70Final master plans

70 Final master plans

(1) For each airport, there is to be a final master plan.

Note: A final master plan is a draft master plan that has been approved by the Minister—see section 83.

(2) The purposes of a final master plan for an airport are: (a) to establish the strategic direction for efficient and economic development at the airport over the planning period of the plan; and (b) to provide for the development of additional uses of the airport site; and (c) to indicate to the public the intended uses of the airport site; and (d) to reduce potential conflicts between uses of the airport site, and to ensure that uses of the airport site are compatible with the areas surrounding the airport; and (e) to ensure that all operations at the airport are undertaken in accordance with relevant environmental legislation and standards; and (f) to establish a framework for assessing compliance at the airport with relevant environmental legislation and standards; and (g) to promote the continual improvement of environmental management at the airport.