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Commission discusses PJ's helicopter warehouse addition, airspace review and FAA project delays
Summary
The commission reviewed a proposed addition to PJ’s helicopter warehouse that extends beyond current lease lines and will require lease modification and an FAA airspace analysis; staff also updated commissioners on FAA backlog, apron/drainage final paperwork pending, and the need to re-advertise airport consultant contracts.
Airport manager Scott Miller (speaker 3) briefed commissioners on a PJ’s helicopter warehouse addition planned at the Langley Way campus that will extend beyond the current lease footprint and requires administrative adjustments and federal clearance.
Scott said the project “is basically moving, doing the addition onto that first one as they're coming into their main campus” and that the expansion moves the footprint north toward the East–West Taxiway. Because work extends onto airport property outside the current lease, Scott said the city will need to modify the lease boundaries and provide drainage calculations showing the existing storm pond can handle the added impervious surface. He also said the project will require an FAA airspace review (transcript reference: "form 74 60 airspace analysis").
Commissioners asked about utility constraints. Scott reported power remains a limiting factor on the airport’s south side and that some infrastructure projects (water/power) are not eligible for AIP funding, meaning coordination and separate funding sources will be required. He encouraged potential three‑way partnerships among developers, the city and other stakeholders to address access and utility extensions.
Scott additionally provided a status update on FAA projects: final paperwork for recent drainage improvements and apron work has been submitted (dates in the transcript reference August/September submissions) but remains pending review at the FAA San Francisco Airports District office due to staffing backlog. He said the airport filed a pre-application for a design project to expand helicopter parking on the North Apron; that design scope was reduced because of federal funding limits. Finally, Scott said the airport consultant contract has expired and staff will re-advertise per FAA requirements.
Commissioners offered largely supportive comments and encouraged staff to continue coordination with FAA and utilities. No formal vote or approval on the PJ’s addition occurred at the meeting; staff will return with technical analyses, lease modification language and FAA forms as required.
