Airport Master Plan - City of Riverside

Exhibit 4G presents three development
alternatives for the south terminal
area. Option 1 considers redevelopment
of a portion of the terminal
building parking lot. This lot encompasses
approximately 120,000 square
feet of space which is much more than
necessary to serve airport terminal
area users. Option 1 considers the
potential of converting approximately
50 percent of the parking lot to aviation
uses. As depicted, eight mediumsized
box hangars could be placed in
this area. Airfield access would then
be available via a new taxilane extending
to the west ramp area.
This option also considers meeting the
FAA standard for the runway visibility
zone. The runway visibility zone
should be clear of visual obstructions
so that a pilot on one runway can see
clearly to the other runways. To meet
this standard, two structures are depicted
as being removed and replaced
with aircraft parking ramp. The terminal
building is also within the runway
visibility zone. If the terminal
building is ever considered for replacement,
it should be relocated to
outside of the runway visibility zone.
To the east of the terminal area, in the
area currently occupied by the FBO,
there is a mixture of conventional,
box, and T-hangars. Some of these facilities
have reached the end of their
useful life and are in need of some significant
repairs. These areas may
provide opportunities for redevelopment.
As depicted, three of the oldest
T-hangar structures are shown as being
redeveloped as box hangars. In
addition, a 14-unit hangar structure is
southwest of the FBO hangar, adjacent
to the airport entrance road.
The east end of the airport is currently
occupied by several rows of Port-a-Port
hangars. These hangars are some of
the oldest on the airport. Ultimately,
the airport management may elect to
redevelop this area with more permanent
structures. Currently, these
hangars provide an aircraft storage
type and fee structure that meets demand
in the region. These hangars
are fully occupied and provide a
steady revenue stream to the airport.
The second terminal area alternative
depicted on Exhibit 4G – Option 2,
considers a slightly different approach
to development of a portion of the
terminal building parking lot. In this
alternative, a taxilane again provides
access to the west terminal area ramp,
but it then extends toward the terminal
building. This alternative
would utilize the western half of the
parking lot and provide for four small
box hangars.
The eastern terminal area reflects redevelopment
of the oldest hangars and
the addition of a T-hangar facility. A
small T-hangar structure located near
the FBO facility is considered for demolition.
This would open up more
space for transient aircraft parking
near the FBO.
Interviews with the FBO operator indicated
that a lack of ramp space has
constrained their operations. Only
one or two larger aircraft, business
jets in particular, are able to park on
the ramp at one time. The FBO oper-
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