AGENDA ITEM SUMMARY
Consider approval, on second reading, of an ordinance amending the Code of Griffin at Chapter 18, AVIATION, by enacting a new Article V., SAFE, EFFICIENT USE AND PRESERVATION OF NAVIGABLE AIRSPACE. Griffin-Spalding County Airport Manager Robert Mohl and City Attorney Drew Whalen will address.
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The Griffin-Spalding County Airport Authority has requested the City adopt FAA regulations imposing height limitations on obstructions (permanent and temporary) on private properties surrounding the Airport and under approach zones. These are general development regulations that will pertain to the existing airport and any future airport within the City. Enforcement of these regulations has been a condition of FAA grants to the City and County since at least 2001, but they were never formally incorporated into the Code of Griffin. There have been no changes since first reading.
Approval is recommended.
These regulations create imaginary planes emanating outward from the runway. Should an adjoining property seek to construct improvements in excess of height restrictions, the City has a duty to deny the use. Depending on proximity to the runway a substantial denial of viable economic use of property could result in a "taking" for which the City has a duty to compensate the owner. There are no known obstructions at this time. |