2014-030 Cox Field Planned Development Airport Zoning Ordinance

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XX. Variance. Any modification or variation of this Ordinance's provisions where it is determined that, because of exceptional circumstances, the strict enforcement of the Ordinance provision(s) would cause "practical difficulty or unnecessary hardship," as defined in this Section 19. YY. Vehicle Parking Associated with the Airport. The temporary storage of motor vehicles inside or outside of a structure, including parking lots, garages, driveways, and legally designated areas of public streets. "Associated with," for the purposes of this definition, means that a minimum of 75 percent of the available parking shall serve airport employees, patrons, or automobile rental or leasing agencies. ZZ. Vehicle Parking, Accessory. A non - commercial parking lot or structure that is incidental and subordinate to an allowed primary use, and is intended to serve employees and patrons of the primary use. AAA. Vehicle Parking, Primary. A parking lot or structure that is the primary use of the property on which it is located, and may be commercial in nature. The use does not include parking for an automobile rental or leasing agency use. BBB. Water Impoundment. Areas constructed or intended to contain water such as wastewater treatment settling ponds, surface mining ponds, detention and retention ponds, artificial lakes and ponds, and similar water features. A new water impoundment includes an expansion of an existing water impoundment except where such expansion was previously authorized by land use action approved prior to the effective date of this Ordinance. CCC. Wildlife Attractants. Any human -made structure, land -use practice, or human -made or natural geographic that can attract or sustain hazardous wildlife within the landing or departure airspace or the airport's air operations area. These attractants include, but are not limited to, architectural features, landscaping, waste disposal sites, wastewater treatment facilities, agricultural or aquaculture activities, surface mining, or wetlands. Naturally occurring features such as open bodies of water, wetlands, or forested areas may also be defined as wildlife attractants, which can attract or sustain hazardous wildlife within the landing or departure airspace or the airport's air operations area. DDD. Wildlife Hazards. (FAA Advisory Circular 150/5200 -33A) Species of wildlife (birds, mammals, reptiles, etc.), including feral animals and domesticated animals, that are associated with aircraft strike problems, are capable of causing structural damage to airport facilities, or act as attractants to other wildlife that pose a strike hazard. SECTION 20: EFFECTIVE DATE This ordinance shall take effect on the day of 52014. Copies thereof shall be filed with applicable local, state, and/or Federal agencies. Passed and adopted after public hearing by the Paris, Texas, City Council on this day of 50 14.