2014-030 Cox Field Planned Development Airport Zoning Ordinance

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SECTION 4: APPLICABILITY This Ordinance shall apply only to those parcels of land shown on the Cox Field Planned Development Airport Zoning District Ordinance Map, which is attached to this Ordinance as an Exhibit SECTION 5: AIRSPACE OBSTRUCTION/HEIGHT LIMITATION ZONE (A) ESTABLISHMENT OF AIRSPACE OBSTRUCTION/HEIGHT LIMITATION ZONE (1) An airport obstacle/height limitation zone is established to carry out the purposes of this Ordinance, as set forth in Section 2 above. More specifically, the airport obstacle/height limitation zone regulations in this Section restrict the height of structures and objects that may be hazardous to the operational safety of aircraft operating to and from the Paris, Texas Cox Field Airport, and within all the subzones of this Paris, Texas Cox Field Planned Development Airport Zoning District. (2) The boundary of the airport obstacle/height limitation zone shall be the full extent of the area described by all of the imaginary airspace surfaces described in FAR Part 77 of the FAA guidance as applied to the Cox Field Airport, and within all the subzones of this Cox Field Planned Development Airport Zoning District Ordinance. (B) APPLICABILITY OF HEIGHT RESTRICTIONS (1) The height restrictions of this Section 5 shall apply to all properties located within the airspace obstruction/height limitation of the subzones established in Section 5(A) above. (C) PROHIBITION OF AIR SPACE ZONE OBSTRUCTIONS (1) General Height Restrictions Except as otherwise provided in this Ordinance, and except as necessary and incidental to airport operations, no structure or tree shall be constructed, altered, maintained, or allowed to grow in the airspace obstruction/height limitation zone so as to project above any of the imaginary airspace surfaces described in FAR Part 77 of the FAA guidance. Where an area is covered by more than one height limitation, the more restrictive height limitation shall apply. (2) Height Exceptions and Variances Height exceptions or variances may be permitted only when supported in writing by the airport sponsor and the FAA. Applications for height variances shall follow the procedures for other variances stated in Section 12 of this Ordinance and shall be subject to such conditions and terms as recommended by the FAA. (3) Conflicting Regulations When the height limitations of the applicable zone district are more restrictive than those of this Ordinance, the applicable zone district height limitations shall apply and control. SECTION 6: AIRPORT LAND USE COMPATIBILITY ZONE DISTRICTS 16