Landing Fe o -Pz i rn,°te air pons are usually not charged at
municipal anrponu .
C. The City would also receive revenue dro fuel safes and business leases at the
airport, referred to as fixtieddbns operators. The following businesses are
commonly found at airports:
Aircraf t. Pales (also generates retail sales tax)
Flight instruction
Aircraft leasing
Air cra ft maintenance
Additional compatib'e ;. °,art property (specifically adjacent to
Warner Avenue) would a general retail and hotel/motel. These
commercial uses wiul.i .,.c: ae r,° fated revenue plus retail saes tax and,
transient occupancy tale rev -n,14
Prgfits
Would Meadowlark
According to the FAA,
costs and/or generate som
statement is based on r;
$5003,000 per acre. .1. wa:,
years said the Fullerton ate:xt
years as they payoff CAL T RA'f
increase fees. Fullerton has been
The goal to breaking even ur r
of FAA grant funds.
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would be affected by the availability
In Southern California, ;;V re vtr c ov m ental entities involved in airport
acquisition and opex atious the Southern California Associ ation of Governments
(SCAG), the Federal A i #= a A rc s stratio (FAA) and the California Department
of Transportation, Aeron autics nevi S on (CA LT RAMS * Aeronautics).
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SCAG has an C'Aviatior, Sy,neirms a I an` tout assess aviation needs in the region and
forecasts future demands. SC AG r°evtw and support of a proposed airport , or in
this case, the redevelopment of r nr or°t, is necessary befor, the FAA will
consider the proposal. The review p riod at SCAG is approximately four months;
According to Tim ierwrin.„SCAG staff, SCAG would probably support tare City if it
proposed to own and operate Meadowlark. eriatns assessment is based on
aviation growth and local d ward for tie down space. While the region as a whole
was stable regarding aircraft coursts, between 1983 and 1986, there was a three
percent Increase In general aviation in Orange County. Thy.-efore, based on the
growth of general aviation in °W e Cor'nty,SCAG would probably support
retaining an existing facility.
The next step in the process would be, assuming SCAG suppo
propos?l, to take the prop sal to FAA.
generate enough revenue to cover costs?
rally genera te enough revenues to cover
is important to note,however, that this
: ml not for property that is valued at
managed Fullerton Airport for three
should break even within the next two
crease hanger/tie down space and
a municipal airport for over 20 years.
ed the City>s
(8985d)
FAA
According to Robert Btu !i-u ok'
Standards Section; in a lettc-
eligible for an FAA grew k..
National Plan of Integrates
.: Angeles Division of FAA (Supervisor
u-t 5, 1987), Meadowlark would not be
&, i r ;sent time because it is not in the FAA
t v f:: erns.
In order to become a candidate K41 lsa National Plan, the following criteria would
have to be met:
I. SLAG Recommend
its regional plan,
place Meadowlark in
2. Environmental
Federal) and l.rb Flr ; .
determin e the rv,~
Concurrent with
required to deter -YA:
of the improvernens in, re'al
environmental pr:>es#>:.;
Meadowla rk. Another
comprehensive soils
c n.ar ir:Meadowlark,
dumping of air-craft fu .
operate Meadow lark
the ground surface,
by CAL TPUNS.
The FAA would exam 7 ,i
determine if it would L
Meadowlark. I hey cG)
funding nationwide.
If FAA decided to wit Ulu: C
land acquisition costs. $ A.A`%
master plan. The cost to, a' Y"estimate of the cos ts would
cost/benefit analysis, r k ster liar,
two years„
rig
CALTRA S aeronautical staff that, :,old accom modate a longer and wider runwa;
t SLAG would place Meadowlark in
and formally recommended that FAA
pot (EJR -State) would required to
ironmerital impact Statement (ElS
acts associated with the City's proposal,
of Its of the City's proposal,. Because
pendent feasibility study would be
rx l ; y since the rn,id-1970's the
: l lv included a new noise study for
andsurface from year s of casual
mon to find, on Airports like
environmental process would be a
nts If the City were to purchase and
fio bably incur a cost to replace a portion of
Vsis and replacement would also be required
City's request against other request for
assessed within an FAA priority list.
to invest in a municipal airport at
impacts and aviation contributions to
e. The env lronmentJ process,
s would be incurred by the City, an
ould cover 90 percent of the
re the City to prepare an airport
i•°AA review time would take appr°ox-lit,tely
As stated previously, at ih Fx ; the airport does not meet FAA
standards . The environment z'i >>° ss wa uld also assess if the airport site cou
accommodate the, necessavy i er .. :5 n s. Figure A and l Illustrate the exits
runwa y in relation to the site vet ,u- a longer and wider runway that would be.k
required to meet ;AA staidar,. illustrates a design developed by
on the existing airport si a.
airport property impacting pub
Department of T ran pay ration,
design sh ould Include a
each end of the runway I
for airport hazard a ems?
s, the clear zones extend beyond the
nd: private property, According to the
Administration (FAA)` r
the airport
protection, where no development exists..
es. A clear zone is an. area,required
and a clear zone of 1000 feet at
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Shaded ar,,
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CF-E
nt i rovide CAL a A
In order to provide, th
south and north of th6
clear zone would also ,4i,,ti i cQ,'
would need to real asxuo26, .f
beyond the identified clear
accommodate real i nme.nt i ""::;
In a recent telephone: co" °P r.
considering FAA, funding. pt',,
would be reluctant to su ,r,
If the City chooses ao tz
would be advisor y and r ,, k r>
While the FAA has
jurisdiction over the
The City would b'
The airport would hay vkv'e ._, ..
runway, to qualify for .:
has specific requ ir me ,
permit . They would
ruture development art:
antenna and tree height .6.
about are several 'Ei
Avenue. The trees ioc<< t
nearby telephone lira
attempting to take of"f
example, for seversi s,
being seen by pilots
runway . CALTRA" $
height of the telepho -i
available , i" does ha;
improvements . If thu.,
CALTRANS could iena
CALTRA NS does not a
They would not require *r E,.
•fisaY_=',zones at each end of .he
According to Dua .e
support the coralrat d
municipal airport.
Mr. Ferguson met w
facility . His in t ai
property to accom.`
standards . He also sL
improved , would proba,
including a restaur ant, °i
ty adjacent to the airport and also
u:pr a to be cleared of existing structur es. The
ner Avenue and Heil Avenue . Both streets
late the clear zones . In that case, areas
have to r devoid of structures to
and Hell.
ito l ie. Bloom, August 18, 1987, he said that
air traff ic conditions in the region, FAA
.t a z` cirpor t at Meadowlark_
,e FAA funds then FAA standards
i,yt and aircraft , CALTRANS has
for a permit to operate the airport.
requirements , such as a lon ger and wider
They are concerned about building,
the area around the airport to control
to be met before it would issue a
TRANS . In addition to FAA, CALTRANS
an existing condition they are concerned
tree obscured an incoming aircraft from
;E thing aircraft coming in to land. For
le,view of aircraft on the ground
properties exceed the height of the
wea to the north of the airport on Heil
NfZ and individuals standing next to the
o Live the trees cut back below the
RANS does not have grant money
for land acquisition and capital
Lr°a ent of the funds to purrnase th+ land,
wlance.
ould even waiver the 200, foot safety
rnents as FAA regarding clear zones.
.coin .odate a longer runway.
consultant, CALTRANS
74 also a conversion to a
on August 13, 1987 and toured the
F %re was enough land on the airport
dwould bring Meaowlark up to FAA
f land along Warner, if the airport w
id
related commercial development
s, and services (some of which
currently exist on the air"',
Mr. Ferguson also acted rtconversat ion with FAA Bloom
expressed concert ;ar urwi l ,y of t he site at Meadowlark to
accommodate the ne ess¢ - l r R raa; to meet FAA standards; this has been
il:ustrated in Figures A and 3
It the airport is close d. CAL ` : a aQ ,,° iocatiori program and will assist the
aircraft owners in locatin g to airoat,4 w
While not involved in the p rcawG
Commission (ALUC) will play {:
or near the airport.
Currently , the Cit y is in
within a 10,000 foot radii :: '
eeview proposed developn.e ;
primary concern of the A fl Y
risk on the groun d, simile t'
FAA is advisory while the
permits for development wi
to prevent develo pment, but
aircraft obstructions and ct:,.
ground.
Also, the Airport Land Use
supports the continue o m2oui.
IV.
Staff has c m mun wat :
availabilit y of C ounty funds to
Meadowlark Airpcrt. As
1987)"it does not appear that
this matter".
V. L
The military air
Army. Accor ding to Chris
land Use Commission. tl'-
the air station as a joint ua
plans to abandon Vie racimit f.
the States Disa str'r Plan.
will serve as a rnrnur:ic-ataon
currently a Coast Guard conazin c -,:-a, based
medical unit available: for can r ,envy rev :
Defense has no int,.tio . of operating7y/civi lian) nor does it have any future
Alamitos is a major component in
use of a, regional or national disaster,
and medical relief center. There is
he air station which includes a
The Nerio Family has sr t. , S1 v, ant to sell the property . Their pro
development plan for the site. w ul in the family retai ning ownership a
'and whet h-w they leased: or any str ct e that would built.
a they can find new tie-down spaces.
the Orange County Airport Lard Use
a z 4-,, ewkring proposed development adjacent to
FAA of any proposed development
The State mandated ALUC wi' also
10 ,000 foot radius or planning area. Ty:e
y oLL people in the aircraft and those at
er=ce be tween the agencies is that
al; tired the ALUC to delay or deny City
., COO foot planning area . T he purse is not
.-,zs es to mitigate situations that may cause
ryy for pilots, passengers and people on the
;tier dated September 21, 1987)
rib Airpo, •,:.
Wit-der's Office regarding the
ssible City purchase and operation of
n Wieder's letter (dated September 14,
will be able to assist Huntington Beach in
s oiwned by the Navy and leased to the
L. f pla nner for the Ora- .e <'crusty Airport
If the property Graz 'a a`& 5 , t mr 'irettnan of the City's Property Management
Department, b lam costs would be approximately $5+0,000per
acre or a total of $32,503,()00.
Essentially, In o °th r to a municipal facility that meets FAA and
CALTRANS star, ard.% r i= y would have to redevelop the site, removing and/or
demolishing existing S c 3t' build more support and commercial structures and
lengthen and widen the nmv yo In addition to the airport development, private
property would have to ire przu,chased, families and business relocated and both
Warner and Heil would have be realigned to accommodate the clear zones
discussed previo',ly4M,the land cost, it Is estimated that the entire project
would cost between 40 5,; _ ;4 on dollars.
The City could, t .uw
through either cn : cr'
acquire the site hyt,:
agency could sell ton
According to R6bert r .' .<-
City does not have th
Assuming that the e_
purchase price of € nc,
Franz estim ates tt11
would nod, in the foz e (
cost of land and ho fro - rw
VII.Rsk gam!O-
Staff would re-comm.,
purchase anc op
assessment cnduc
Mtc1tiu the City
determine the risks am,
and clear zones.
redevelopment area or an airport r uthority and
'Wes the City would have the legal authority to
t domain. An airport authority or redevelopment
to funds for airport improve nen cs.
poky City Administrator in charge of finance, the
reserves recesary to purchase the airport site.
sport structures do not have a measurable value, the
';.,.4ouid be at least $500,000 per acre, At that pricer
_s of how well a refurbished airport functio;q d, it
future generate enough revenue to recoup the initial
first step in the Porrdal process of proposing to
ial airport at Meadc,wlark would be to have a risk
yg.: ul rant to determine the rides and liability impacts
nicipal airport. It would also be import Ant to
associated with an airport with or without safety