15.2-2294 - Airport safety zoning. - Virginia Statutes

§ 15.2-2294. Airport safety zoning.

Every locality (i) in whose jurisdiction a licensed airport or United Statesgovernment or military air facility is located or (ii) over whosejurisdiction the approach slopes and other safety zones of a licensedairport, including United States government or military air facility extendshall, by ordinance, provide for the regulation of the height of structuresand natural growth for the purpose of protecting the safety of air navigationand the public investment in air navigation facilities. The ordinance may beadopted regardless of whether the local governing body has adopted a zoningordinance applicable to other land uses in the locality. The ordinance may bedesigned and adopted by the locality as an overlay zone superimposed on anypreexisting base zone.

The provisions of the airport safety zoning ordinance shall be in compliancewith the rules of the Virginia Aviation Board.

(1989, cc. 447, 449, § 15.1-491.02; 1990, c. 384; 1997, c. 587.)