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HomeMy WebLinkAboutC.054.93011_1705 (2)Commissioner Johnson clarified that the 3,500 sq. ft. cap was also for business occupations. Smith said this was correct. No one else desired to speak. OTIO by Commissioner Tice to approve the proposed ordinance amendments and to make a fording that approval was consistent with the adopted County Land Use Plan and that said approval was reasonable and in the public interest due to consistency with the County Land Use Plan; as a result, said approval furthers the goals and objectives of the County Land Use Plan. VOITNG: Ayes - 5; Nays - 0. Proposed Revision to the Airport Hazard Ordinance, Appendix D: Planning and Development Director Ron Smith said his office was coordinating ordinance amendments with the City of Statesville due to recent improvements and expansions at the Statesville Regional Airport. He said a map was included in the approval request, and it encompassed a large section of West Iredell. Smith said the telecommunication tower moratorium would expire on October 5, 2007; however, no new tower requests had been submitted No one else desired to speak. OTIO by Commissioner Johnson to approve the revisions to the airport hazard ordinance as presented. VOTING: Ayes — 5; Nays — 0. The approved amendments are as follows: APPENDIX D AIRPORT HAZARD ORDINANCE Section 101. Authority and enactment The Legislature of the State of North Carolina has, in Chapter 63, Article 4, Model Airport Zoning Act, authorized local governmental units to adopt regulations designed to protect the public health, public safety, and general welfare of their citizenry. The Iredell County board of commissioners does hereby ordain and enact into law the foilowing article as the Airport Hazard Ordinance of Iredell County. Section 102. Definitions. For the purposes of this ordinance, the following words and phrases shall have the meanings respectively ascribed to them by this section: Airport means the Statesville Regional Airport. Airport Elevation means the established airport elevation above mean sea level, which is 965 feet at Statesville Municipal Airport. Airport hazard means any structure or free which obstructs the aerial approaches of a publicly owned airport or is otherwise hazardous to its use for landing or taking off. Approach Surface means a surface longitudinally centered on the extended runway centerline, extending outward and upward from the end of the primary surface and at the same slope as the approach zone height limitation slope set forth in Section 103 of this Ordinance. In plan, the perimeter of the approach surface coincides with the perimeter of the approach zone. Conical Surface nuns a surface extending outward and upward from the periphery of the horizontal surface at a slope of 20 to 1 for a horizontal distance of 4,000 feet Height means the vertical distance from the ground elevation to the highest point of a structure or bee, including any appurtenance thereon. Horizontal Surface means a horizontal plane 150 feet above the established airport elevation, the perimeter of which in plan coincides with the perimeter of the horizontal zone. Monaonfomting Structure means any structure or tree which does not conform to this ordinance as of the effective date of these regulations. Non -Precision Instrument Runway means a runway having an existing instrument approach procedure utilizing air navigation facilities with one horizontal guidance, or are type navigation equipment, for which a straight -in won -precision instrument approach procedure has been approved or planned. Precision Instrument Runway means a runway having an existing instrument approach procedure utilizing an Instrument Landing System (ILS) or a Precision Approach Radar (PAR). It also means a runway for which a precision approach system is planned and is so indicated on an approved airport layout plan or any other planing document Primary Approach Surface means a surface longitudinally centered on the extended runway centerline, extending outward and upward from the end of the pavement with zero slope at the elevation as set forth in Section 103 of this Ordinance. In plan, the perimeter of the primary approach surface coincides with the perimeter of the primary approach zone. Primary Surface means a surface longitudinally centered on a runway. When the runway has a specifically prepared hard surface, the primary surface extends 200 feet beyond each end of that runway.