This district is intended to provide terminals for craft capable of flight and for facilities related to such craft. Impact on other properties and users require that there may be restrictions on property affected by SD-AP uses.

(Ord. 163 § 4.10.1, 1989)

Permitted uses and structures in the AS zone are as follows: airport, heliport, helistop, rocket and guided missile launching and/or retrieval site, moorage for lighter-than-air craft, and hangars, fuel depots, waiting rooms, ticket facilities and similar supporting uses for the principal uses. Restrictions on the underlying zones are as follows:

A.

In approach zones to landing or take-off areas, as designated by the planning commission in consultation with the Federal Aviation Agency, no single public or private structure which is designed to accommodate more than twenty-five persons shall be permitted.

B.

In approach zones to landing or take-off areas as designated by the planning commission in consultation with the Federal Aviation Agency, the height of any structure or part of a structure shall be limited according to requirements established by the planning commission.

C.

The planning commission may attach any reasonable restrictions and requirements to any parcel of land proposed for an aerospace district as they find necessary to protect the public health, safety and general welfare and to mitigate any adverse effects of the proposed district upon surrounding properties.

D.

No searchlight, beacon light or other glaring light shall be used, maintained, or operated within one and one-half miles of the airport, so that the same shall reflect, glare, or shine upon or in the direction of said airport.

(Ord. 163 § 4.10.2, 1989)

Permitted dimensions in the AS zone are as follows:

A.

Minimum zone size shall be as set by FAA;

B.

Minimum lot size shall be the same as underlying district with FAA approval;

C.

Minimum lot front shall be the same as underlying district with FAA approval;

D.

Maximum lot cover shall be the same as underlying district with FAA approval;

E.

Minimum front yard depth shall be the same as underlying district with FAA approval;

F.

Minimum side yard depth shall be the same as underlying district with FAA approval;

G.

Minimum rear yard depth shall be the same as underlying district with FAA approval;

H.

Maximum building height shall be twenty-five feet except for port facilities.

(Ord. 163 §§ 4.10.3—4.10.10, 1989)

The following are prohibited uses for the AS district:

A.

Marijuana producing.

B.

Marijuana processing.

C.

Marijuana retailing or marijuana retailers.

(Ord. No. 537, § 9, 2-10-15)

A.

Fences within any street setback area shall be limited to:

1.

Forty-two inches high above adjacent grade if the fence is more than fifty percent opaque;

2.

Forty-eight inches high above adjacent grade if the fence is fifty percent or less opaque.

B.

Fences which are not located within any street setback area shall be limited to six feet high above adjacent grade.

C.

No residential fence shall contain barbed wire, broken glass, electricity, or any other hazardous material or substance.

D.

Where a legally established use exists requiring the containment of farm animals or livestock, barbed wire or an electric fence may be used; provided, that such fence is set back more than twenty feet from any public right-of-way or public property and more than three feet from any adjacent private property, and warning signs are posted consistent with NMC 17.62.070(V).

E.

Retaining walls shall be located entirely upon private property except where required by the public works director to protect public property.

F.

A retaining wall shall not project higher than six inches above the higher adjacent grade except when it is a structural element of a building or structure.

G.

Retaining walls which are higher than four feet from the bottom of the footing to the top of the wall shall comply with all applicable provisions of the building code, including, but not limited to, permit requirements.

H.

Retaining walls which serve as a structural element of any building or structure shall comply with all of the applicable provisions of the building code.

I.

A hedge shall comply with the requirements for a fence; provided, hedges which are not located within a street setback, and do not otherwise constitute a traffic visibility obstruction on any right-of-way or alley, or any public nuisance condition, are not limited in height.

(Ord. No. 614, § 8, 10-13-20)