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<br />is centered now at the western portion <br />of the airport. The main terminal apron <br />can become somewhat congested. <br />Future planning should consider ways <br />to alleviate this congestion to ensure <br />adequate space availability at the <br />terminal building. Also, much of the <br />apron on the eastern portion of the <br />flight line, near the CAF is old and <br />needs to be refurbished or replaced. <br /> <br />GENERAL AVIATION <br />TERMINAL FACILITIES <br /> <br />General aviation terminal building <br />space is required for waiting <br />passengers, a pilot's lounge and flight <br />planning, concessions, management, <br />storage, and various other needs. <br />Presently, space is available in the <br />general aviation terminal building to <br />accommodate these needs. Future <br />terminal requirements have been <br />determined and are shown on Exhibit <br />3D. <br /> <br />It should be noted that the general <br />aviation facilities provided at HYI will <br />be the first thing a business traveler <br />will see which represents the city of San <br />Marcos. Consideration of a first class <br />general aviation passenger transfer <br />facility should always be weighed when <br />the airport's role is to accommodate <br />business travelers. According to the <br />analysis presented on Exhibit 3D, the <br />existing general aviation terminal <br />building is undersized to meet existing <br />demand. Future planning will consider <br />expansion of the existing facility or the <br />construction of a new building. It <br />should be noted that not all terminal <br />space is required to be provided at the <br />main terminal building. Spaces <br /> <br />3-21 <br /> <br />provided at other airport FBO's will <br />serve passenger needs as well. <br /> <br />General aviation vehicular parking <br />demands have also been determined for <br />San Marcos Municipal Airport. Space <br />determinations were based on an <br />evaluation of the existing airport use as <br />well as industry standards. Terminal <br />automobile parking spaces required to <br />meet general aviation itinerant and <br />FBO operator demands were calculated <br />by multiplying design hour itinerant <br />passengers by the industry standard of <br />1.9 in the short term, increasing to 2.5 <br />for the ultimate term as corporate <br />operations increase. <br /> <br />The parking requirements of aircraft <br />owners should also be considered. <br />Although some owners prefer to park <br />their vehicle in their hangar, safety can <br />be compromised when automobile and <br />aircraft movements are intermixed. For <br />this reason, separate parking require- <br />ments which consider one half of based <br />aircraft at the airport were applied to <br />general aviation automobile parking <br />space requirements. Parking <br />requirements are summarized on <br />Exhibit 3D. <br /> <br />The airport currently provides a 48 <br />space automobile parking lot adjacent <br />the terminal building. Additional <br />parking lots are provided adjacent <br />airport FBO's. Most of these parking <br />lots are gravel or broken asphalt and <br />are in poor condition. Future <br />automobile parking needs should <br />consider paved surfaces adjacent to the <br />airport FBOs, with dedicated paved <br />parking lots for based aircraft owners. <br />If the airport were to be certified under <br />F.A.R. Part 139, security issues would <br />