§ 3. Definitions.

The following definitions shall apply only to the Airport Zoning Ordinance.

1.

Aeronautical study: A Federal Aviation Administration study, conducted in accordance with the standards of 14 C.F.R. part 77, subpart C, and Federal Aviation Administration policy and guidance, on the effect of proposed construction or alteration upon the operation of air navigation facilities and the safe and efficient use of navigable airspace.

2.

Airport: The Brooksville-Tampa Bay Regional Airport.

3.

Airport elevation: The highest point of an airport's usable landing area measured in feet above mean sea level (AMSL). The current elevation is seventy-six (76) feet AMSL.

4.

Airport hazard: An obstruction to air navigation which affects the safe and efficient use of navigable airspace or the operation of planned or existing air navigation and communication facilities.

5.

Airport layout plan: A set of scaled drawings that provides a graphic representation of the existing and future development plan for the airport and demonstrates the preservation and continuity of safety, utility, and efficiency of the airport.

6.

Airport protection zoning regulations: Airport zoning regulations governing airport hazards.

7.

Airspace height: The highest point of an airport's usable landing area measured in feet above mean sea level.

8.

Avigation easement: Legal document that grants to the owner/operator of a nearby airport a right to continue to operate the airport, despite potential nuisance effects upon uses that are being established in close proximity to the airport. Applicants choosing to provide an avigation easement shall execute said easement.

9.

Department: Florida Department of Transportation (FDOT).

10.

Education facility : Any structure, land, or use that includes a public or private kindergarten through 12 ^th grade school, charter school, magnet school, college campus, or university campus. The term does not include space used for educational purposes within a multitenant building.

11.

Instrument runway: A runway having an instrument approach procedure utilizing an instrument landing system (ILS) or a precision approach radar (PAR). It also means a runway for which a precision approach system is planned and is so indicated on an FAA-approved airport layout plan; a military services approved military layout plan; any other FAA planning document, or military services military airport planning document.

12.

Landfill: The same meaning as provided in section 403.703, Florida Statutes.

13.

Nonconforming use: Any preexisting obstruction, structure or use of land which lawfully exists at the time of this regulation, and which existence is inconsistent with the provisions of these regulations or amendment thereto.

14.

Obstruction: Any existing or proposed object, terrain, or structure the construction or alteration of which exceeds the federal obstruction standards contained in 14 C.F.R. part 77, subpart C. The term includes:

(a)

Any object of natural growth or terrain;

(b)

Permanent or temporary construction or alteration, including equipment or materials used and any permanent or temporary apparatus; or

(c)

Alteration of any permanent or temporary existing structure by a change in the structure's height, including appurtenances, lateral dimensions, and equipment or materials used in the structure.

15.

Permit : Any development permit, building permit, zoning permit, plat approval, rezoning, variance or other action having the effect of permitting development activity.

16.

Person: Any individual, firm, co-partnership, corporation, company, association, joint-stock association, or body politic, and includes any trustee, receiver, assignee, or other similar representative thereof.

17.

Political subdivision: The local government of any county, municipality, town, village, or other subdivision or agency thereof, or any district or special district, port commission, port authority, or other such agency authorized to establish or operate airports in the state.

18.

Public-use airport: An airport, publicly or privately owned, licensed by the state, which is open for use by the public.

19.

Runway protection zone: An area at ground level beyond the runway end to enhance the safety and protection of people and property on the ground.

20.

Structure: Any object constructed, erected, altered, or installed, including, but not limited to, buildings, towers, smokestacks, utility poles, power generation equipment, and overhead transmission lines.

21.

Substantial modification: Any repair, reconstruction, rehabilitation, or improvement of a structure when the actual cost of the repair, reconstruction, rehabilitation, or improvement of the structure equals or exceeds fifty (50) percent of the market value of the structure.

(Ord. No. 2018-14, § 1, 8-28-18)