§ 27-117-105 - Minimum distance between towers and runways -- Penalty for noncompliance -- Exemptions. - Arkansas Statutes

27-117-105. Minimum distance between towers and runways -- Penalty for noncompliance -- Exemptions.

(a) For purposes of this section, an "aeronautical facility" means any public airport or military airport which has a hard surface runway.

(b) No structure in excess of one hundred feet (100') in height may be constructed within twenty-five hundred feet (2,500') from either side of a runway centerline running the full length of that runway, including the runway protection zone and runway safety area, extending outward from the approach end of any runway for seven (7) nautical miles, and rising upward from that runway end surface at a slope of sixty-five feet (65') horizontally to one foot (1') vertically for the seven (7) nautical miles of any aeronautical facility used by the public unless a permit for such construction has been issued by the governing body responsible for operations at the aeronautical facility.

(c) The governing body of an aeronautical facility may levy a fine not to exceed one thousand dollars ($1,000) per day against the owner of any structure constructed in violation of this section. The fine may be levied for each day until the structure is removed.

(d) This section does not apply to any structure existing on March 26, 1999, nor to any structure which has construction in progress on March 26, 1999.