Sec 70-951; Sec 70-952; Sec 70-953
Dimensional standards
Height & bulk
Servicing
- Applies near
- Orange County Airport; Gordonsville Municipal Airport
- Geographic extent
- All unincorporated area of Orange County lying beneath the approach, transitional, horizontal, and conical surfaces of Orange County Airport and Gordonsville Municipal Airport.
Uses
Prohibited5
- uses creating electrical interference with navigational signals
- uses creating glare in pilots' eyes
- uses impairing visibility
- uses creating bird strike hazards
- uses endangering aircraft operations
Extracted standards
11 individual requirements pulled out of this section’s prose, each with the sentence it came from.
Other
- Airport owner response period15 days
If the airport owner does not respond to the application within 15 days after receipt, the board of zoning appeals may act on its own to grant or deny said application.
- Excepted heightMaximum heightThe tallest a building may be, given in feet, in storeys, or both — whichever binds first. limit50 ft
Nothing in this ordinance shall be construed as prohibiting the construction or maintenance of any structure, or growth of any tree to a height up to 50 feet above the surface of the land.
- FAA determination required for varianceVariancePermission to depart from a specific dimensional rule, granted on a showing of hardship.
The application for variance shall be accompanied by a determination from the Federal Aviation Administration as to the effect of the proposal on the operation of air navigation facilities and the safe, efficient use of navigable airspace.
- Utility Runway Visual Approach Zone heightMaximum heightThe tallest a building may be, given in feet, in storeys, or both — whichever binds first. limit
Slopes 20 feet outward for each foot upward beginning at the end of and at the same elevation as the primary surface and extending to a horizontal distance of 5,000 feet along the extended runway centerline.
- Conical Zone heightMaximum heightThe tallest a building may be, given in feet, in storeys, or both — whichever binds first. limit350 ft
Slopes 20 feet outward for each foot upward beginning at the periphery of the horizontal zone and at 150 feet above the airport elevation and extending to a height of 350 feet above the airport elevation (825 feet above mean sea level for Orange and 804 feet above mean sea level for Gordonsville).
- Horizontal Zone heightMaximum heightThe tallest a building may be, given in feet, in storeys, or both — whichever binds first. limit150 ft
Established at 150 feet above the airport elevation or at a height of 625 feet above mean sea level for Orange and 604 feet above mean sea level for Gordonsville.
- Transitional Zone heightMaximum heightThe tallest a building may be, given in feet, in storeys, or both — whichever binds first. limit
Slopes seven feet outward for each foot upward beginning at the sides of and at the same elevation as the primary surface and the approach surface, and extending to a height of 150 feet above the airport elevation.
- NonconformingNonconformingLawful when built, but not compliant with the rules now in force; usually allowed to continue but not to expand. destruction threshold80 pct
Whenever the administrator determines that a nonconforming tree or structure has been abandoned or more than 80 percent destroyed, physically deteriorated, or decayed, no permit shall be granted that would allow such structure or tree to exceed the applicable height limit or otherwise deviate from the zoning regulations.
- Maximum penalty fine250 dollars
Each violation of this ordinance or of any regulations, order, or ruling promulgated hereunder shall constitute a misdemeanor and be punishable by a fine of not less than $10.00 nor more than $250.00
- Minimum penalty fine10 dollars
Each violation of this ordinance or of any regulations, order, or ruling promulgated hereunder shall constitute a misdemeanor and be punishable by a fine of not less than $10.00 nor more than $250.00
- Permit exemption heightMaximum heightThe tallest a building may be, given in feet, in storeys, or both — whichever binds first.75 ft
no permit shall be required for any tree or structure less than 75 feet of vertical height above the ground, except when, because of terrain, land contour, or topographic features, such tree or structure would extend above the height limits prescribed for such zones.
From the ordinance
no structure shall be erected, altered, or maintained, and no tree shall be allowed to grow in any zone created by this ordinance to a height in excess of the applicable height limit... no use may be made of land or water within any zone established by this ordinance in such a manner as to create electrical interference...