A. Purpose: This section provides establishment standards and procedures for the development of private airports to ensure their safe operation and compatibility with noise-sensitive land uses.
B. Requirements:
1. Permitted zones: RH, IR or an industrial zone.
2. Minimum site area: Refer to FAA Advisory Circular for Utility Airports (AC 150/5300-4B).
3. Conditional use permit:
a. A Type III permit is required (refer to Chapter 18.97, Conditional Use Procedures), which shall be reviewed by the aviation review committee (refer to Section 18.99.050, Aviation review committee) prior to public hearing by the planning and zoning commission.
b. Notification: The notification area shall additionally include the approach-departure corridors.
c. In lieu of a preliminary development plan the following document shall be submitted:
1) A text including:
a) The type, weight and decibel levels of aircraft using the site;
b) The proposed hours of operation; and
c) An estimate of flight frequency.
2) A site plan, at one inch equals four hundred feet scale, showing the:
a) Parcel boundaries and dimensions;
b) Runway and approach-departure corridors (as defined by the FAA); and
c) Zoning on property adjacent to the site and within the approach-departure corridors.
3) A site plan detail, at one inch equal forty feet scale, showing the:
a) Runway, including markings and identification;
b) Aircraft parking, maintenance and fueling areas, and other peripheral area;
c) Fencing, screening and safety barriers; and
d) Accessory structures and equipment, including fire-fighting equipment.
d. The application shall also include:
1) An FAA airspace letter of determination stating no objection, with or without conditions, to the proposed facility; and
2) A statement describing the impact of the airport on the regional aviation system plan.
e. The board of supervisors may restrict the number of flights and hours of operation due to the proximity and intensity of noise-sensitive land uses.
4. Heliports and helistops on private airports shall meet the requirements of Chapter 18.58.*
* As of the time of codification of this chapter, the ordinance creating Ch. 18.58 was pending.
C. Variance procedures: Refer to Chapter 18.93 (Board of Adjustment Variances, Temporary Use Permits and Interpretations).
(Ord. 1986-188 § 1 (part), 1986)