Article XX, Sec. 74-861 through 74-873
Dimensional standards
Servicing
- Applies near
- Farmville Municipal Airport
- Geographic extent
- Areas within the approach, transitional, horizontal, and conical zones of the Farmville Municipal Airport, superimposed over existing base zones
Extracted standards
9 individual requirements pulled out of this section’s prose, each with the sentence it came from.
Height
Except as otherwise provided in this article, in any zone created by this article, no structure shall be erected, altered or maintained, and no vegetation shall be allowed to grow to a height so as to penetrate any referenced surface, known as the floor, of any zone provided for in section 74-864 at any point.
- Horizontal surface heightMaximum heightThe tallest a building may be, given in feet, in storeys, or both — whichever binds first.150 ft
Horizontal surface means a horizontal plane 150 feet above the established airport elevation.
Other
- Conflicting regulations
Where there exists a conflict between any of the regulations or limitations prescribed in this article and any other regulations applicable to the same subject, the more stringent limitation or requirement shall govern.
- Markers and lights
The owner of any existing nonconforming structure or vegetation is required to permit the installation, operation and maintenance of whatever markers and lights are deemed necessary by the Federal Aviation Administration, the state department of aviation, or the administrator to indicate to operators of aircraft the presence of that airport obstruction.
The regulations prescribed by this article shall not require the removal, lowering, or other change or alteration of any structure or vegetation not conforming to the regulations as of October 9, 1996, or otherwise interfere with the continuance of a nonconforming use.
- Penalty
Each violation of this article or of any regulation, order or ruling promulgated under this article shall constitute a class 3 misdemeanor.
- Permit required
No structure shall be erected or otherwise established in any zone created by this article unless a permit shall have been applied for and granted.
- Use restrictions
No use may be made of land or water in such a manner as to create electrical interference with navigational signals or radio communication between the airport and airborne aircraft; diminish the ability of pilots to distinguish between airport lights and other lights; result in glare in the eyes of pilots using the airport; impair visibility in the vicinity of the airport; create the potential for bird strike hazards; or otherwise in any way endanger or interfere with the landing, takeoff or maneuvering of aircraft intending to use the airport.
Any person desiring to erect or increase the height or size of any structure not in accordance with the regulations prescribed in this article may apply for a variance from such regulations to the board of zoning appeals.
From the ordinance
These zones are established as overlay zones, superimposed over the existing base zones, being more specifically zones of airspace that do not affect the uses and activities of the base zones except as provided for in sections 74-865 and 74-866.