OAR 738-014-0050: Standards and Guidelines for Through the Fence Operations

The airport sponsor of a pilot site shall create a “Through the Fence Operations” operating plan for their airport, to accompany the Airport Layout Plan. The “Through the Fence Operations” operating plan shall include the following: (1) Identify current operating costs and revenues for the pilot site airport. Describe how the through the fence operations will provide financial support to the pilot sites in compliance with FAA regulations. (2) Require each through the fence operation to submit a facility site plan for its own property to the airport sponsor. The through the fence operation, in cooperation with the airport sponsor, then may proceed to seek any necessary land use approval from the appropriate local government. Any such approval must be made in compliance with statewide land use planning requirements. If the facility site plan is approved by the appropriate local government in compliance with applicable statewide land use planning requirements, the facility site plan shall be incorporated into the local government’s airport plan and airport boundary. (3) Require that each through the fence facility only be permitted to operate through a written contract with the airport sponsor that includes: (a) Financial charges, including fuel flowage fees if applicable, that provide equitable and uniform treatment of all airport tenants and users at pilot sites. (b) An approved development plan for the through the fence property. (c) Aviation safety rules for the airport, and rules that facilitate the orderly management of the pilot sites. (d) Identify the airport’s role in Oregon’s emergency response system, and the through the fence facility’s role (if any) in assisting in maintaining these characteristics; (e) Identify investments in pilot sites and the level of service provided by pilot sites, and the through the fence facility’s role (if any) in assisting in maintaining these characteristics. (f) Facilitate and foster good relations with the communities surrounding the pilot sites, including, for example, adhering to established airport noise abatement procedures, and adjusting operations as needed to cooperate with public community events which may occur at the airport from time to time.