We have a project that is directly at an international airport. The area is actually very densely occupied, but if we have to include all site areas, which are used to taxi the plans or load and unload passengers, we end up having a density that is to low. We think, we could consider them as somewhere similar to "public road ways". My question is can we exclude this areas form the calculation? Did anyone had a project that had this kind of situation? Also we obviously can't use option 2, because residential areas aren't allowed so close to an airport (German urban planing law).
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Larry Jones
Associate DirectorAtelier Ten
258 thumbs up
October 22, 2010 - 4:39 pm
Susann,
Although I have not had a project like yours, I would think that the access roads to runways or for (un)loading passengers would be considered as a "right of way" which can also be excluded from your calculation. I would explain your approach in your submission so you there's no ambiguity.
Susann Geithner
PrincipalEmerald Built Environments
1297 thumbs up
November 11, 2010 - 10:30 am
Thanks Larry, I think that sounds reasonable, but our client wants to be sure (5 points). We submitted the question in regards to excluding runway, taxi and parking positions for a CIR. I'll let you know about the decision.
Susann Geithner
PrincipalEmerald Built Environments
1297 thumbs up
December 7, 2010 - 10:46 am
We got the CIR back and it was denied. So runway, taxi ways can not be excluded from the calculation and are not considered "right of way". But we also submitted a CIR to see if we can be exempted from the requirement for a residential area, which is not allowed so close to an airport according to the local zoning authorities. That was accepted. We have to provide the zoning plans to show that were are no residential areas allowed.
R Jones
74 thumbs up
October 5, 2012 - 10:32 am
Susann - I assume that the area you needed to include in your development denisty calculations cut across the airports taxiways and runways. Given that if part of a building is within the radius you should include it in the calculations - did you have to include the entire airport site ? In which case i don't think that there will be many airport sites which can achieve this credit. I've a similar issue on an airport site - ours is away from the main terminal amonst the commercial hangars. Any advice would be appreciated.thanks