CODE OF VIRGINIA

AIRPORT SAFETY ZONING (§ 15.2-2294)

Every locality (i) in whose jurisdiction a licensed airport or United States
government or military air facility is located or (ii) over whose jurisdiction
the approach slopes and other safety zones of a licensed airport, including
United States government or military air facility extend shall, by ordinance,
provide for the regulation of the height of structures and natural growth for
the purpose of protecting the safety of air navigation and the public investment
in air navigation facilities. The ordinance may be adopted regardless of whether
the local governing body has adopted a zoning ordinance applicable to other land
uses in the locality. The ordinance may be designed and adopted by the locality
as an overlay zone superimposed on any preexisting base zone.The provisions of
the airport safety zoning ordinance shall be in compliance with the rules of the
Virginia Aviation Board.

HISTORY: 1989, cc. 447, 449, § 15.1-491.02; 1990, c. 384; 1997, c. 587.