Provo City Zoning Code
14.17D Airport
Zones
14.17D.010 Purpose and Objectives.
The purpose of the Airport zone and the Airport Industrial zone is to allow certain land uses that are complementary to the functions and services provided by a municipal airport. These zones are also intended to avoid conflicts with uses incompatible to airport operations. The airport zones are intended to promote economic opportunity and vitality for the City. For purposes of consolidation, the ordinance for the Airport and Airport Industrial zones have been drafted into one chapter. The purpose of each airport zone is described below:
(1) The Airport (A) zone is established to provide a high-quality development that is airport-focused and complementary to the Provo Municipal Airport. This zone is only applicable to the area the City of Provo has designated as the Provo Municipal Airport.
(2) The Airport Industrial (AI) zone is established to provide for a range of uses that are compatible with the Provo Municipal Airport and encourage usage of the airport. The uses allowed in this zone are intended to not impact the surrounding residential areas as the noise, traffic and aesthetics are being taken into consideration. This zone is only applicable to areas surrounding the Provo Municipal Airport.
14.17D.020 Permitted Uses.
(1) Permitted Principal Uses. The following principal uses, and no others, are permitted in the airport zones as indicated in Table 14.17D.1:
Table 14.17D.1. Permitted Uses in Airport Zones
Key: P = Permitted, C = Conditional, N = Not Permitted | |||
|---|---|---|---|
A | AI | Standards/Additional Info | |
Agriculture and agriculture-related activities | N | P | |
Air cargo terminal and package delivery facility | P | P | See Chapter 13.06, Provo City Code |
Aircraft maintenance facilities and related activities | P | P | |
Airport and related activities | P | N | See Title 13 (Aviation), Provo City Code; Ramp, hangar and other facilities see Chapter 13.10, Provo City Code |
Airport rescue and firefighting (ARFF) facilities | P | N | |
Airports, flying fields and other air transportation | P | N | |
Antenna – communication tower | P | P | Subject to Sections 14.34.090 and 14.34.250, Provo City Code |
Eating places, restaurants (no drive-through) | P | P | Subject to Section 14.34.250, Provo City Code |
Federal agencies | P | N | Inside the airport terminal only |
N | P | ||
Miscellaneous manufacturing | N | P | |
Professional office | N | P | |
Police station (branch only) | P | N | Inside airport terminal only |
Professional office related to airport activities | N | P | |
Transportation terminal including bus and rail | P | N | |
Vehicle parking – off site | N | P | |
Utility right-of-way | P | P | |
Vehicle rental facility | P | P | Long-term storage shall be provided off site in the A zone |
Vocational training school (related to aviation) | P | P | |
Warehouse | N | P | |
(2) Permitted Accessory Uses. Accessory uses and structures are permitted in the airport zones; provided they are incidental to and do not substantially alter the character of the permitted principal use or structure.
14.17D.030 Lot Standards.
Lots shall be developed according to the following standards as listed in Table 14.17D.2:
Table Table 14.17D.2. Lot Standards
A | AI | |
|---|---|---|
Minimum lot area | No requirement | 10,000 SF |
100 feet | ||
Minimum lot width | 100 feet | |
Minimum lot width corner lot | 100 feet | |
Minimum lot depth | 100 feet | |
Maximum lot coverage | No requirement | |
14.17D.040 Yard Requirements.
Yard requirements are listed in Table 14.17D.3 (measured from the property line):
Table 14.17D.3. Yard Requirements
A | AI | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
Minimum | Maximum | Minimum | Maximum | |
No requirement | 10 feet | No requirement | ||
10 feet | No requirement | |||
Side yard, interior | 10 feet | No requirement | ||
Rear | 20 feet | No requirement | ||
Driveway access | 16 feet | 30 feet | 12 feet | 24 feet |
14.17D.050 Projections into Yards.
(1) The following structures may be erected on or project into any required yard within the AI zone. The A zone is exempt and is subject to the FAA regulations.
(a) Fences and walls in conformance with the Provo City Code and other City codes and ordinances, except in front yards;
(b) Landscape elements, including trees, shrubs, turf, and other plant materials; and
(c) Necessary appurtenances for utility service, subject to City approval.
(2) The following structures may project into a minimum front or rear yard not more than four (4) feet, and into a minimum side yard not more than two (2) feet: cornices, eaves, belt courses, sills, buttresses, or other similar architectural features.
14.17D.060 Building Height.
Building height requirements are listed in Table 14.17D.4. Airport communication towers are exempt from these requirements per Section 14.34.090, Provo City Code.
Table 14.17D.4. Building Height
A | AI | |
|---|---|---|
Total maximum building height | 65 feet | 55 feet |
3 stories | ||
Minimum first story height | 12 feet floor to ceiling | |
Maximum main floor elevation | 30 inches above highest adjacent curb elevation | |
14.17D.070 Parking, Loading, and Access.
(1) The Airport Director or designee shall determine the number of parking spaces required based on the demand of the permitted use within the A zone.
(2) Parking lot lighting (see Chapter 15.21, Provo City Code).
(3) Off-street parking standards (see Chapter 14.37, Provo City Code).
14.17D.080 Design Standards.
14.17D.100 Prohibited Uses.
(1) The following uses are prohibited within the AI zone:
(a) Uses that will create an electrical interference with navigational signals or radio communications between flight controllers in the airport and an aircraft;
(b) Uses that would make it difficult for pilots to distinguish airport lights, create glare, create dust, and other conditions that obscure vision;
(c) Uses that would cause a concentration of birds such that a hazard is created for aircraft landing or takeoff;
(d) Overhead transmission lines;
(e) Any use that creates a nuisance due to light, glare, noise, smoke, odor, dust, gas or other obnoxious emissions (excluding fire abatement chemicals); and
(f) The storage, treatment, processing, and manufacture of hazardous materials (excluding aviation fuel) where such activity is not appurtenant to an existing or proposed permitted use.
(2) Use of the A zone for business purposes without obtaining a lease agreement with the Airport Director is prohibited.
14.17D.110 Other Requirements.
(1) Signs.
(2) Landscaping (see Chapter 15.20, Provo City Code).
(3) Trash storage (see Section 14.34.080, Provo City Code).
(4) Fencing.
(a) No chain-link fencing shall be permitted along the street frontage in the AI zone.
(b) Fencing requirements in the airport zones shall comply with FAA requirements.
(c) Clear vision area (see Section 14.34.100, Provo City Code).
(d) A decorative masonry wall, at least six (6) feet in height, shall be erected along all property lines which lie adjacent to a residential zone. In the case where there is mutual agreement between adjacent property owners in the AI zone and in the adjacent residential zone, the masonry wall requirement may be modified to allow other suitable materials. A signed agreement must be submitted to the Planning Commission or its designee, indicating this agreement. In the case where there is not mutual agreement, the masonry wall will be required.
(5) Temporary uses are not permitted.
(6) Transitional Development Standards. Where any lot in the AI zone borders a residential zone the standards set forth in Section 14.34.300, Provo City Code shall apply.
(7) For additional standards, provisions, and requirements regarding aviation see Title 13, Provo City Code.
(8) Minimum standards and requirements for aeronautical business within the A zone (see Chapter 13.03, Provo City Code).
(9) Applications for commercial aeronautical activities within the A zone (see Chapter 13.09, Provo City Code).
(10) Any person operating commercial business activity in the A zone shall obtain a lease agreement with the Airport Director (see Chapter 13.07, Provo City Code).
(11) Any development within one (1) mile of the airport shall submit a Notice of Proposed Construction or Alteration Form FAA 7460-1 to the FAA.