(A) Airport compatible land use overlay zoning districts. For the purpose of regulating the development of noise sensitive land uses to promote compatibility between the airport and the surrounding land uses, to protect the airport from incompatible development and to promote the health, safety and general welfare of property users, the controlled area of Colorado City Municipal Airport is divided into Airport Compatible Land Use Overlay Zoning Districts. The Airport Compatible Land Use Overlay Zoning Districts established herein shall be known as:
Off Airport Land Use Zone Number | Zoning District Name |
D | Airport Influence Zone (AIZ) |
C | Traffic Pattern Zone (TPZ) |
B | Approach Zone (AZ) |
A | Runway Protection Zone (RPZ) |
(B) Off Airport Land Use Drawing. The boundaries of the Airport Compatible Land Use Overlay Zoning Districts set out herein are delineated upon the Colorado City Municipal Airport Off Airport Land Use Drawing of the Town of Colorado City, Arizona. Said Off Airport Land Use Drawing is adopted by reference and made a part of this chapter as fully as if the same were set forth herein in detail.
(C) Three original, official, and identical copies of the Off Airport Land Use Drawing reflecting the boundaries of the Airport Compatible Land Use Overlay Zoning Districts of the Town of Colorado City, Arizona are hereby adopted, and the Commissioner and the Colorado City Town Clerk are hereby authorized to sign and attest each map as the official Off Airport Land Use Drawing of the Town of Colorado City, Arizona, and such maps shall be filed and maintained as follows:
(1) One copy shall be filed for permanent record in the office of the Colorado City Town Clerk and shall be designated as Exhibit 1. This copy shall not be changed in any manner.
(2) One copy shall be filed in the Planning and Zoning Department and shall be designated as Exhibit 2. This copy shall be maintained by the Planning Department by posting thereon all subsequent changes and amendments.
(3) One copy shall be filed in the office of the Airport Manager and shall be designated as Exhibit 3. This copy shall be maintained by the Airport Manager by posting thereon all subsequent changes and amendments.
(D) Airport compatible land use overlay zoning district boundary lines. Land use overlay zoning district boundary lines shown on the official Off Airport Land Use Drawing shall be located and delineated along contour lines established for the Colorado City Municipal Airport. Where uncertainty exists as to the boundaries of the Airport Compatible Land Use Overlay Zoning Districts as shown on the official map, the following rules shall apply:
(1) Boundaries shall be scaled from the nearest runway end shown on the map.
(2) Boundaries shall be scaled from the nearest physical feature shown on the map.
(3) Boundaries may be scaled from the nearest platted lot line as shown on the map.
(4) Distances not specifically indicated on the original Off Airport Land Use Drawing shall be determined by a scaled measurement on the map.
(E) Where physical features on the ground differ from the information shown on the official Off Airport Land Use Drawing or when there arises a question as to how or where a parcel of property is zoned and such questions cannot be resolved by the application of division (D), the property shall be considered to be classified as the most restrictive Airport Compatible Land Use Overlay Zoning District.
(F) Where a parcel of land lies within more than 1 Airport Compatible Land Use Overlay Zoning District, the zone within which each portion of the property is located shall apply individually to each portion of the development.
(G) Use of land and buildings. Within the Airport Compatible Land Use Overlay Zoning Districts as defined herein, no land shall hereafter be used and no structure or other object shall hereafter be erected, altered, converted or modified other than for those compatible land uses permitted by underlying comprehensive zoning districts, as specified in the Town of Colorado City Land Use Code. Additional land uses are prohibited in the Airport Compatible Land Use Overlay Zoning Districts, regardless of underlying zoning, as set forth in the Land Use Compatibility Table in § 155.13.
(H) Where any use of prohibited land and buildings set forth in division (G) conflicts with any use of land and buildings set forth in the Town of Colorado Land Use Code, as an allowed use on the Zoning District Map, this chapter shall apply.
(I) Division (G) does not apply to property within the official boundaries of the airport.
(J) Where specified on the Airport Compatible Land Use Table, the property owner shall dedicate, in advance of receiving a building permit, an aviation clear zone easement to the Town of Colorado City, Arizona. The purpose of this easement shall be to establish a maximum height restriction on the use of property and to hold the public harmless for any damages caused by noise, vibration, fumes, dust, fuel, fuel particles, or other effects that may be caused by the operation of aircraft landing at, taking off from, or operating on, or at, public airport facilities.
(K) All structures and uses within the Approach Zone (AZ) or Runway protection Zone (RPZ) shall be limited to the following:
(1) No glare producing materials shall be used on the exterior of any structure, including any metal building, which are hazardous to aviation; and
(2) There shall be no display of signs which produce a flashing or blinking effect, nor shall any lighting project upward in a manner that would interfere with aircraft.
(L) Additional land use regulations. Within the Town of Colorado City, Arizona the more restrictive of the Town of Colorado City Land Use Code or division (G) above, shall apply to the development of all property covered by the Off Airport Land Use Drawing.
(M) On property within the Off Airport Land Use Drawing jurisdiction, but outside the incorporated limits of the Town of Colorado City, Arizona, division (G) above shall apply to the development of all property covered by the Off Airport Land Use Drawing, and to formulate land use recommendations or responses from other jurisdictions.
(N) When a provision of this section conflicts with any airport height hazard restrictions, the most restrictive provision shall apply.
(O) Notwithstanding any other provisions of this chapter or other chapter of the Town of Colorado City Land Use Code, no use may be made of land, water, or structures within any zone established by this chapter 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, or 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, taking off or flight operations of aircraft utilizing the airport.
(P) When a subdivision plat is required for any property within an Airport Compatible Land Use Overlay Zoning District or within an area shown on the FAR Part 77 Airspace Drawing for the Colorado City Municipal Airport, the property owner shall dedicate an aviation hazard easement to the Town of Colorado City over and across that property. This easement shall establish a height restriction on the use of the property and hold the public harmless from any damages caused by noise, vibration, fumes, dust, fuel, fuel particles, or other effects that may be caused by the operation of aircraft taking off, landing, or operating on or near the Colorado City Municipal Airport.
(Ord. 2009-01, passed 4-13-2009; Am. Ord. 2020-01, passed 4-13-2020)