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White Pine County Unincorporated
City Zoning Code

CHAPTER 17

68 AIRPORT ZONES

17.68.010: HEIGHT LIMITS:

Notwithstanding any other provisions of this title, no structures or natural growth shall be erected, altered, allowed to grow or maintained in the height limiting zones hereinafter described to a height in excess of the height specified therefor or established for such zone or any point therein by an approved and adopted airport master plan: horizontal surface zone; approach surface zone; transitional surface zone; conical surface zone; turning zone. (Ord. 203 §26(part), 1987)

17.68.020: USE RESTRICTIONS:

   A.   Notwithstanding any other provisions of this title, no use shall be made of land within any of the districts listed in such a manner as to: create electrical interference with radio or other electronic communications between the airport and aircraft; make it difficult for flyers to distinguish between airport lights and others; result in glare in the eyes of flyers using the airport; impair visibility in the vicinity of the airport; or otherwise endanger the landing, taking off or maneuvering of aircraft.
   B.   Notwithstanding any other provisions of this title, no places of public assembly, including, but without limitation, schools, churches, hospitals, barracks, multiple dwellings, apartment housing, trailer camps, and theaters, shall be erected or otherwise located within any of the areas established as an approach zone by this title for a distance of eleven thousand feet (11,000') from the end of the runway. (Ord. 203 §26(part), 1987)

17.68.030: MOST RESTRICTIVE LIMITATION PREVAILS:

Where an area is covered by more than one height limitation, the more restrictive limitation shall prevail. (Ord. 203 §26(part), 1987)

17.68.040: AIRPORT MASTER PLAN PROVISIONS:

Airport height provisions for any airport shall be determined by and based on an airport master plan for such airport, approved by the proper airport officials and/or by the civil aeronautics administration. Any such map so approved at the time of passage hereof shall be deemed to be as much a part of this title by this reference as if fully described and detailed herein. (Ord. 203 §26, 1987)