§ 16.30.010.6. Use restrictions.

Airport land use compatibility regulations govern the use of land on, adjacent to, or in the immediate vicinity of airports:

A.

Notwithstanding any other provisions of this section, no use may be made of land or water within any zone established by this section in such manner as to create electrical interference with radio communication between the airport and aircraft, make it difficult for flyers to distinguish between airport lights and others, result in glare in the eyes of flyers using the airport, impair visibility in the vicinity of the airport or otherwise endanger the landing, taking off or maneuvering of aircraft.

B.

New landfills shall be prohibited and existing landfills shall be restricted within the following areas:

1.

Within 10,000 feet from the nearest point of any runway used or planned to be used by turbine aircraft;

2.

Within 5,000 feet from the nearest point of any runway used by only non-turbine aircraft;

3.

When located outside the perimeters defined in subsection 1 and 2, but still within the lateral limits of the civil airport imaginary surfaces defined in 14 C.F.R. § 77.19, a case-by-case review of such landfill is recommended.

4.

Where any landfill is located and constructed in a manner that attracts or sustains hazardous bird movements from feeding, water, or roosting areas into, or across, the runways or approach and departure patterns of aircraft. The landfill operator must incorporate bird management techniques or other practices to minimize bird hazards to airborne aircraft.

C.

New residential units and new education facilities, with the exception of aviation school facilities, shall be prohibited within the boundary of the 65 day-night average sound level ("DNL") contour; however, the prohibition shall not extend more than an area measuring one-half (½) the length of the longest runway on either side of and at the end of each runway centerline.

D.

Subsection C. shall not be construed to require the removal, alteration, sound conditioning, or other change, or to interfere with the continued use or adjacent expansion of any educational facility or site in existence on July 1, 1993.

(Code 1992, § 16.30.010.5; Ord. No. 319-H, § 2, 2-15-2018)

Note— See editor's note, § 16.30.010.2