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<br />LANDSIDE <br />ALTERNATIVE <br />CONSIDERATIONS <br /> <br />The primary landside facilities to be <br />accommodated at San Marcos <br />Municipal Airport include aviation <br />related facilities such as the terminal <br />spaces, aircraft storage and <br />maintenance hangars, aircraft parking <br />apron, and parcels specifically designed <br />to accommodate businesses requiring <br />airfield access. Also, specific <br />consideration needs to be given to <br />F.A.R. Part 139 requirements and the <br />location of an airport traffic control <br />tower (ATCT). The prime focus on <br />F.A.R. Part 139 requirements will be <br />the construction and operation of an <br />aircraft rescue and firefighting (ARFF) <br />station. The interrelationship of these <br />functions is important to defining a long <br />term landside layout for the airport. <br /> <br />To a certain extent lands ide uses should <br />be grouped with similar uses or uses <br />that are compatible. Other functions <br />should be separated, or at least have <br />well defined boundaries for reasons of <br />safety, security, and efficient operation. <br />Finally, each landside use must be <br />planned in conjunction with the airfield, <br />as well as ground access that is suitable <br />to the function. <br /> <br />Runway frontage should be reserved for <br />those uses with a high level of airfield <br />interface, or need for exposure. Other <br />uses with lower levels of aircraft <br />movements, or little need for runway <br />exposure can be placed in more isolated <br />locations. <br /> <br />In addition to the functional capability <br />of the airport, the proposed <br />development concept should provide a <br /> <br />4-10 <br /> <br />first class appearance for San Marcos <br />Municipal Airport. Consideration to <br />aesthetics should be given to the <br />entryway as well as public areas when <br />arranging the various activity areas. <br />Architecturally pleasing buildings and <br />landscaping, as well as corporate <br />aircraft found in the high activity areas <br />should be featured in these areas when <br />possible. <br /> <br />Typically, airports face development <br />constraints of one degree or another <br />because of their basic function, causing <br />the alternatives analysis to focus upon <br />specific layouts of landside facilities. <br />Only half of available property at the <br />airport is developed. Since the growth <br />of aviation facilities at the airport is <br />expected to absorb only a limited <br />amount of the existing land area which <br />is available, it is possible to consider <br />alternate land uses at the airport to <br />include aviation-related commercial <br />development and non-aviation related <br />commercial development. <br /> <br />The airport planning efforts should <br />maximize existing property in an <br />efficient manner that will serve demand <br />well beyond the 20-year planning period <br />as well as provide flexibility for <br />marketing and development. The plan <br />should also consider development of <br />property which will aid in the <br />community's economic growth and <br />financial viability of the airport itself. <br />Maximizing the use of airport property <br />will provide the airport with the <br />financial means to be self sufficient and <br />the community with an "economic <br /> <br />. " <br />engme . <br /> <br />In order to provide a functional facility <br />which meets all potential development <br />needs, areas best suited for specific <br />