...Title
Construction Crane Height Guidance Study Findings and Recommendation. (Airport/Economic Development)
...Recommendations
1. Accept the findings from a completed Construction Crane Height
Guidance Study, which would affirm the City’s development
commitment for the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) to
protect the primary Terminal Instrument Procedures (TERPS)
utilized by Mineta San José Airport's Air Carriers to determine
the maximum crane heights in the Downtown Core and Diridon
Station Area.
2. Direct the Administration to:
a. Prepare a Construction Crane Guidance Document to be
included in all development permits for projects in the
Downtown Core and Diridon Station Area requiring
temporary construction cranes.
b. Include in the Construction Crane Guidance Document,
the following three methods for developers to minimize
impacts on air service:
(i) Utilize crane jumps to minimize duration cranes are at
maximum height.
(ii) Limit maximum crane heights to a 6-month window.
(iii) Schedule maximum crane heights during non South
flow months of April through September
(i.e., departures towards downtown).
c. Explore a construction crane permit fee to support a
Landing Fee Reduction Program for air carriers that incur
either cargo or passenger weight impacts on account of
construction cranes in the Downtown Core and Diridon
Station Area
3. Cross-reference the proposed item to the full City Council on
March 9, 2021.