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Findings; purposes.
A. Findings. This article recognizes that to prevent the creation or establishment of airport hazards, state law requires every municipality having an airport hazard area within its territorial limits to adopt, administer and enforce airport zoning regulations for such airport hazard area. These regulations divide the area into zones and, within the zones, regulate the height to which structures may be erected or objects of natural growth may be allowed to grow.
B. Purposes:
(1) To carry out the authority conferred by Act 164 of 1984, codified at 74 Pa.C.S.A. § 5911 et seq., in addition to the authority of the Pennsylvania Municipalities Planning Code.
(2) To recognize that an obstruction along an airport approach has the potential for endangering lives and property, and that an obstruction may affect existing and future instrument approach minimums of the Capital City and Harrisburg International Airports, and that an obstruction may reduce the size of areas available for the landing, takeoff and maneuvering of aircraft, thus tending to impair the utility of Capital City and Harrisburg International Airports and the public investment therein.
(3) To prevent the creation of obstructions that could be a hazard to air transportation.
Applicability; conflicting provisions.
The AP Airport Overlay District, as provided on the Airport Surface Zones Map, shall serve as an overlay to all of the applicable underlying zoning districts. The Airport Overlay District regulations shall apply in addition to the underlying district regulations. If the overlay and underlying district regulations conflict regarding the same matter, the regulation that is most restrictive upon use, height and development shall apply.
For complete information, see
Article IX: AP Airport Overlay District Regulations