<div class="chunk-title">Sec. 9.2 - Airport hazard district.</div>
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               (a)
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               <span class="ital">Authority</span>.
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               (i)
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               The Board of Commissioners in accordance with the requirements of G.S. Article 4 of
               Section 63 established the Airport Hazard Zoning Regulations of Jackson County within
               the bounds of the Jackson County Airport Hazard Zoning Area as delineated on the Jackson
               County Airport Zoning map on file in the Jackson County Planning Department and the
               Jackson County Airport Authority's office, and as adopted by the Jackson County Board
               of Commissioners.
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               (b)
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               <span class="ital">Purpose</span>.
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               (i)
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               The purpose of the regulations is to consider the flying operations to be conducted
               at the Jackson County Airport (airport), nature of terrain surrounding the airport,
               height of objects around the airport and possibility of lowering such, and compliance
               with the comprehensive plan approved by the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA)
               for future development and operations of the airport.
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               (ii)
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               This section regulates the development, growth, or construction of objects that may
               become hazards to air traffic utilizing the Jackson County Airport and that would
               endanger the lives and property of users of the airport and of occupants of land in
               its vicinity.
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               (c)
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               <span class="ital">Use Restrictions</span>.
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               (i)
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               Notwithstanding any other provisions of the section, no use may be made of land or
               water within any zone established by this section in such a manner as to create electrical
               interference with navigational signals or radio communication between the airport
               and aircraft, make it difficult for pilots to distinguish between airport lights and
               others, result in glare in the eyes of pilots using the airport, impair visibility
               in the vicinity of the airport, create bird strike hazards, or otherwise in any way
               endanger or interfere with the landing, takeoff, or maneuvering of aircraft intending
               to use the airport.
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               (d)
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               <span class="ital">Airport Zones</span>.
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               (i)
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               In order to carry out the provisions of this section, there are hereby created and
               established certain zones which include all of land lying beneath the approach surfaces,
               transitional surfaces, horizontal surfaces, and conical surfaces as they apply to
               the Jackson County Airport. Such zones are shown on the airport hazard zoning map
               located in the Jackson County Planning and Land Records Departments, which is made
               part of this section by reference. An area located in more than one of the following
               zones is considered to be only in the zone with the more restrictive height limitation.
               The various surfaces and zones are hereby established and defined as follows:
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               1)
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               <span class="ital">Utility runway visual approach zone</span>. The inner edge of this approach zone coincides with the width of the primary surface
               and is 250 feet wide. The approach zone expands outward uniformly to a width of 1,250
               feet at a horizontal distance of 5,000 feet from the primary surface. Its centerline
               is the continuation of the centerline of the runway.
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               2)
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               <span class="ital">Utility runway non-precision instrument approach zone</span>. The inner edge of this approach zone coincides with the width of the primary surface
               and is 500 feet wide. The approach zone expands outward uniformly to a width of 2,000
               feet at a horizontal distance of 5,000 feet from the primary surface. Its centerline
               is the continuation of the centerline of the runway.
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               3)
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               <span class="ital">Runway larger than utility visual approach zone</span>. The inner edge of this approach zone coincides with the width of the primary surface
               and is 500 feet wide. The approach zone expands outward uniformly to a width of 1,500
               feet at a horizontal distance of 5,000 feet from the primary surface. Its centerline
               is the continuation of the centerline of the runway.
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               4)
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               <span class="ital">Runway larger than utility with a visibility minimum greater than three-fourths mile
                  non-precision instrument approach zone</span>. The inner edge of this zone coincides with the width of the primary surface and
               is 500 feet wide. The approach zone expands outward uniformly to a width of 3,500
               feet at a horizontal distance of 10,000 feet from the primary surface. Its centerline
               is the continuation of the centerline of the runway.
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               5)
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               <span class="ital">Runway larger than utility with a visibility minimum lower than three-fourths mile
                  non-precision instrument approach zone</span>. The inner edge of this approach zone coincides with the width of the primary surface
               and is 1,000 feet wide. The approach zone expands outward uniformly to a width of
               4,000 feet at a horizontal distance of 10,000 feet from the primary surface. Its centerline
               is the continuation of the centerline of the runway.
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               6)
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               <span class="ital">Precision instrument runway approach zone</span>. The inner edge of this approach zone coincides with the width of the primary surface
               and is 1,000 feet wide. The approach zone expands outward uniformly to a width of
               16,000 feet at a horizontal distance of 50,000 feet from the primary surface. Its
               centerline is the continuation of the centerline of the runway.
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               7)
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               <span class="ital">Transitional zones</span>. The transitional zones are the areas beneath the transitional surfaces.
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               8)
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               <span class="ital">Horizontal zone</span>. The horizontal zone is established by swinging arcs of 5,000 feet radii for all
               runways designated utility or visual and 10,000 feet for all others from the center
               of each end of the primary surface of each runway and connecting the adjacent arcs
               by drawing lines tangent to those arcs. The horizontal zone does not include the approach
               and transitional zones.
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               9)
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               <span class="ital">Conical zone</span>. The conical zone is established as the area that commences at the periphery of the
               horizontal zone and extends outward there from a horizontal distance of 4,000 feet.
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               (e)
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               <span class="ital">Airport Zone Height Limitation</span>.
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               (i)
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               Except as otherwise provided in this section, no structure shall be erected, altered,
               or maintained, and no tree shall be allowed to grow in any zone created by this section
               to a height in excess of the applicable height herein established for such zone. Such
               applicable height limitations are hereby established for each of the zones in question
               as follows:
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               1)
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               <span class="ital">Utility runway visual approach zone</span>. Slopes 20 feet outward for each foot upward beginning at the end of and at the same
               elevation as the primary surface and extending to a horizontal distance of 5,000 feet
               along the extended runway centerline.
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               2)
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               <span class="ital">Utility runway non-precision instrument approach zone</span>. Slopes 20 feet outward for each foot upward beginning at the end of and at the same
               elevation as the primary surface and extending to a horizontal distance of 5,000 feet
               along the extended runway centerline.
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               3)
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               <span class="ital">Runway larger than utility visual approach zone</span>. Slopes 20 feet outward for each foot upward beginning at the end of and at the same
               elevation as the primary surface and extending to a horizontal distance of 5,000 feet
               along the extended runway centerline.
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               4)
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               <span class="ital">Runway larger than utility with a visibility minimum greater than three-fourths mile
                  non-precision instrument approach zone</span>. Slopes 34 feet outward for each foot upward beginning at the end of and at the same
               elevation as the primary surface and extending to a horizontal distance of 10,000
               feet along the extended runway centerline.
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               5)
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               <span class="ital">Runway larger than utility with a visibility minimum lower than three-fourths mile
                  non-precision instrument approach zone</span>. Slopes 34 feet outward for each foot upward beginning at the end of and at the same
               elevation as the primary surface and extending to a horizontal distance of 10,000
               feet along the extended runway centerline.
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               6)
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               <span class="ital">Precision instrument runway approach zone</span>. Slopes 50 feet outward for each foot upward beginning at the end of and at the same
               elevation as the primary surface and extending to a horizontal distance of 10,000
               feet along the extended runway centerline; thence slopes upward 40 feet horizontally
               for each foot vertically to an additional horizontal distance of 40,000 feet along
               the extended runway centerline.
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               7)
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               <span class="ital">Transitional zones</span>. Slopes seven feet outward for each foot upward beginning at the sides of and at
               the same elevation as the primary surface and the approach surface and extending to
               a height of 150 feet above the airport elevation, which is 2,857 feet above mean sea
               level. In addition to the foregoing, there are established height limits sloping seven
               feet outward for each foot upward beginning at the sides of and the same elevation
               as the approach surface and extending to where they intersect the conical surface.
               Where the precision instrument runway approach zone projects beyond the conical zone,
               there are established height limits sloping seven feet outward for each foot upward
               beginning at the sides of and the same elevation as the approach surface and extending
               a horizontal distance of 5,000 feet measured at 90-degree angles to the extended runway
               centerline.
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               8)
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               <span class="ital">Horizontal zone</span>. Established at 150 feet above the airport elevation or at a height of 3,007 feet
               above mean sea level.
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               9)
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               <span class="ital">Conical zone</span>. Slopes 20 feet outward for each foot upward beginning at the periphery of the horizontal
               zone and at 150 feet above the airport elevation and extending to a height of 350
               feet above the airport elevation.
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               10)
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               <span class="ital">Excepted height limitations</span>. Nothing in this section shall be construed as prohibiting the construction or maintenance
               of any structure, or growth of any tree to a height up to 50 feet above the surface
               of the land.
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               (f)
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               <span class="ital">Enforcement</span>.
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               (i)
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               It shall be the duty of the Jackson County Planning Department to administer and enforce
               the regulations prescribed herein per Article X: Violations and Enforcement.
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               (g)
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               <span class="ital">Appeals</span>.
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               (i)
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               Decisions of the Planning Department under this section may be appealed to the Board
               of Adjustments pursuant to the provisions of Section 3.7.3 Administrative Appeals
               of this Ordinance.
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