Guidebook for Developing and Leasing Airport Property (2011) / Chapter Skim
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30 Airport owners, or sponsors, as referred to by the FAA when describing airport owners, are the driving force behind most individual development projects. As the land owner, the airport sponsor establishes and sets the direction for planning related to airport development.
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The following sections of this chapter will examine in detail the key responsibilities of the airport sponsor when planning and evaluating potential airport development projects and when negotiating their associated lease agreements. The tools, policy, and considerations addressed in these sections are designed, when implemented, to provide the airport sponsor with the foundation on which to evaluate the financial, operational, and regulatory desirability of individual airport development projects.
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make up the airport are shown, along with the history of acquisition, to provide insight as to how the airport developed over time. From an airport leasing and land development perspective, the ALP identifies both existing airport development and planned airport development.
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piece in the inventory analysis is the land that the airport owns and controls, the airport sponsor needs also to be aware of any key infrastructure or features immediately surrounding the airport such as access roads, utilities, industrial parks, vacant land available for development, and any associated zoning regulations. Again, the availability of such infrastructure inventory information will assist the airport and community stakeholders in marketing and promoting the airport to potential tenants and developers.
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factors. Bringing these multiple factors into a single, clear, concise, and implementable strategic document is the hallmark of a successful business plan.
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Grant assurances cover a wide gamut of federal regulations, culled from multiple pieces of the FAA Advisory Circulars, Executive Orders, and Federal Regulations, all designed to ensure that the airport sponsor, and any potential tenant at the airport, comply with existing regulation (both aviation specific and nonaviation in nature) in the development, leasing, and operation of airport land.
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Grant Assurance 21: Compatible Land Use. The airport sponsor must take appropriate action, including the adoption of zoning laws, to restrict the use of land adjacent to, or in the immediate vicinity of, the airport to activities and purposes compatible with normal airport operations.
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can be disposed of when the land is no longer needed for airport purposes, at fair market value. At the FAA's discretion, the proceeds due to the FAA can be reinvested in another eligible airport improvement project, or be paid for deposit in the trust fund if no eligible project exists.
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airport sponsor, and, in certain cases, dictate business practices to airport tenants, even though the ultimate responsibility for compliance falls to the airport sponsor. The following paragraphs briefly summarize the core compliance mandates of each of the FAA Sponsor Assurances that speak to business practices of the airport sponsor, along with some descriptive examples of the intent of the assurances: Grant Assurance 22: Economic Nondiscrimination, addresses the equitable treatment of airport tenants by the airport sponsor in assessing rates, charges, and lease terms.
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, environmental review for airport development, and the application of the Uniform Relocation Assistance and Real Property Acquisition Policies Act of 1970. The airport sponsor is ultimately responsible for ensuring environmental compliance of the tenants and users of airport property.
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• Arrangements that permit aircraft to gain access to a public landing area from off-airport properties complicate the control of vehicular and aircraft traffic. This is not to say that an airport should shy away from entering into these agreements; structured properly, a TTF agreement can be beneficial for both the airport and the property owner, and land constraints of the airport sponsor may present solid rationale for a TTF arrangement.
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All in all, small, justifiable changes are generally more acceptable to the members of an airport's community than broad, sweeping changes that come after many years. Guidance on developing an Airport Minimum Standards document can be found in the following two publications: • FAA Advisory Circular AC 150/5190-7, Minimum Standards for Commercial Aeronautical Activities; and • ACRP Report 16: Guidebook for Managing Small Airports.
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Rules and Regulations documents provide for the safe, orderly, and efficient operation of the airport. ACRP Report 16: Guidebook for Managing Small Airports, provides the following list of topics that should be addressed by an airport Rules and Regulations document: • Aircraft rules, • Personal conduct, • Animals, • Smoking, • Waste containers and disposal, • Storage, • Pedestrians, • Vehicle operations, • Fueling safety, • On-airport traffic rules, • Environmental restrictions, • Airport residences, • Hangar construction standards, and • Fire safety.
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interests outside the confines of the airport environment, may influence the final lease agreement between the airport and the tenant. More often than not, outside stakeholder involvement can bring added benefit, resources, and incentives.
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3.5.3 Local Government Involvement of local government entities and community organizations throughout the planning and negotiation process is important to the successful outcome of an airport development project. Examples of these organizations are • Mayor's office/City Manager, • City or County Council or Board of Commissioners, • Local Department of Transportation, and • Metropolitan Planning Organization (MPO)
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. The AIP is funded from aviation user fees deposited in the federal aviation trust fund for the purpose of improving the nation's aviation infrastructure.
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Specifically, the latest version of FAA Form 7460, Notice of Proposed Construction or Alteration, should be submitted by the developer/tenant early in the planning process to ensure the FAA has the opportunity to review the proposed plans within the context of impact to imaginary surfaces and navigable airspace. The FAA's Airport District Offices provide leadership in planning and development for a safe and efficient National Airspace System (NAS)
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Some communities view their airports as important attributes to attracting industry and jobs; others recognize their community airport as a link to the world's air transportation network. Perhaps the community places its airport in high esteem because it supports emergency response activities in times of natural disaster or helps provide access to time-critical medical care.
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tax abatements to avoid the airport sponsor risking violation of grant assurances with which the airport sponsor must comply. An abundance of enthusiasm from the stakeholder community can be good, but, in some instances, it can also detract from the goals of the airport sponsor.
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