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3.10.11 ~: The aircraft traffic mix at San Carlos Airport often results in high speed, high performance aircraft being mixed with lower performance aircraft. As a result, air traffic controllers must sometimes turn the slower aircraft early to allow the higher performance aircraft to depart. On occasion, high performance aircraft may overtake low performance aircraft on final approach to Runway 30; this requires the high performance aircraft to "go around" and overfly the landing aircraft. In doing so, the aircraft on go-around may rum early to reenter the downwind leg of the traffic pattern. This would place low-flying aircraft in the vicinity of the Project. Any other air traffic control conflict that the buildings. ~: The City hereby makes finding (1). Facts in Support of Findings: (a) For Runway 30 departures, the slower aircraft would be turned prior to reaching the diamond-shaped waterway; in this case, the aircraft required to turn early could directly overfly the Project site. Even the lowest performing aircraft in the San Carlos fleet has a normal rate of climb that would result in the aimraft overflying the 10-story building at an altitude of approximately 600 feet MSL, or about 450 feet above the top of the building. (b) When a high-performance aimraft is required to "go around," the aircraft on go-around niay turn early to re-enter the pattern. This could place it in the vicinity of the Project. The pilot either would follow air traffic control instructions, which would ensure that the plane avoided Project buildings, or would follow published instructions, which would normally require the plane to continue straight ahead, parallel to the runway. Under such conditions, the airplane would not come close to the 10-story building. 3.10.12 ~: The safety of the individuals inhabiting the buildings, especially the ten-story office building, could be affected by aircraft overflight. The density of occupancy could result in safety concerns. ~: The City hereby makes finding (1). Facts in Support of Findings: (a) The Airport Study carefully reviews FAA airport safety guidelines. The Airport Study concludes that the Project will not conflict with the FAA Object Free Area or Runway Safety Area. (b) The Airport Study also concludes that the Project will not conflict with the Runway Protection Zones (RPZ), whether existing or potential (as depicted on the EAFNDGCC.DOC 7/11/96 9:56 AM