Draft Kalispell City Airport Neighborhood Plan/Chapter 6W."U0 WoRi
The proposed plan represents a strategy that will improve airport
operation and safety while enhancing opportunities for increased
[private] investment and development in the area. This chapter
identifies the land use goals and strategies for the airport
influence area. The Land Use Map (Exhibit 8) is an integral
element of the plan and should be consulted when any goal or
strategy statements reference "locations".
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Seek compliance towards FAA airport design standards for a
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+Maintain a 60 foot wide paved runway with less than 2% slope
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*Extend therunway- in a southerly direction to obtain a
desiredrunway lengthof atleast 4300-to 4700 feet.
*Extend a single parallel taxiway to match the entire length
of the extended runway.
*Increase taxiway • to a minimum •" 24 feet.
*Provide for a minimum centerline to centerline separation
distance of 150 feet between the runway and parallel taxiways.
+Attempt, tq remove all objects within the'Runway Protection
Zones��and maintain�those zones under publicownership.
*identify and remove all objects identified as hazards within
the (Bl) Runway Threshold Sukface, Runway Object Free Area,
Horizontal Surface, Conical Surface, and Transitional Surface.
*Maintain runway and taxiway safety areas per FAA guidelines.
*Attempt to "strobe" the KGEZ radio towers.
*Restrict helicopter use of the airport pending development of
helicopter navigational surfaces. Said surfaces must be found
to be compatible with the B1 surfaces and not contribute to
the imposition of any additional "clear" zones on private
property.
Improve approach condons to the runva3Z
*Install a PAPI navigational system on runway 13.
*Attempt to accommodate a more southerly displaced threshol
• Runway 13.
*Install a new runway and taxiway lighting system.
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*Eliminate the private road that crosses the runway protection
zone of runway 31.
*Provide an improved overrun area near the threshold of runway
31•
Regulate uncontrolled access onto the airport taxiway and runway.
*Access of airplanes from individual private lots that front
along the runway or taxiways should be restricted to shared or
common points of access.
*Individual airport user agreements shall be required for all
pilots that access the airport from private lots/tracts.
*The fence shall restrict general access to the Airport by
limiting gated openings to the area of the FBOs and leased
airport properties.
+The primary purpose of the fence is to prevent unwanted
vehicular traffic and to provide additional security to
aircraft and associated facilities.
Establish a half-time to full-time Airport Manager.
*The manager should be an experienced aviator or professional
airport manager who can manage the day-to-day operations of
the airport.
*The manager should maintain an office at the airport, either
in a stand-alone facility •' within a FBO building.
Establish a single designated area for FBOs�.
*The central focus and primary public entrance to the airport
shall be the designated FBO area.
• more than 2 FBOs shall operate at the airport.
#FBO status for existing operators outside the designated FBO
area shall terminate with the expiration of existing leases.
*The,designated FBO area may also •' building facilities
for the airport manager.
*The primary tie -down location for itinerant aircraft shall be
within the designated FBO area.
*Paved apron improvements, including areas for tie -downs and
taxilanes, shall receive priority within the FBO area.'
$A transient apron for = 20 airplanes • be
• in the FBO area.
*A ratio of approximately 360 sq yrds per.airplane is a
general rule for the sizing of a transient apron.
GA tie -down apron for FBO-owned airplanes should expect
an apron need of 300 sq yrds per airplane.
*An area for paved public parking shall be established in the
FBO area.
*The FBO facilities shall be encouraged to offer public
information services, rest rooms, and dining opportunities.
Establish a designated area on city property for airport -related
leasing opportunities.
+The city lease area shall be reserved for private aircraft
hangars, tie -downs, -and general aviation service and
maintenance facilities.
+FBO-type facilities shall not be permitted in this lease
area.
+All facilities shall adhere to strict development standards
and adhere to all required taxilane obstacle free widths anif
wing -tip separation standards.
Maintain a defined building restriction line for all structures
adjacent to the airport facilities.
*The BRL shall be established at a distance of 195 feet from
the centerline of the runway and continue beyond the runway
threshold to a point of intersection with the perimeter of the
runway protection zone.
*All new uses shall adhere to the BRL and height limitations
of the Transitional Surface.
*Existing structures that protrude beyond the BRL or into the
Transitional Surface shall be grandfathered but any additions
to those structures shall conform to the established
standards.
identify city -owned properties in the area of the existing airport
that are not airport -dependent.
*Certain highway frontage properties should be released for
sale by the city.
$All idented properties shall be subject to strict
performance standards that emphasize landscaping,
substantial setbacks, and a common architectural
treatment.
ODriveway access to individual lots shall be from a
single linear road system that extends Parallel to the
highway, along the rear of the properties. The frontage
road shall include connecting approaches off the highway
at the most extreme north and south boundaries of the
"parent" parcel.
@Permitted uses within this area shall be regulated by
zoning and covenants. Encouraged uses shall include
professional office buildings and restaurants.
*Property in the area of the sewage treatment facility should
be released for sale by the city.
$General access to this area shall be limited to the
existing public road that currently serves the STP
facility.'
*Permitted uses in this area should include warehouse and
other similar light industrial uses.
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Apply zoning regulations to establish the type, location, and sizM
of permitted uses within the airport influence area. 0
*Adopt airport zoning regulations [as an overlay zone] to
enforce the height limitations of the imaginary obstruction
surfaces as authorized by 67-6-201, MCA.
#The airport influence area extends beyond the city
limits so coordination between city and county zoning
authorities will be necessary to achieve this objective.
*Adopt a separate "airport" zoning classification for the city
and county zoning ordinances that identifies acceptable land
uses within or adjacent to airports.
$Apply this classification to private properties situated
adjacent to or within the designated boundaries of the
Kalispell airport and to those properties influenced by
the proposed Transitional or Threshold surfaces or by the
Runway Protection Zone.
*Apply an office -type zoning classification with design -based
covenants to the city -owned properties adjoining the Highway.
+Apply a Public zoning classification to the city -owned
properties within the designated boundaries of the airport.
*Apply a Light Industrial classification with "use -
restrictive" covenants to the city -owned properties in the
vicinity of the Sewage Treatment facility.
*Retain the current city and county zoning classifications for
those properties lying easterly of U.S. Highway 93 and that
portion of Airport Road lying south of 18th Street.
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®Modify other adjacent zoning classification only as necessary
to consider the influence of the Transitional and Threshold
surfaces and of the Runway Protection Zone.
Apply subdivision regulations to all land divisions adjacent to or
within the designated airport boundary.
*Utilize conditions of approval for any proposed land
divisions to gain compliance with the goals and policies of
this plan, especially pertaining to:
@Building setbacks;
Fencing/security;
OAccess;
SHeight restrictions;
@Airport use regulations; and
@Design standards, if applicable.
Attempt to apply municipal review authority to all airport abutting
properties when the associated land use proposals are airport -
dependent.
*Require annexation or "waivers of the right to protest
annexation" from adjoining landowners who have or desire
zccess and/or use of the airport runway.
STRATEGIES
Establish reasonable airport user fees.
+Annual FBO operation fees
+Annual runway access f ees f or adjoining users on private lo
+Annual land lease fees for private hangars and tie -downs•
city-ownd land
+Annual runway fees for airport -based planes
+Special event fees
+Transient landing fees
Utilize tax revenue to fund costs for routine airport maintenance.
*Runway and taxiway maintenance should qualify as a routine
city function on a comparible basis to other such city
provided services as street and park maintenance.
*Reinvest [to the airport] gas tax revenues and aircraft
licensing fees.
*Investigate the feasibility of establishing a tax increment
district to provide a long-term tax reinvestment strategy for
airport facility improvements.
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Designate monies from the sale of city properties to an airpoz
fund.
*Utilize proceeds from the sale of the highway 93 propertie
and the Airport Road properties for reinvestment into the citl
airport.
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Designate short-term (1 to 5 years) capital pr2orities for plan
implementation.
+Attempt to purchase or gain the closure of the private road
located within the threshold surface of Runway 31.
+Fence the perimeter of the designated boundaries of the
airport.
*Purchase or trade for land to permit the extension of runway
31 by a minimum dimension of 700 X 320 feet.
+Install a PAPI navigational system on Runway 13.
+Install strobe lights on the FM towers south of the city.
+Improve the wiring system of the runway lights.
Designate long-term (5-15 years) capital priorities for plan
implementation.
*Pave apron areas in area of FBOs for base and itinerant
planes.
*Resurface the runway to comply with the load bearing
requirements for planes weighing up to 12,500 pounds.
*Relocate or widen taxiways as necessary to comply with the
runway to taxiway separation distances.
+Extend the runway 700+ feet to the southeast.
+Replace the runway lighting system.
*Extend a single parallel taxiway along the entire length of
the extended runway.
DRAFT KALISPELL CITY AIRPORT NEIGHBORHOOD PLAN 29