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Home My WebLink About023782 ORD - 09/28/1999AN ORDINANCE ADOPTING THE CORPUS CHRISTI INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT MASTER PLAN UPDATE: DRAFT PART 150 NOISE COMPATIBILITY STUDY, DRAINAGE STUDY, HELIPORT FEASIBILITY STUDY, AND AIRPORT INTERMODAL TERMINAL DEVELOPMENT STUDY, AS AN ELEMENT OF THE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN OF THE CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI; AND PROVIDING FOR PUBLICATION. WHEREAS, the Corpus Christi International Airport Master Plan was originally adopted by motion M-11192 of the City Council, on October 30, 1984; and WHEREAS, a Master Plan Update of the Corpus Christi International Airports was adopted as an element of the Comprehensive Plan of the City of Corpus Christi by Resolution 20932, on June 5, 1990; and WHEREAS, the Airport Advisory Committee reviewed and recommended approval of the Corpus Christi International Airport Master Plan Update on Wednesday, September 8, 1999; and WHEREAS, with proper notice to the public, public hearings were held on Wednesday, September 1, 1999, during a meeting of the Planning Commission, and on Tuesday, September 21, 1999, during a meeting of the City Council, in the City Council Chambers, at City Hall, in the City of Corpus Christi, during which all interested persons were allowed to appear and be heard; and WHEREAS, the City Council has determined that adoption of the Corpus Christi International Airport Master Plan Update, as an element of the Comprehensive Plan of the City of Corpus Christi would best serve the health, necessity, and convenience and the general welfare of the City of Corpus Christi and its citizens. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF CORPUS CHRISTI, TEXAS: SECTION 1. The Corpus Christi International Airport Master Plan Update: Draft Part 150 Noise Compatibility Study, Drainage Study, Heliport Feasibility Study, and Airport Intermodal Terminal Development Study, as submitted by Leigh Fisher Associates, is adopted as an element of the Comprehensive Plant of the City of Corpus Christi. A copy of the Master Plan Update is on file with the City Secretary. SECTION 2. The Corpus Christi International Airport Master Plan Update: Draft Part 150 Noise Compatibility Study, Drainage Study, Heliport Feasibility Study, and Airport Intermodal Terminal Development Study, as submitted by Leigh Fisher Associates, constitutes an amendment to the City's policies for growth, development, and aesthetics for the area described R90101A2.doc 023782 by the Master Plan Update, which is located within the corporate limits and extraterritorial limits of the City. SECTION 3. Publication will be made in the official publication of the City of Corpus Christi as required by the City Charter of the City of Corpus Christi. R90101A2.doc That th forego'g ordinancevsw sread for the first time and passed to its second reading on this the t ay of& MX k "" q 99, by the following vote: Samuel L. Neal, Jr. Javier D. Colmenero Melody Cooper Henry Garrett Dr. Arnold Gonzales di_kp Rex A. Kinnison Betty Jean Longoria John Longoria Mark Scott ASifi- That the` foregoing ordinance was read for the second time and passed finally on this the Day of „�14klait999, by the following vote: Samuel L. Neal, Jr. Javier D. Colmenero Melody Cooper Henry Garrett Dr. Arnold Gonzales /� PASSED AND APPROVED this the OI ATTEST: Rex A. Kinnison Betty Jean Longoria John Longoria Mark Scott Armando Chapa, City ecretary 1 Day of LEGAL FORM APPROVED Keidra bee 0211, 1999; JAMES R. BRAY, JR., CITY ATTORNEY Gaaj way, sistant City Attorney C:AMY DOCUMENTSVDATAA99AR90101 A2.DOC 3 g(B4\ Samuel L. Neal, Jr., Mayor City of Corpus Chri • i 023782 J 51\ LEIGH r I S H r R , s S O C I A l r S Executive Summary Master Plan Update and FAR Part 150 Noise Compatibility Program Corpus Christi International Airport Prepared for City of Corpus Christi Department of Aviation Corpus Christi, Texas August 1999 EXECUTIVE SUMMARY BACKGROUND 1 Corpus Christi International Airport is owned and operated by the City of Corpus Christi. The Airport is at the western edge of the City, approximately 6 miles southwest of downtown. Primary access to the Airport is via State Highway 44. An Airport location map is shown on Figure ES -1. The previous Master Plan Update was prepared for the Airport in 1990 for the planning period through 2010. Since 1990, the passenger terminal building and the aircraft parking apron have been improved, and both air carrier runways have been rehabilitated. These projects were consistent with the recommendations in the 1990 Master Plan Update. In 1995, the City of Corpus Christi decided to update the Airport Master Plan to (1) reassess the aviation demand forecasts in response to changes in air carrier traffic at the Airport, (2) review the recommendations from the previous plan to ensure their continued applicability, and (3) improve the potential for capitalizing on increased trade between the United States and Mexico. In February 1996, the City retained Leigh Fisher Associates to assist in preparing the Master Plan Update and Federal Aviation Regulations (FAR) Part 150 Airport Noise Compatibility Program Study for Corpus Christi International Airport. EXISTING AIRPORT FACILITIES Corpus Christi International Airport currently occupies 2,385 acres of land approximately 6 miles southwest of downtown Corpus Christi. The Airport elevation is approximately 44 feet above mean sea level (MSL). The primary Airport facilities indude the airfield, avigation, terminal complex, air cargo, air mail, general aviation, and other facilities, and utilities. The existing airfield consists of two runways which are used by all aircraft. Runway 13-31 is 7,508 -feet long by 150 -feet wide and is the primary runway for use when flight schedules and weather conditions permit. Crosswind Runway 17-35 is 6,081 feet long by 150 -feet wide and is used when weather, wind conditions, or flight schedules require its use. Runway ends 13 and 35 are equipped with Category I (CAT I) Instrument Landing Systems (ILS). PLANNING ACTIVITY LEVELS As part of the Master Plan Update, forecasts of the following demand components were prepared through the year 2015 (the planning period): • Enplaned passengers (passengers boarding an aircraft) • Air cargo (freight and mail) TEXAS Austin Houston San Antonio Corpus Christi McAllen Harlingen Downtown Corpus Christi CORPUfCHRISTI Nueces INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT LEGEND County boundary OAir carier airport • City Figure ES -1 AIRPORT LOCATION Master Plan Update and FAR Part 150 Noise Compatibility Program Corpus Christi International Airport August 1999 LEIGH FISHER ASSOCIATES 3 • Airline aircraft departures • Aircraft operations (takeoffs and landings) The main purpose of the forecasts is to assist the City of Corpus Christi in deter- mining future land and facility requirements to meet the aviation demands of the Airport service region. Increased aviation demand primarily results in increased requirements for airfield facilities; passenger terminal facilities; automobile parking for passengers, visitors, and employees; general aviation facilities, including fixed based operations; air cargo facilities; and other aviation- and nonaviation-related development that requires proximity to the Airport. Over the years, airport master plans and aviation demand forecasts have been used to develop year -based, short-, medium-, and long-range capital improvement plans. Historically, facility requirements were based on activity that would occur 5-, 10-, and 20 -years into the future, as required by the FAA. Year -based forecasts are necessary for determining short-term (typically 5 -year) improvements to be included in capital improvement and financial plans. However, because so many variables can affect the achievement of a forecast for a specific year, the value of such forecasts has become questionable as the primary basis for identifying when improvements might be needed, particularly for long-range airport planning. Therefore, for this Master Plan Update, the City has decided to use a strategic planning approach, in which planning activity levels (PALS) are used as a basis for long-range planning and capital improvement decisions, rather than the traditional 20 -year look -ahead approach. Using PALs, the potential ultimate development of the Airport is addressed in the Master Plan Update, and recommendations for land use and facility development are based on specific demand components (i.e., enplaned passengers, air cargo, airline aircraft departures, and aircraft operations) which trigger the need for such development, rather than planning for certain conditions (such as the number of enplaned passengers or aircraft operations) to occur in a specific year. PALs 1 through 4 presented in Table ES -1 were established for the following demand components: (1) enplaned passengers, (2) cargo, (3) airline aircraft departures, (4) based aircraft, and (5) annual aircraft operations. FACILITY REQUIREMENTS The advantage of identifying PALs for individual demand components is that the need to develop specific facilities can be based on the achievement of levels of certain types of demand rather than the achievement of overall traffic levels. Rapid growth in one demand component triggers the development of only those facilities needed to accommodate activity associated with that component. For example, increased cargo demand, such as that caused by the development of a cargo hub, would trigger the development of new cargo facilities—the need for 4 Table ES -1 PLANNING ACTIVITY LEVELS Master Plan Update Corpus Christi International Airport Demand component Planning activity levels (PALS) 1995 1 2 3 4 Enplaned passengers Scheduled domestic airlines Major and national 314,217 380,000 530,000 735,000 2,100,000 Regional and commuter 194.223 250,000 230,000 185,000 230.000 508,440 630,000 760,000 920,000 2,330,000 Charter airlines (nonscheduled) 5,088 20,000 40,000 80.000 170,000 Total enplaned passengers 513,528 650,000 800,000 1,000,000 2,500,000 Cargo (tons) Air freight 1,830 2,900 4,800 11,800 45,000 Mail 1 787 2100 2 700 3200 5,000 Total cargo 3,617 5,000 7,500 15,000 50,000 Airline aircraft departures Scheduled domestic airlines Passenger airlines Major and national 3,900 4,700 6,000 8,100 29,100 Regional and commuter 7100 8,500 7,600 6,200 9400 11,000 13,200 13,600 14,300 38,500 Charter airlines (nonscheduled) 32 200 400 700 1500 11,032 13,400 14,000 15,000 40,000 All -cargo airlines 600 1900 2,400 3700 8 000 Total departures 11,632 15,300 16,400 18,700 48,000 Based aircraft 82 90 92 95 100 Annual aircraft operations Air carrier 15,336 13,600 17,600 25,000 77,200 Air taxi and commuter 17,209 17,000 15,200 12,400 18,800 General aviation Itinerant 34,686 33,900 34,200 33,400 33,800 Local 16213 18 300 18400 17900 18,200 50,899 52,200 52,600 51,300 52,000 Military Itinerant 10,811 18,300 18,400 17,900 18,200 Local 34,857 33,900 34,200 33 400 33 800 45,668 52,200 52,600 51 300 52,000 Total annual aircraft operations 129,112 135,000 138,000 140,000 200,000 Sources: 1995 -City of Corpus Christi Department of Aviation records. PALs-Leigh Fisher Associates, February 1999. CRP548 5 which is based on the total weight of cargo shipped through the Airport. If the hub results in significant increases in annual and, particularly, peak -hour aircraft operations, it may also trigger new runway development, the need for which is based on the number of annual and peak -hour aircraft operations at the Airport. Table ES -2 summarizes the airfield and other facility requirements through PAL 4. RECOMMENDED AIRPORT DEVELOPMENT AND LAND USE PLAN The recommended Airport Development and Land Use Plan, depicted on Figure ES -2, shows land areas and Airport facilities that are identified for certain uses up through the achievement of planning activity level (PAL) 4. The plan also includes areas reserved for development beyond PAL 4 to ensure that the Airport will continue to fulfill its primary role as the commercial airline Airport (passenger and cargo) serving the Corpus Christi region. The following are the major recommendations in the Master Plan Update: • Extend existing Runway 13-31 to a total runway length of 10,000 feet to accommodate air cargo aircraft with minimum or no payload penalties (PAL 1). • Construct a new 10,000 -foot -long and 150 -foot -wide air carrier Runway 13R -31L and associated taxiways 4,300 feet southwest of existing air carrier Runway 13-31. (PAL 4). • Construct five 3,400 -foot crossfield taxiways to connect the new and existing parallel air carrier Runways 13R -31L and 13L -31R (PAL 4). • Demolish existing portions of the passenger terminal building and construct a new facility in its existing location for a total building area of approximately 110,000 square feet (PAL 1). The improvements would include new ticket counter and lobby space, new baggage facilities, a new FIS facility, and expanded holdroom areas. • Construct a 57,000 -square -foot expansion to the passenger terminal building for a total building area of 167,000 square feet (PAL 3). The improvements would include expanded baggage facilities, additional aircraft gates, and additional holdroom areas. • Construct a 453,000 -square -foot expansion to the passenger terminal building for a total area of 620,000 square feet (PAL 4). The improvements would indude expanded ticket counter and lobby space, expanded baggage facilities, additional gates and holdroom area, and expanded public space. 6 Table ES -2 PLANNING ACTIVITY LEVELS AND RESULTING FACILITY REQUIREMENTS Master Plan Update Corpus Christi International Airport Airfield Requirements for planning activity levels 1995 1 2 3 4 Air carrier runways Number 1 1 1 1 2 Length (feet) 7,508 10,000 10,000 10,000 10,000 Crosswind runways Number 1 1 1 1 1 Length (feet) 6,081 9,000 9,000 9,000 9,000 Terminal complex facilities Aircraft gates and parking positions (a) Air carrier aircraft 4 4 to 5 5 to 6 6 to 9 15 to 19 Commuter aircraft (b) 3 3 3 3 3 Terminal building (sq ft) (a)(c) 127,000 110,000 (d) 120,000 (d) 167,000 (d) 620,000 Public automobile parking spaces (e) Short-term 233 330 400 500 1,260 Long-term 822 940 1 150 1 440 3 600 Total 1,055 1,270 1,550 1,940 4,860 Employee parking spaces 150 190 235 290 730 Cargo and general aviation area Air cargo area (acres) All -cargo facility 0 10-15 20-25 30-35 50-55 Freight -forwarding facility 0 2 2 2 3 General aviation area (acres) 37 41 42 43 45 Airport intermodal cargo transfer facility (acres) 0 20-25 25-30 35-40 40-45 (a) Requirements reflect different assumptions about the percentage of daily flights occurring in the peak hour, average occupancy of gates during the peak hour, overnight parking patterns, and sharing/nonsharing gate policies. (b) Commuter aircraft can be accommodated in separate parking positions or at air carrier aircraft gates. Three or four commuter aircraft can typically be accommodated at one air carrier aircraft gate. (c) These requirements represent ideal allocations of space among various uses. Actual area provided may vary depending on whether additional space is gained by expanding the existing facility or constructing a new terminal. (d) Derived from Terminal Reconstruction & Landside Improvement Program, DMJM Aviation and Ricondo & Associates, May 3, 1999. (e) Based on parking transaction data provided by Corpus Christi International Airport staff for the week of March 25-31, 1996. Sources: 1995— City of Corpus Christi Department of Aviation records. PALs—Leigh Fisher Associates, February 1999. 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Initial intermodal facilities would be located in existing terminal complex facilities. • Acquire a total of 1,427 acres of land to accommodate the construction of a new airfield, air cargo, corporate and general aviation, intermodal, airline support, and airport support facilities. NOISE EXPOSURE MAPS In accordance with FAR Part 150, Airport Noise Compatibility Planning, noise exposure maps (NEM) were prepared for Corpus Christi International Airport. These include (1) an existing NEM relating to aircraft operations in 1999, (2) a future NEM representing operations in 2004, and (3) a future NEM representing the annual service volume (ASV) operations at the Airport with the implementation of all planned Airport facilities as recommended in the Master Plan Update (ultimate airfield), which is expected to occur at least 20 or more years from now. This ultimate airfield NEM is not an FAR Part 150 requirement, but was prepared as part of this study to (1) determine the probable aircraft noise effects of the future airfield recommendations and (2) assist the City of Corpus Christi in their long-range comprehensive planning to achieve land use compatibility in the Airport environs. The noise exposure maps are presented on Figures ES -3 through ES -5. RECOMMENDED NOISE MITIGATION MEASURES Nine noise mitigation measures are recommended for implementation in the Corpus Christi International Airport environs. The objective of the recommended noise mitigation measures is to implement controls relating to the location of future noise -sensitive land uses, or to specify restrictions and conditions for such land uses. Essentially, the recommended noise mitigation measures are preventive actions to be taken by the City of Corpus Christi to ensure that future land uses will be compatible with operations at the Airport. Careful consideration of mitigation measures is particularly important so that the anticipated increase in the number of aircraft operations at the Airport can occur without significant increases in the effects of aircraft noise exposure. The noise exposure contours identified on the 2004 noise exposure map extend outside the existing Airport boundary, but are over undeveloped land or CRP547 F-00034508 L, 0 0 pr -1 o /0!§ ;(\) }\\\j\ co _a „ w -01 0 CD Er 0 CD 0 0 CD -z 0 O. giga in 0 CD 0_ } !%;\ men )' \ co iv g7.1, /i a to o cordw co w vi m0 ro co a ca SIS•pap pap 6iam-y u! 'lanai puncs e6eJane l4•!u-Kea = IN rJepunoq ease pnh noWo] ainso.xe awl rle.uno. 101)1. .ugsix Owl 1104suy0sn1)o, `-IOLl l Tl.. LT CO 0 L- 15.1_ j ( - 91 \\k¢/ > - co to ID \ - :%;0 ®I In co 0 [012.,13( S a.iaa..a! . aM . Ul BAB •linos e.eleAe 1 .IU- U. = epunoq ease prgn noluoa ainso.xa aslok ogoNJSuoo emunl aJnm •eso.ol, rleuno. uodll. .ugslx �!W! Np psuq sn.Jo , 0 @@ z 0 0 m r X U 0 w 0 n » N ;aa; ul oleos oigdwo N 0 N DNL = Day -night average sound level, in A -weighted decibels. Aiepunoq ease Apnts inotuoo amsodxe asloN Proposed future runway construction tiepunoq IJodJ'V atewltlll Existing Airport boundary tlwy Nlo gsugo sndioo 0 -o N d m oggnd-Iwas/ollgnd aoigo/leloiawwoo awog allgon m 0 m_ 0 12 compatible land uses. Due to the forecast increase in aircraft operations, the planned extension of existing Runway 13-31, and the ultimate construction of a new parallel runway, the noise contours of the ultimate airfield noise exposure map that extend outside of the required Master Plan Update boundary are expected to increase. In anticipation of future implementation of the ultimate airfield and the current opportunity to guide land use planning in the Airport environs, it is recommended that the noise mitigation measures be based on the ultimate airfield noise exposure map. The nine recommended noise mitigation measures for Corpus Christi Inter- national Airport are listed below: • Recommendation 1: Acquire approximately 380 acres of landforecast to be exposed to noise levels of DNL 65 and higher under 2004 conditions and exposed to noise levels of DNL 70 and higher with the ultimate airfield (shown on Figure ES -6). • Recommendation 2: Acquire approximately 45 acres of land Forecast to be exposed to noise levels of DNL 70 and higher with the ultimate airfield (shown on Figure ES -6). • Recommendation 3: Revise land uses contained in the Port/Airport/Violet Area Development Plan to reflect planned airfield improvements identified in the Master Plan Update. • Recommendation 4: Amend existing zoning ordinance to be consistent with the revised airport development concept area. • Recommendation 5: Adopt an Airport Noise Overlay District • Recommendation 6: Amend building code regulations • Recommendation 7: Require dedication of avigation easements • Recommendation 8: Require fair disclosure • Recommendation 9: Continue comprehensive planning to maximize land use compatibility. 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