Golden Dale City Zoning Code
CHAPTER 17
40 AIRPORT DISTRICT ZONE AP
§ 17.40.010 Purpose.
A.
This zone relates to the property within the flight path of Goldendale municipal airport.
B.
The primary purposes of the Goldendale municipal airport district are:
1.
To assure that the property comprising Goldendale municipal airport will continue to be used in a manner that is compatible with general aviation airport and aircraft operations.
2.
To establish a framework within which both commercial and recreational aviation and aviation-related activities can prosper.
C.
This chapter provides for both aviation-related and compatible commercial and light industrial development within the airport zone.
D.
Development standards are established to assure the orderly and appropriate use of airport property. These standards identify and protect the operating spaces necessary for aircraft. They also set regulations for commercial and light industrial/manufacturing development that may occur on airport property.
(Ord. 1438 § 2(part), 2014)
§ 17.40.020 Permitted uses.
A.
Aviation uses including, but not limited to, the following types of activities, provided they comply with the development standards of this chapter:
1.
Runways, taxiways, navigational equipment, aircraft parking areas and other facilities and features normally associated with a general aviation airport;
2.
Aircraft sales, repair, rebuild, maintenance service and storage and the facilities essential for or important to their operation;
3.
Schools related to aircraft and flight operations and the facilities essential for or important to their operation;
4.
Hangars intended for the storage of aircraft;
5.
Fixed base operations providing aviation and aircraft services to the general public;
6.
Storage of aviation fuel, oil and other fluids commonly used in aircraft;
7.
Air terminal facilities, including those used for both cargo and passengers;
8.
Uses directly dependent upon airport services, such as aircraft assembly.
B.
Medical uses associated with a general aviation airport, including but not limited to the following types of activities, provided they comply with the development standards of this chapter:
1.
Structures used to provide first aid and/or medical stabilization necessary prior to air evacuation (FAA Advisory Circular 150/5210-2A, "Airport Emergency Medical Facilities and Services").
2.
Facilities necessary for the staging of helicopter and fixed-wing air ambulance aircraft, including those necessary for ambulances and other emergency vehicles.
(Ord. 1438 § 2(part), 2014)
§ 17.40.030 Accessory uses.
Accessory buildings shall not be permitted on a parcel prior to the existence of a principal use. Storage of personal property inside leased spaces, as long as such storage does not interfere with the primary use of such space.
(Ord. 1438 § 2(part), 2014)
§ 17.40.040 Conditional uses.
A. "Agricultural aircraft mixing/loading sites,"1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11.
defined as a site (location) anywhere within the boundary of Goldendale municipal airport at which more than three hundred gallons of liquid pesticide (formulated product) or three thousand pounds of dry pesticide or at which a total of one thousand five hundred pounds of pesticides as active ingredients are being mixed, repackaged or transferred from one container to another within a calendar year. In addition to those that may be included in the conditions of approval, the following conditions must be met:
All operational area activities occurring at a permanent mixing/loading site shall take place on or within an operational area containment facility.
The operational area containment facility shall be constructed of concrete or other material with similar permeability. If synthetic materials are used in construction, they shall be chemically compatible with the products mixed and loaded at the site. A written confirmation of compatibility from the manufacturer shall be kept on file at the site or the nearest location from which the site is administered.
The facility shall be constructed with sufficient surface area, using curbs or other means, to prevent any discharge from leaving the containment area.
The containment facility shall be of adequate size and design to contain one hundred twenty-five percent of the capacity of the largest storage container, or application equipment used at the facility up to a maximum of one thousand five hundred gallons.
The operational area containment facility shall slope to a liquid tight collection point or sump that allows spilled or deposited materials to be easily recovered. An above ground tank may be used in conjunction with the containment facility to meet capacity requirement. If an above ground tank or tanks are used for temporary storage, the tank(s) shall be located within operational area or secondary containment. The tank shall be clearly and conspicuously labeled "pesticide rinsate" followed by the major category of pesticide, such as insecticide, herbicide and fungicide.
Any pump used for recovering material from the operational area containment facility shall be manually activated.
The operational area containment facility shall not have a discharge outlet or valve. Operational area containment facilities may be interconnected.
Mixing/loading sites shall be enclosed by a fence with locking gate. Fences shall be constructed of nonflammable materials and shall not exceed ten feet in height.
Mixing/loading sites shall have an outdoor night security lighting system approved by the city of Goldendale.
Water acquisition and holding systems must meet the specifications of the city of Goldendale.
Agricultural chemical mixing/loading sites shall comply with all applicable sections of the Washington State Department of Agriculture's rules relating to secondary and operational containment of bulk pesticides and fertilizer storage facilities–Chapters 16-229 and 16-201 WAC, as now exist or as may be hereafter amended.
B.
Public and semi-public buildings, structures and uses essential to the welfare of the city of Goldendale, such as fire stations, pump stations and storage.
(Ord. 1438 § 2(part), 2014)
§ 17.40.050 Development and use standards.
A.
Nonconforming Uses. Nothing contained in this section shall require any change or alteration of a lawfully constructed or established structure or use, or use authorized under an existing lease, in existence upon these regulations as specified in the nonconforming provisions of this title.
B.
General Provisions.
1.
All uses shall be compatible with the continued operation of the airport. No uses shall be allowed which:
a.
Release into the air any substances which would impair visibility or otherwise interfere with the operation of aircraft.
b.
Produce light emissions, either direct or indirect (reflective), which would interfere with pilot vision, including the reduction of night vision capability of pilots while on the ground.
c.
Produce emissions which would interfere with aircraft communications systems or navigational equipment.
2.
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.
3.
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, hydraulic fluid, paint and materials intended for aerial application for agricultural purposes provided those materials are warehoused, loaded and unloaded according to the requirements of this chapter and other applicable regulations and laws.
4.
Except as provided in this section, no structure or any portion thereof on the premises of a permitted use shall be used for a residential dwelling. Exceptions to this section include:
a.
Airport manager's residence;
b.
Structures necessary to temporarily shelter individuals responding to an emergency as identified and authorized by the city of Goldendale or other governmental entity;
c.
Primitive camping for those bringing aircraft to the airport. This shall not include any utility hookups. Campers shall camp at the plane parking site or in designated areas.
C.
Noise. Noise originating from aircraft in flight and that which is directly related to flight operations shall be expected to impact people in surrounding districts and is generally exempted 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 city of Goldendale upon finding that the noise causes unreasonable impacts.
D.
Lighting.
1.
Structural lighting, with the exception of airport navigational lighting, shall not project directly into any residential district.
2.
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 aircraft.
3.
Lighting or vehicle and aircraft parking areas shall not create a nuisance to adjacent zones nor shall it pose a hazard to other vehicular traffic.
4.
Airport lighting used to illuminate runways, taxiways, airplane parking areas and to provide visual guidance for landing aircraft shall comply with the Goldendale municipal airport development plan, as now exists or as may be hereafter amended, a copy of which is on file at City Hall.
E.
Height Restrictions. Height restrictions shall be in accordance with Federal Air Regulations Part 77, "Objects Affecting Navigable Airspace." (Use or amend this section as applicable to separate ordinance.)
F.
Setbacks. Per county fire code.
(Ord. 1438 § 2(part), 2014)