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Page 5 SOA �� ^~- Some Important of\nit[ons4re: 1) Primary surface. A surface longitudinally centered on a runway. When the runway has a specially prepared hard surface, the primary surface extends 200 feet beyond each end of that runway. 2) Aaroach surface. A surface longitudinally centered on the extended runway centerline and extending outward and upward from each end of the primary surfaca. An approach surface io applied to each end of each runway based upon the type of app ' ach available or planned for that runway end.. . (1) The inner edge of the approach surface is the same width as the . primary surface and expands uniformly to a width of: 2000 feet for that end nL of a utility rurway with a nonpreciS\on instrument approach: (2) The approach surface extends for a horizontal distance of: 5,000 fwe^&ea slope of 20 to l isloto a maximum height of 250/ for all utility and visual ; The runway clear zone is an area at ground level that - begins at each end of the primary surface. .. and extends with the width of the approach surface , . , ' to terminate directly . , ' where the slope reache4s a height of 50 feet above the runway end or 50 feet above the terrain, Mr. Bruce Matthews of the North Carolina Department of Transportation, Division of Aviation, in a letter dated 3/17/83, addressed to Mr. John Northen, attorney for Buck Mountain, brings up the point that many airports in other jurisdictions do no ' ' ' --l '� 4h sucb r�o r*us standards. ~ 4Jw� aW»& All of the al rporO in Wake County were built and in operation before Wake County saw the need to zone the areas adjacent to the airports. The Wake County Zoning Ordinance regulates types of land uses within the approach zone specifically prohibiting residential development and places of public assembly. Orange County was in the position in 1981 to have zoning in place prior to the commencement of operation of an airport. '. ___ '