Title
Conduct a Public Hearing to Consider/Discuss/Act on a Request to Close a Portion of Enloe Road Located within the Runway Protection Zone of Runway 18 at McKinney National Airport, from a Point Approximately 2,300 Feet East of Airport Drive to a Point Approximately 11,600 Feet Northwest of FM 546, and Accompanying Ordinance (24-0004RW)
Summary
COUNCIL GOAL: Maximize the Development of McKinney National Airport
(3B: Enforce land use regulations and implement policies which preserve and expand long-term operational excellence.)
MEETING DATE: August 20, 2024
DEPARTMENT: Engineering, Airport
CONTACT: Matt Richardson, P.E., Assistant Director of Engineering
Ken Carley, Airport Director
RECOMMENDED CITY COUNCIL ACTION:
• Staff recommends approval of the proposed ordinance.
ITEM SUMMARY:
• City Staff is requesting that City Council permanently close Enloe Road within the planned Runway Protection Zone for the extension of Runway 18 at McKinney National Airport.
• FAA regulations prohibit public roadways within the Runway Protection Zone. Proximity to the East Fork of the Trinity River further prohibits any reasonable realignment of the roadway.
• In conjunction with the runway extension, permanent “hammerhead” turnarounds will be constructed prior to the access control gates. Emergency services will have access through the gates, if necessary, for emergency responses to this area.
• The City is the only property owner with frontage on the roadway within the limits of the closure. No formal right-of-way exists for this segment of roadway and no transfer of ownership is required.
• Public hearing notices were sent to all property owners within 200 feet of the requested abandonment, and a legal notice was published in the McKinney Courier-Gazette. As of August 12, 2024, staff has received no comments in support of or opposition to this request.
BACKGROUND INFORMATION:
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FINANCIAL SUMMARY:
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BOARD OR COMMISSION RECOMMENDATION:
• N/A