Southampton Township
City Zoning Code
City Zoning Code
12-4.2 Airports
and airport safety areas.
a.
Purpose. The purpose of this chapter subsection is to comply with the regulations contained in N.J.A.C. 16:62 and promulgated by the New Jersey Department of Transportation under authority of the "Air Safety and Zoning Act of 1983," P.L. 1983, c.260.
b. AIRPORT AIRPORT HAZARD AIRPORT SAFETY AREA CLEAR ZONES COMMISSIONER DEPARTMENT DIRECTOR DIVISION RUNWAY END SUBZONE RUNWAY SAFETY AREA RUNWAY SUBZONE TAXIWAY THRESHOLD
Definitions.
Any area of land or water, or both designed and set aside for the landing and taking-off of fixed wing aircraft, utilized or to be utilized by the public for such purposes, publicly or privately owned, and licensed by the Commissioner as a public use airport or landing strip, or a proposed facility for which an application for a license has been submitted in complete form pursuant to N.J.A.C. 16:54-1.4 and which has been determined by the Commissioner as likely to be so licensed within one year of such determination. "Airport" shall not mean any facility which is owned and operated by a Federal or military authority.
Any use of land or water, or both, which may create a dangerous condition for persons or property in or about an airport or aircraft during landing or taking-off at an airport; or, any structure or tree which obstructs the airspace required for the flight of aircraft in landing or taking-off at an airport.
An Airport Safety Area shall be established for each runway at an airport and shall consist of a Runway Subzone, two Runway End Subzones and two Clear Zones. The overall Airport Safety Area for an airport is geometrically constructed by defining and locating the Runway Subzone and Runway End Subzones for each runway open to the public on an airport open to the public. The outermost borders of the subzones comprise the outermost boundary of the Airport Hazard Area. The area within those outermost boundaries is that area regulated by the provisions of this chapter and is the Airport Safety Area for an airport.
The Clear Zones of an Airport Safety Area shall consist of trapezoids located within the Runway End Subzone along the flight approach and departure path. Each Clear Zone shall extend 1,000 feet from the end of the Runway Subzone, as measured along the extended centerline of the Runway. The base of the Clear Zone shall be co-located with the end of the Runway Subzone, and shall have a width of 250 feet. The width of the Clear Zone shall increase as the distance from the end of the Runway Safety Zone increases. Its final width shall be 450 feet.
The Commissioner of the New Jersey Department of Transportation.
The New Jersey Department of Transportation.
The Director of the Division of Aeronautics, NJDOT.
The Division of Aeronautics, NJDOT.
The Runway End Subzones of an Airport Safety Area shall consist of trapezoids located at either end of the Runway Subzone along the flight approach and departure path. Each Runway End Subzone shall extend 3,000 feet from the end of the Runway Subzone, as measured along the extended centerline of the runway. The base of the Runway End Subzone shall be defined by the end of the Runway Subzone, and shall have a width of 2,350 feet. The width for the Runway End Subzone shall narrow as the distance from the end of the Runway Subzone increases. Its final width shall be 850 feet.
An area in which a runway is symmetrically located and is graded to be smooth and level. These areas are to be maintained in such a condition that aircraft operating thereon may do safely and with no damage.
The Runway Subzone of an Airport Safety Area shall consist of a rectangle having the same centerline and length as the runway, unless limited property ownership at the airport necessitates a shorter length. The width of the Runway Subzone shall be 2,350 feet and the length of the Runway Subzone shall be the same as the physical length of the runway.
A pathway for movement of an aircraft on the surface, usually connecting the landing and takeoff area or runways with support facilities.
A line, at right angles to the runway centerline and extending for the full width of the runway, established for the purpose of identifying the beginning of the runway area that is designated for the landing of airplanes.
c.
Permitted uses in the airport safety area. All uses listed hereinbelow are permitted only if also permitted in the underlying zone districts and only if in accordance with the applicable requirements of this chapter.
d.
Prohibited uses in the airport safety area.
1.
Residential dwelling units of any kind, except that single-family detached dwelling units situated on a lot at least three acres in size and not located in a Clear Zone shall be permitted if also permitted in the underlying zone districts.
2.
Any portion of a planned unit development utilized for residential use.
3.
Hospitals.
4.
Schools.
5.
Above ground bulk tank storage of compressed flammable or compressed toxic gases and liquids.
6.
Within the Runway End Subzones only, the above ground bulk tank storage of flammable or toxic gases and liquids.
7.
Uses that may attract massing birds, including landfills.
8.
Above grade major utility transmission lines and/or mains.
e.
Vertical development restrictions.
1.
The maximum height of any structure or planting within the Airport Safety Area shall not exceed the vertical development standards as set forth herein.
2.
Runway elevations and not the natural grade of the land shall in relation to the horizontal plane establish all elevations.
3.
The vertical standards within the Runway Subzone are determined by:
(a)
A line running 90° outward from each side of the runway centerline for a distance of 125 feet in which no development is allowed above the natural grade of the land except for runway and flight safety equipment; and,
(b)
Planes running from the edges of the line established above (paragraph e,3(a)) (longitudinal zero-foot) for the length of the Runway Subzone sloping upward and outward at a rate of seven feet horizontally to one foot vertically to an elevation of 150 feet above its starting point at the outer borders of the Runway Subzone.
4.
The vertical standards within the Runway End Subzone are determined by:
(a)
A plane rising one foot upward to 20 feet outward from the end of the Runway End Subzone with a width of 250 feet bisected by the extended runway centerline, and extending a horizontal length of 3,000 feet to the outermost end of the Runway End Subzone where the width of the plane is 850 feet at an elevation on 150 feet above its starting point; and,
(b)
Planes sloping from the outermost longitudinal edges of the plane established above (paragraph e,4(a)), rising upward one foot to seven feet from the above established plane to where they meet the outermost longitudinal boundaries of the Runway End Subzone at an elevation of 150 feet.
5.
Public and private roads shall be considered as fifteen-foot and ten-foot vertical development, respectively.
f.
Specific conditions and requirements. The Airport Safety Area is an area of specified dimensions as provided for within this subsection and indicated on the Township Zoning Map. All permitted uses upon lands within the Airport Safety Area shall conform to the applicable zoning requirements of the zoning district in which the lot is located in addition to the provisions specified herein. Where the provisions of the Airport Safety Area are more restrictive than the requirements of the underlying zone district, the Airport Safety Area provisions shall apply.