Part 701
Dimensional standards
Servicing
- Applies near
- Winchester Regional Airport
- Geographic extent
- All land and airspace of Frederick County with elevations equal to and above the approach surfaces, transitional surfaces, horizontal surfaces and conical surfaces as they apply to the Winchester Regional Airport.
Extracted standards
6 individual requirements pulled out of this section’s prose, each with the sentence it came from.
Height
- Approach Zone heightMaximum heightThe tallest a building may be, given in feet, in storeys, or both — whichever binds first. limit
One foot in height for each 50 feet in horizontal distance beginning at a point 200 feet from and at the center-line elevation of the end of the runway and extending to a distance of 10,200 feet from the end of the runway; thence one foot in height for each 40 feet in horizontal distance to a point 50,200 feet from the end of the runway.
- Conical Zone heightMaximum heightThe tallest a building may be, given in feet, in storeys, or both — whichever binds first. limit
One foot in height for each 20 feet of horizontal distance, beginning at the periphery of the horizontal zone, extending to a height of 1,122.5 feet above the airport elevation.
- Horizontal Zone heightMaximum heightThe tallest a building may be, given in feet, in storeys, or both — whichever binds first. limit
150 feet above the airport elevation or a height of 870 feet above mean sea level.
- Transitional Zone heightMaximum heightThe tallest a building may be, given in feet, in storeys, or both — whichever binds first. limit
One foot in height for each seven feet in horizontal distance, extending 200 feet beyond each end of the center line of the runway, extending to a height of 150 feet above the airport elevation, which is 720 feet above mean sea level.
Noise
- Noise easement required
It shall be the responsibility of the developer to provide a noise easement for any development that occurs within the noise abatement zones specified on the day-night average sound level (LDN) map.
Other
- ProhibitedProhibitedNot allowed in the district at all, short of rezoning or a variance. airport hazards
No use may be made of land or water within any zone established by this chapter in such a manner as to create electrical interference, diminish ability of pilots, result in glare, impair visibility, create bird strike hazards, or otherwise endanger aircraft.
From the ordinance
No structure shall be erected, altered or maintained and no vegetation shall be allowed to grow in any zone created by this chapter to a height in excess of the height limit established for each zone.