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From page 58... ... ACRP Report 114: Guidebook for Through-The-Fence Operations58 CHAPTER FIVE ASSESSING TTF OPERATIONS 5.1 Introduction 5.2 Process for Assessing TTF Operations 5.3 Alternative Assessment 5.4 Airport Sponsor Obligations 5.5 Primary Planning Documents 5.6 Airport Sponsor Regulatory Measures 5.7 Primary Management and Compliance Documents 5.8 Land, Infrastructure, and Improvements 5.9 Activities 5.10 Interested Parties 5.11 Wrap-Up 5.12 Worksheets 5.1 INTRODUCTION Assessing TTF operations is one of the most crucial steps an airport sponsor can take when deciding to permit, restrict, or prohibit TTF operations. By evaluating the advantages and disadvantages of TTF operations and ascertaining the impacts associated with TTF operations, airport management and policymakers will have the information needed to make an informed, prudent, and defensible decision regarding permitting, restricting, or prohibiting TTF operations. Read the entire page →
From page 59... ... 59ACRP Report 114: Guidebook for Through-The-Fence Operations impact the viability of and relationships with existing operators, tenants, and users; incur unbudgeted ﬁnancial impacts; and/or be subject to a myriad of other undesirable impacts (e.g., airside, landside, real estate, airspace, etc.) Read the entire page →
From page 60... ... ACRP Report 114: Guidebook for Through-The-Fence Operations60 Before an airport sponsor solicits proposals for TTF operations, a thorough assessment process should be formulated and before accepting a proposal, the assessment process should be implemented (i.e., the proposal should be evaluated accordingly) Read the entire page →
From page 61... ... 61 ACRP Report 114: Guidebook for Through-The-Fence Operations FIGURE 5-1: Assessment Process Guide Read the entire page →
From page 62... ... ACRP Report 114: Guidebook for Through-The-Fence Operations62 The second step in the assessment process for TTF operations is completion of Worksheet 5-1: TTF Operation Proﬁle (provided in Section 5.12: Worksheets) Read the entire page →
From page 63... ... 63ACRP Report 114: Guidebook for Through-The-Fence Operations FIGURE 5-3: Snapshot of Worksheet 5-2 – Airport Proﬁle Available Land Airside infrastructure access WORKSHEET 5-2: AIRPORT PROFILE Airport Name: AIRPORT LAND AND IMPROVEMENTS Availability of utilities Location Size (acreage, square feet) Landside infrastructure access completion of Worksheet 5-3: TTF Operation Assessment (provided in Section 5.12: Worksheets) Read the entire page →
From page 64... ... ACRP Report 114: Guidebook for Through-The-Fence Operations64 a policy should be adopted to permit, restrict, or prohibit future TTF operations. 5.3 ALTERNATIVE ASSESSMENTS The ﬁrst alternative involves assessing existing on-airport land, infrastructure, and improvements to determine if the TTF operation can be accommodated on-airport. Read the entire page →
From page 65... ... 65ACRP Report 114: Guidebook for Through-The-Fence Operations AIRPORT SPONSOR ASSURANCES While each of the following Airport Sponsor Assurances were introduced and discussed in Chapter 2: Airport Sponsor Obligations, this section summarizes the obligations associated with each assurance to help the assessment team assess the airport sponsors' ability to maintain compliance with each assurance. It is recommended that the assessment team review the information in Chapter 2 to fully understand the obligations associated with each of the following assurances. Read the entire page →
From page 66... ... ACRP Report 114: Guidebook for Through-The-Fence Operations66 ASSURANCE 19 (OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE) This assurance requires that airport management and policymakers plan, develop, operate, and manage the airport's movement and non-movement areas to ensure the safety, utility, and eﬃciency of the airport for the beneﬁt of the public. Read the entire page →
From page 67... ... 67ACRP Report 114: Guidebook for Through-The-Fence Operations mechanisms and airspace studies used by the airport sponsor to ensure that infrastructure and improvements on TTF property will not penetrate the airport's protected and imaginary surfaces; mechanisms used by the airport sponsor to require TTF entities to complete FAA Form 7460-1 when infrastructure, improvements, and facilities are proposed to be made or modiﬁed on TTF property; mechanisms used by the airport sponsor to require TTF entities to remove, lower, relocate, mark, light, or otherwise mitigate trees or any other potential or existing airspace obstructions; and powers and/or authorities the airport sponsor may have to prohibit new construction on and/or oﬀ the airport which may be a hazard to air navigation. Read the entire page →
From page 68... ... ACRP Report 114: Guidebook for Through-The-Fence Operations68 ASSURANCE 22 (ECONOMIC NONDISCRIMINATION) While TTF entities operating solely from TTF property (i.e., entities not leasing on-airport land, infrastructure, or improvements nor attempting to relocate TTF operations on-airport) Read the entire page →
From page 69... ... 69ACRP Report 114: Guidebook for Through-The-Fence Operations depiction of obstruction surfaces (e.g., Part 77, threshold siting, and all design surfaces discussed in AC 150-5300-13, Airport Design, etc.) ; depiction of elevations of all existing and proposed improvements and facilities associated with TTF operations and associated penetrations of airport protected or imaginary surfaces; ascertain if any existing or proposed improvements or facilities associated with TTF operations impact existing or proposed navigational aids or other equipment; determine if the airport sponsor maintains control of all runway protection areas and runway protection zones; determine if the air traﬃc control tower (if existent) Read the entire page →
From page 70... ... ACRP Report 114: Guidebook for Through-The-Fence Operations70 MISSION STATEMENT An airport's mission statement conveys the reason for an airport's existence and may identify the core competencies of the organization as well. TTF operations should not conﬂict with the airport's mission statement nor undermine the ability of the airport sponsor to realize the airport's mission. Read the entire page →
From page 71... ... 71ACRP Report 114: Guidebook for Through-The-Fence Operations OPERATING BUDGET An airport's operating budget identiﬁes the forecasted operating revenues, cost of revenues, and operating expenses for the airport over a speciﬁc period of time (typically associated with the ﬁscal year of the airport) Read the entire page →
From page 72... ... ACRP Report 114: Guidebook for Through-The-Fence Operations72 AIRPORT MASTER PLAN/AIRPORT LAYOUT PLAN AIRPORT MASTER PLAN As discussed in the ﬁnal FAA Policy Regarding Access to Airports From Residential Property in the Federal Register (Vol. Read the entire page →
From page 73... ... 73ACRP Report 114: Guidebook for Through-The-Fence Operations As such, the assessment team should assess whether a TTF operation will be compliant with the existing airport sponsor regulatory measures including ordinances, zoning codes, and building codes. It is important that this assessment include the regulatory measures of counties and municipalities having jurisdiction over the airport and land located adjacent to the airport. Read the entire page →
From page 74... ... ACRP Report 114: Guidebook for Through-The-Fence Operations74 5.7 PRIMARY MANAGEMENT AND COMPLIANCE DOCUMENTS As discussed in Chapter 4: Airport Planning, Management, and Compliance Tools, airport sponsor ordinances, policies, standards, rules, and regulations (i.e., primary management and compliance documents) play a key role when it comes to the development, operation, and management of an airport. Read the entire page →
From page 75... ... 75ACRP Report 114: Guidebook for Through-The-Fence Operations RULES AND REGULATIONS Rules and regulations apply to anyone who uses the airport at any time for any purpose and are typically established to protect the public health, safety, and general welfare on the airport and ensure the safety, utility, and eﬃciency of the airport for the beneﬁt of the public. As such, the assessment should determine if the TTF activities and the related use of the airport by aircraft, vehicles, and pedestrians will be compliant with the airport's rules and regulations. Read the entire page →
From page 76... ... ACRP Report 114: Guidebook for Through-The-Fence Operations76 When assessing the type and extent of the impact TTF operations will have on airport land, infrastructure, and improvements, each of the elements and attributes associated with TTF operations (as identiﬁed in Worksheet 5-1: TTF Operation Proﬁle) should be assessed against each of the elements and attributes associated with each the four primary areas of airport land, infrastructure, and improvements (as identiﬁed in Worksheet 5-2: Airport Proﬁle and discussed in the section that follows) Read the entire page →
From page 77... ... 77ACRP Report 114: Guidebook for Through-The-Fence Operations IMAGINARY SURFACES AND AIRPORT DESIGN SURFACES Imaginary surfaces (e.g., primary, horizontal, conical, transitional, approach, etc.) and airport design surfaces (e.g., runway safety area, precision obstacle free zone, obstacle free zone, runway object free area, runway protection zone, etc.) Read the entire page →
From page 78... ... ACRP Report 114: Guidebook for Through-The-Fence Operations78 In Figure 5-5 and Figure 5-6, which are based on a graphic from ACRP Report 77: Guidebook for Developing General Aviation Airport Business Plan, some examples of the types of improvements commonly developed on aviation and non-aviation real estate land are provided. FIGURE 5-5: Aviation Real Estate Improvements FIGURE 5-6: Non-Aviation Real Estate Improvements 5.9 ACTIVITIES In addition to assessing the impact a TTF operation may have on existing aviation and non-aviation real estate, land, infrastructure, and improvements, it is important to assess the impact a TTF operation may have on existing and future activities on the airport. Read the entire page →
From page 79... ... 79ACRP Report 114: Guidebook for Through-The-Fence Operations COMMERCIAL AERONAUTICAL ACTIVITIES impact a TTF operation may have on on-airport FBOs and SASOs should be ascertained. For instance, if a TTF entity engages in commercial aeronautical activities that are not being provided by current on-airport FBOs and/or SASOs, negative impacts will most likely be negligible. Read the entire page →
From page 80... ... ACRP Report 114: Guidebook for Through-The-Fence Operations80 AIRPORT SPONSOR In addition to the wide variety of impacts TTF operations can have on airport activities, an airport sponsor's administrative, operational, and managerial personnel, programs, and plans can be impacted by TTF operations as well. By assessing the type and extent of impact a TTF operation can have on the airport sponsor, airport management and policymakers will be better positioned to take advantage of positive impacts and/or manage or, if possible, eliminate negative impacts. Read the entire page →
From page 81... ... 81ACRP Report 114: Guidebook for Through-The-Fence Operations 5.11 WRAP-UP This chapter described a best practice approach for assessing TTF operations at a federally obligated airport including evaluating the advantages and disadvantages of TTF operations and ascertaining the positive and negative impacts associated with TTF operations. Four tools were discussed to help assess TTF operations including: Figure 5-1: Assessment Process Guide Worksheet 5-1: TTF Operation Proﬁle Worksheet 5-2: Airport Proﬁle Worksheet 5-3: TTF Operation Assessment The assessment process, which was outlined and discussed in this chapter, included an analysis of each of the following areas: Alternative Assessments Airport Sponsor Obligations Primary Planning Documents Airport Sponsor Regulatory Measures Primary Management and Compliance Documents Land, Infrastructure, and Improvements TTF Activities Interested Parties Read the entire page →
From page 82... ... ACRP Report 114: Guidebook for Through-The-Fence Operations82 5.12 WORKSHEETS Type of TTF Operation: Type of TTF Entity: Attributes of TTF property (existing and/or proposed) Improvements on TTF property (existing and/or proposed) Read the entire page →
From page 83... ... 83ACRP Report 114: Guidebook for Through-The-Fence Operations Infrastructure on TTF property (existing and/or proposed) Aircraft Vehicles Number, type (make and model) Read the entire page →
From page 84... ... ACRP Report 114: Guidebook for Through-The-Fence Operations84 Pedestrians TTF Access Points Social impact Type of access point(s) - between TTF property and on-airport property Security mechanisms for pedestrian and vehicle access (card scanner, pin number, lock and key, badging, etc.) Read the entire page →
From page 85... ... 85ACRP Report 114: Guidebook for Through-The-Fence Operations Available Land Available Improvements Airside infrastructure access Security mechanisms for pedestrian and vehicle access (card scanner, pin number, lock and key, badging, etc.) WORKSHEET 5-2: AIRPORT PROFILE Infrastructure adjacent to TTF property AIRPORT SECURITY Hangar(s) Read the entire page →
From page 86... ... ACRP Report 114: Guidebook for Through-The-Fence Operations86 Airport Master Plan and ALP Title and date Airport Strategic Business Plan Mission PRIMARY PLANNING DOCUMENTS Aviation forecasts AIRPORT SPONSOR REGULATORY MEASURES PRIMARY MANAGEMENT AND COMPLIANCE DOCUMENTS Leasing/Rents and Fees Policy (reference and date) Zoning codes (reference and date) Read the entire page →
From page 87... ... 87ACRP Report 114: Guidebook for Through-The-Fence Operations Type of TTF Operations: See Section 5.3 Can existing on-airport land, infrastructure, and/or improvements accommodate the TTF operations? NO MAYBE YES N/A NO MAYBE YES N/A NO MAYBE YES N/A Does the airport sponsor have the funding available (or can the funding be secured) Read the entire page →
From page 88... ... ACRP Report 114: Guidebook for Through-The-Fence Operations88 POSITIVE NEUTRAL NEGATIVE N/A POSITIVE NEUTRAL NEGATIVE N/A POSITIVE NEUTRAL NEGATIVE N/A STATE OBLIGATIONS See Section 2.5 and Section 5.4 POSITIVE NEUTRAL NEGATIVE N/A AIRPORT STRATEGIC BUSINESS PLAN See Section 4.2, Section 5.5, Section 7.3, and Worksheet 5-2 What inﬂuence will the TTF operations have on fulﬁllment of the airport's mission statement? POSITIVE NEUTRAL NEGATIVE N/A What inﬂuence will the TTF operations have on the realization of the airport's vision statement? Read the entire page →
From page 89... ... 89ACRP Report 114: Guidebook for Through-The-Fence Operations ORDINANCES See Section 4.3, Section 5.6, Section 7.2, and Worksheet 5-2 Will the TTF operations be compliant with the airport sponsor (or municipality) ordinances? Read the entire page →
From page 90... ... ACRP Report 114: Guidebook for Through-The-Fence Operations90 DEVELOPMENT STANDARDS See Section 4.4, Section 5.7, Section 7.4, and Worksheet 5-2 Will the TTF operations be compliant with the airport's development standards? YES MAYBE NO N/A Do the airport's development standards address TTF operations? Read the entire page →
From page 91... ... 91ACRP Report 114: Guidebook for Through-The-Fence Operations COMMERCIAL AERONAUTICAL ACTIVITIES See Section 5.9, Section 7.5, Worksheet 5-1, and Worksheet 5-2 What type of impact will the TTF operations have on existing commercial aeronautical activities? POSITIVE NEUTRAL NEGATIVE N/A What type of impact will the TTF operations have on future commercial aeronautical activities? Read the entire page →
From page 92... ... ACRP Report 114: Guidebook for Through-The-Fence Operations92 AIRPORT SPONSOR Section 1.5, Section 5.10, and Worksheet 5-1 What impact will the TTF operations have on the airport sponsor's administrative personnel? POSITIVE NEUTRAL NEGATIVE N/A What impact will the TTF operations have on the airport sponsor's operational personnel? Read the entire page →
From page 93... ... 93ACRP Report 114: Guidebook for Through-The-Fence Operations What impact will the TTF operations have on the airport foreign object debris (FOD) control program? Read the entire page →

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... ACRP Report 114: Guidebook for Through-The-Fence Operations58 CHAPTER FIVE ASSESSING TTF OPERATIONS 5.1 Introduction 5.2 Process for Assessing TTF Operations 5.3 Alternative Assessment 5.4 Airport Sponsor Obligations 5.5 Primary Planning Documents 5.6 Airport Sponsor Regulatory Measures 5.7 Primary Management and Compliance Documents 5.8 Land, Infrastructure, and Improvements 5.9 Activities 5.10 Interested Parties 5.11 Wrap-Up 5.12 Worksheets 5.1 INTRODUCTION Assessing TTF operations is one of the most crucial steps an airport sponsor can take when deciding to permit, restrict, or prohibit TTF operations. By evaluating the advantages and disadvantages of TTF operations and ascertaining the impacts associated with TTF operations, airport management and policymakers will have the information needed to make an informed, prudent, and defensible decision regarding permitting, restricting, or prohibiting TTF operations.