Sec. 23-7.7.3, 23-7.7.5, 23-7.7.6
Dimensional standards
Servicing
- Applies near
- Shannon Airport
- Geographic extent
- Areas within the airport safety zones as defined in Sec. 23-7.7.3, including approach, transitional, horizontal, and conical surfaces around Shannon Airport.
Extracted standards
10 individual requirements pulled out of this section’s prose, each with the sentence it came from.
Height
- Airport zone heightMaximum heightThe tallest a building may be, given in feet, in storeys, or both — whichever binds first. limit235 ft
Airport zone: 235 feet above mean sea level.
- Conical zone heightMaximum heightThe tallest a building may be, given in feet, in storeys, or both — whichever binds first. limit435 ft
Conical zone: up to 435 feet above mean sea level.
- Non-precision instrument approach zone heightMaximum heightThe tallest a building may be, given in feet, in storeys, or both — whichever binds first. limit418.33 ft
Non-precision instrument approach zone: 418⅓ feet above mean sea level.
- Transitional zone heightMaximum heightThe tallest a building may be, given in feet, in storeys, or both — whichever binds first. limit435 ft
Transitional zone: up to 435 feet above mean sea level.
- Visual approach zone heightMaximum heightThe tallest a building may be, given in feet, in storeys, or both — whichever binds first. limit418.33 ft
Visual approach zone: 418⅓ feet above mean sea level.
Other
- Use restrictions near airport
No use may be made of land or water in such a manner as to create electronic interference, diminish pilot visibility, result in glare, impair visibility, create bird strike hazards, or otherwise interfere with aircraft operations.
- FAA notice for tall structures20,000 ft
No construction of towers, monopoles, or other similarly tall structures shall commence within twenty thousand (20,000) feet of the runway until FAA Form 7461-1 has been completed and reviewed by the FAA.
- Markers and lights for nonconformingNonconformingLawful when built, but not compliant with the rules now in force; usually allowed to continue but not to expand. structures
The owner of any existing nonconforming structure or vegetation is required to permit the installation, operation, and maintenance of safety markers and lights as deemed necessary by FAA, VDA, or administrator.
- Restoration of damaged nonconformingNonconformingLawful when built, but not compliant with the rules now in force; usually allowed to continue but not to expand. structures75 pct
Whenever a nonconforming structure has been abandoned or more than seventy-five (75) percent destroyed, no application approval shall be granted that would enable such structure to be rebuilt to exceed the applicable height limit.
- VarianceVariancePermission to depart from a specific dimensional rule, granted on a showing of hardship. requirements
Any person desiring to erect or increase the height or size of any structure not in accordance with the regulations may apply for a variance, accompanied by a determination from VDA and FAA.
From the ordinance
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 of any airport safety zone. (Sec. 23-7.7.5(a))