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HomeMy WebLinkAbout2012-009 ORDINANCE, NO. 2012-009 AN ORDINANCE ADOPTING UPDATES AND REVISIONS TO THE CITY OF ARLINGTON AIRPORT MASTER PLAN AND RELATED CHANGES TO THE ARLINGTON COMPREHENSIVE PLAN WHEREAS, the City of Arlington engaged the services of the Barnard Dunkelberg Companyto prepare an update to the City of Arlington's Airport Master Plan (Plan); and WHEREAS, City staff participated in the preparation and review of the Plan along with members of the public, and state and federal agencies; and WHEREAS, the Arlington Municipal Airport Airport Master Plan Update dated January 2012, has been reviewed by the City Airport Commission and the Arlington City Council, which held a public hearing concerning the plan update; and WHEREAS, the City Council finds that the plan should be adopted as the most current City of Arlington airport master plan; and WHEREAS, the City of Arlington's Comprehensive Plan requires updates as a result of changes in the Airport Master Plan; NOW THEREFORE, THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF ARLINGTON, WASHINGTON, DO ORDAIN AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. Adoption. The City of Arlington hereby adopts the Arlington Municipal Airport Airport Master Plan Update, prepared by Barnard Dunkelberg Company and dated January 2012. A copy of said plan shall be on file in the City Clerk's office. Section 2. Section 11.4.1.6 of the Arlington Comprehensive Plan shall be and hereby is amended to read as follows: 11.4.1.E Airport The Arlington Municipal Airport is part of the national system of airports, as well as of the transportation infrastructure serving the City of Arlington, Snohomish County, and the northern portion of the Seattle-Tacoma Metropolitan Area. The Airport is located north of the Seattle-Tacoma Metropolitan Area, approximately three (3) miles southwest of the Arlington Central Business District (CBD), Ordinance No. 2012-009 1 approximately one-third (0.3) of a mile from the Highway Commercial District, and twelve (12) miles north of the City of Everett. It is owned and operated by the City of Arlington and is contained within the corporate boundaries of the City. The airport is 1,200 acres and includes light industrial, general industrial, business park flightline, commercial, and public land uses, in addition to the aviation operations. The majority of the existing general aviation facilities are located along the east side of Runway 16/34, between 59th Avenue NE and Taxiway "A". This part of the airport is developed with aircraft storage facilities, including over 400 T-hangars and apron area to accommodate over eighty tiedown spaces. The City of Arlington owns 78 of the existing T-hangars. There are also many Fixed Base Operator (FBO), maintenance, and individually owned aircraft storage hangars throughout this area. Additional general aviation,facilities are developing along the south side of Runway 11/29, adjacent to the east end of the runway. These facilities include tiedown apron space for approximately 30 aircraft and complexes of 52 corporate hangars and 17 new business-related aircraft storage hangars. The existing ultra-light hangar complex is in the northwest quadrant of the airport and has storage for approximately 62 aircraft. There are approximately 569 aircraft based at the airport (including 2 helicopters, 45 gliders, and 60 ultralights). The airport's hangar occupancy rate is 100 percent currently. There is significant demand for the additional aircraft storage facilities (approximately 50 aircraft owners are on file requesting space). The Airport is home to one of the largest experimental aircraft gatherings, the Arlington Fly-In. It has sufficient area to accommodate both aviation and non-aviation development in an airport industrial park in addition to the area used for the Arlington Fly-In. The industrial park is approximately 102 acres and is located east of 59th Avenue NE, within the northeast quadrant. There are approximately 170 businesses on airport property that lease land and/or facilities from the City. Approximately 25% of these businesses involve aviation or aviation-related uses associated with the airport. The remaining businesses are non- aviation uses in the Industrial Park, Business Park and the Commercial zones on the airport. The GMA recognizes airports in two ways. Airports are considered essential public facilities under the GMA (RCW 36.70A.200) and cities are required to plan accordingly to protect them. In addition, RCW 36.70A.510 recognizes the potential conflict between airports and surrounding uses and directs that every county, city and town shall discourage siting of incompatible uses next to airports. Ordinance No. 2012-009 2 Arlington's Municipal Code permits airports and aviation-related uses in the Aviation Flightline zoning district, thereby addressing the requirements of RCW 36.70A.200, Es- sential Public Facilities. To address the potential conflict between the airport and other land uses, the City has adopted an Airport Protection ordinance and future zoning should be compatible with the airport operations. Section 3. Table 11-4 of the capital facilities element of the Arlington Comprehensive Plan shall be and hereby is amended as shown on the attached Exhibit "A". Section 4. Section 12.6 of the Arlington Comprehensive Plan shall be and and hereby is amended to read as follows: 12.6 AIRPORT MASTER PLAN The Arlington City Council adopted the Arlington Municipal Airport Master Plan in 1995. The Master Plan was updated in 2002 and again in 2012. Its revision cycle is every five to six years. The report determined the short-, intermediate-, and long-range needs for facilities at Arlington Municipal Airport. The planned improvements recommended therein were intended to: • Allow Arlington Municipal Airport to continue to serve the general aviation/corporate and aviation-related needs of the area. • Continue to provide those facilities needed to serve the traditional users of the Airport. • Permit the continued development of the Airport to serve potential increases in the services required. • Maintain a high degree of flexibility in design so that future changes in the designation of the Airport and needs of potential users can be accommodated. The Master Plan report includes a determination of the anticipated growth to be experienced at Arlington Municipal Airport and an evaluation of the ability of the existing facilities to accommodate this demand. In preparing the scope and direction for the Master Plan, it was determined that given the context which the Arlington Airport is currently operating within, it would be necessary to analyze four different operational alternatives, or roles, which the Airport might be expected to serve over the specified planning period. The four roles, which were analyzed as part of this master planning effort included: • Remaining in its traditional role as a general aviation-only facility. The Airport would then respond to the forecasted needs of the user group. • Expanding the role of the Airport to provide regional commuter passenger service. The Airport would assume regional commuter passenger service and Ordinance No. 2012-009 3 existing facilities would be provided to accommodate aircraft such as the Fairchild Metroliner, or Dornier 328. • Promoting the Airport as an aviation-related industrial facility. The Airport would assume an industrial air cargo role and would provide the necessary facilities to accommodate aircraft such as the Bae 146-100 cargo aircraft. • Promoting the Airport as a business and corporate aviation facility. The Airport would assume a business/corporate role and would provide the necessary improvements to accommodate aircraft such as the IAI 1125 Westwind business j et, The traditional role of the Arlington Municipal Airport is that of a general aviation (GA) facility. This was determined after consideration of all of the data and analyses presented during the preceding elements of the Master Plan update. In addition, and after much consideration, the Arlington Master Plan Advisory Committee unanimously chose the role to remain as a traditional general aviation airport, including support of business/corporate aircraft uses. The forecasts generated for the preferred scenarios were then used to determine whether or not existing facilities at the Airport would be sufficient to accommodate the forecast growth activity. The Advisory Committee's recommendations were presented to both the Arlington Airport Commission and the Arlington City Council for review and approval. The Commission and the Council both voted unanimously in support of the Advisory Committee's recommendations, and the Airport Layout Plan was further refined to support these decisions. Hence, the Airport remains in its traditional GA role and existing facilities will respond to the forecasted needs of the user group. The Master Plan is comprised of the following; • Airport Activity Forecasts • Facility Requirements • Development Concepts and Alternative Analysis • Airport Environs Land Use Plan and Noise Analysis • Airport Plans and Development Program Forecasting is the key element in the planning process. Forecasts are essential for analyzing existing airport facilities and identifying future needs and requirements for these facilities. Historic and existing airport activity plays an important role in determining future activity. Historically, the socioeconomic conditions of a particular region impact aviation activity within that region. Local and itinerant operations as well as based aircraft at the field help to project future operations. The amount and kind of aviation activity occurring at an airport is dependent upon many factors, but are usually reflective of the services available to aircraft operators, the businesses located on the airport or within the community, and the general economic conditions prevalent within Ordinance No. 2012-009 4 the surrounding area. The most often analyzed indicators are population, employment, and income. The ability of an airport to accommodate the existing and forecasted aviation activity is primarily a function of the major aircraft operating surfaces that compose the facility and the configuration of those surfaces (runways and taxiways). Facility requirements are also related to and considered in conjunction with weather conditions, the surrounding airspace, the availability and type of navigational facilities, and the type and amount of landside access. Development Concepts and Recommendations are presented in the Master Plan in terms of both their concept and reasoning. Therefore, several basic assumptions have been established, which are intended to direct the future expansion of airport development. These assumptions are supported by the aviation activity forecasts and include a commitment for continued Airport expansion, which supports the need of the region and thus generates economic development. The Airport Environs Land Use Plan and Noise Analysis was developed due to the following, The relationship between airports and surrounding land uses is a very sensitive issue in most communities today. Hence, it must be carefully monitored and regulated to avoid future airport/community conflicts. Land use planning considerations set forth in this document are intended to present clear and concise recommendations regarding the ownership and development of land within the Arlington Municipal Airport influence area. Interested parties would include homeowners and buyers, homebuilders, developers, area representatives, and local jurisdiction having land use control authority. The two primary issues associated with land use planning in the vicinity of airports are safety and noise. The issue of safety pertains to both public on the ground and the public involved with the flight operation. The issue of noise is related to the operation of an aircraft and its impact upon the surrounding influence area of the airport. The Washington State Growth Management Act (GMA), requires that the comprehensive plan of each county and city that plan under the GMA, include a process for identifying and siting essential public facilities. Airports are designated as essential public facilities within the State of Washington; therefore, the implementation of both land use and development controls is vested within the authority of local city, county, or state governments and they are responsible for ensuring compatible land use and appropriate zoning requirements around airports. Under the Airport Plans and Development Program, the plan for the future development of Arlington Municipal Airport has evolved from an analysis of numerous considerations. Among these are: aviation demand, aviation activity forecasts, aircraft operational Ordinance No. 2012-009 5 characteristics, facility requirements, and environmental considerations. In addition, the general direction or thrust of future airport development, as expressed by the City of Arlington and as characterized in the statement of goals, served as a basis for this airport planning process. Section 5. Arlington Comprehensive Plan Goals and Policies, Policy PL-17.1 shall be modified to read as follows: Promote a compatible relationship between the airport operations and surrounding land uses through the application of proper zoning and the Airport Protection ordinance. Section 6. Arlington Comprehensive Plan Goals and Policies, Policy PL-17.5 shall be modified to read as follows: Implement the Airport Protection District to protect aviation interests by applying FAA and WSDOT policies and land use restrictions. Section 7. Arlington Comprehensive Plan Goals and Policies, Policy PL-25.4 shall be deleted in its entirety. Section 8. Severability. If any section, sentence, clause, or phrase of this ordinance should be held to be invalid or unconstitutional by a court of competent jurisdiction, such invalidity or unconstitutionality shall not affect the validity or constitutionality of any other section, sentence, clause or phrase of this ordinance. Section 9. Effective Date. This ordinance shall take effect five (5) days after its publication as provided by law. PASSED BY THE CITY COUNCIL and approved by the mayor at a regular meeting thereof on the 2 q�- day of May, 2012, CITY OF ARLINGTON, WASHINGTON C—--Jc/41 J Barbara Tolbert, Mayor Ordinance No. 2012-009 6 ATTE S PAUTHENT I C ATE D: Kristin 3• ntield, City Clerk APPROVED AS TO FORM; r - Ste en J. P iI , Cit ttorney Ordinance No. 2012-009 7 CERTIFICATION OF ORDINANCE 1, Kristin Banfield, being the duly appointed and acting Clerk of the City of Arlington, Washington, a municipal corporation, do hereby certify that the following Ordinance #2012-009 was approved at the May 21, 2012 City Council meeting. ORDINANCE #2012-009 "AN ORDINANCE ADOPTING UPDATES AND REVISIONS TO THE CITY OF ARLINGTON AIRPORT MASTER PLAN AND RELATED CHANGES TO THE ARLINGTON COMPREHENSIVE PLAN" A true and correct copy of the original ordinance is attached. Dated this 23 d day of May, 2012. Kristi Banfield City Clerk for the City of Arlington SUMMARY OF ORDINANCE ADOPTION You are hereby notified that on May 21, 2012, the City Council of the City of Arlington, Washington, did adopt Ordinance No. 2012-009 entitled, "AN ORDINANCE ADOPTING UPDATES AND REVISIONS TO THE CITY OF ARLINGTON AIRPORT MASTER PLAN AND RELATED CHANGES TO THE ARLINGTON COMPREHENSIVE PLAN" This ordinance is effective five days from its passage and publication. The full text of the ordinance is available to interested persons and will be mailed upon request. Kristin ianfield City Clerk City of Arlington