Chapter 11.65
AIRPORT ZONING (AZ) DISTRICT
Sections:
11.65.030 Development standards.
11.65.040 General regulations.
11.65.070 Height restrictions.
11.65.010 Purpose.
The primary purpose of the airport zoning (AZ) district is to ensure that the property surrounding Pru Field will continue to be used in a manner that is compatible with general aviation airport and aircraft operations. This chapter provides for both aviation-related and compatible nonaviation-related commercial and light industrial development within the airport district. It is intended that aviation-related businesses and activities have priority over other types of development at Pru Field. (Ord. 2041 § 1 (Exh. A), 2010; Ord. 1024 § 11.02.131, 2001).
11.65.020 Uses.
Table 11.15.020 describes uses that are permitted, conditionally permitted, and prohibited in the airport overlay zone. (Ord. 2041 § 1 (Exh. A), 2010; Ord. 1024 § 11.02.132, 2001).
11.65.030 Development standards.
These regulations are intended to regulate the erection or establishment of any new structure or use; the moving or relocation of any structure, or use to a new location; the operation or continuance, at any time following the effective date of these regulations, of any structure or use which has been lawfully established, erected, remodeled, or rehabilitated; and the change from one use to another of any structure, or land, or the reestablishment of a use after its discontinuance for a period of 180 consecutive days or more. (Ord. 2041 § 1 (Exh. A), 2010; Ord. 1024 § 11.02.133, 2001).
11.65.040 General regulations.
A. All uses shall be compatible with the continued operation of the airport. No uses shall be allowed which:
1. Release into the air any substances that would impair visibility or otherwise interfere with the operation of aircraft;
2. Produce light emissions, either direct or indirect (reflective, refracted or diffused), that would interfere with pilot vision including the reduction of night vision capability of pilots while on the ground;
3. Produce emissions that would interfere with aircraft communications systems or navigational equipment.
B. No temporary or permanent development intended for human occupancy may be erected, moved to or occupied within the airport zone except those facilities necessary to temporarily shelter individuals responding to an emergency.
C. No uses shall cause or produce objectionable effects which would impose a hazard or nuisance to adjacent properties by reason of smoke, soot, dust, radiation, odor, noise, vibration, heat, glare, toxic fumes or other conditions that would adversely affect the public health, safety and general welfare.
D. No uses which are labor-intensive or which promote the concentration of people for extended periods of time shall be permitted, except as expressly authorized by Table 11.15.020.
E. No uses which require the manufacturing or warehousing of materials which are explosive, flammable, toxic, corrosive, or otherwise exhibit hazardous characteristics shall be permitted except for the storage of aircraft fuel, oil, and paint and materials intended for aerial application for agricultural purposes, provided those materials are warehoused, loaded and unloaded according to subsection (G) of this section.
F. The delivery, storage, loading, unloading, and dispensing of all flammable fossil fuel products intended for aviation use must be accomplished according to the Washington State adopted Uniform Fire Code.
G. The delivery, storage, loading, unloading, dispensing and clean-up of pesticides and fertilizers intended for aerial application for agricultural purposes shall be accomplished according to Washington State Department of Agriculture regulations, Chapters 16-229 and 16-201 WAC, dated March 1994.
H. No structure or any portion thereof on the premises of a permitted use shall be used for a residential dwelling by the owner, operator, caretaker, their family members or others except those facilities necessary to temporarily shelter individuals responding to an emergency.
I. By right, Pru Field is allowed an avigation easement for the ingress and egress of all flights. (Ord. 2041 § 1 (Exh. A), 2010; Ord. 1024 § 11.02.134, 2001).
11.65.050 Noise.
A. Noise originating from aircraft in flight and that is directly related to flight operations shall be expected to impact people in surrounding districts and is generally exempt from noise standards. Noise from aviation testing and maintenance, that is not related to imminent flight, shall be restricted to certain hours, locations or other effective conditions by the Ritzville city council upon finding that the noise causes unreasonable impacts.
B. Reserved for noise levels from other than flight operations. (Ord. 2041 § 1 (Exh. A), 2010; Ord. 1024 § 11.02.135, 2001).
11.65.060 Lighting.
A. Sign and building exterior lighting shall not project directly into the runway, taxiway or airport approach surfaces to the extent that it is a hazard or a distraction to the aircraft.
B. Lighting of vehicle and aircraft parking areas shall not create a nuisance to adjacent districts nor shall it pose a hazard to other vehicular traffic.
C. Airport lighting used to illuminate runways, taxiways, airplane parking areas and to provide visual guidance for landing aircraft shall comply with the Pru Field development plan or master plan update. (Ord. 2041 § 1 (Exh. A), 2010; Ord. 1024 § 11.02.136, 2001).
11.65.070 Height restrictions.
The height restrictions contained in this section are in accordance with Federal Air Regulations Part 77 “Objects Affecting Navigable Airspace” and Federal Aviation Administration Advisory Circular 150/5300-13 “Airport Design.”
A. No structure or object except those whose placement is required for airport operations may be located within the Pru Field object free area defined as a rectangle whose boundaries are 300 feet from the ends of the prepared runway surface and 125 feet on both sides of the centerline of the runway.
B. No structure or object may be located so as to break the plane of a seven to one slope that begins at and extends outward at right angles from the edge of the object free area.
C. No structure or object may be located closer than 23 feet from the center of any taxiway.
D. No structure or object may be located so as to penetrate the approach/departure surface which flares at a rate of 10 to one outward and 20 to one upward from the edges of the object free area at both ends of the runway. (Ord. 2041 § 1 (Exh. A), 2010; Ord. 1024 § 11.02.137, 2001).