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. . ; •■•■■•■■1 <br /> [ - <br /> 3 .. \ ‘ 1 <br /> f_ <br /> -r.-- ...:r- c:"" <br /> , 0,3, 6 1._ <br /> _ 1 .., :,, — - — - - - <br /> ;i43''' — • .,— <br /> ,.:' <br /> :1' <br /> e <br /> *1 , <br /> i,-.4-- <br /> -17 '.. <br /> ''''."..r" <br /> .-"rou....0y. <br /> STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA <br /> DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION <br /> P.O.BOX 25201 <br /> — .—RALEIGH 27611 -- - - - - - ---- -----. — <br /> JAMES B.HUNT,JFI. DIVISION OF AVIATION <br /> , <br /> GOVERNOR -19191 733-2491 <br /> — <br /> July 1, 1982 <br /> WILLIAM R.ROBERSON,JR. <br /> SECRETARY <br /> Mr. Jim Polatty <br /> Orange County Planning Dept. <br /> 106 E. Margaret Lane <br /> Hillsborough; N.C. 27278 <br /> Dear Mr. Polatty: t- . <br /> 1 <br /> It is our understanding that Orange County intends to require <br /> developers of privately owned airports in the County to own <br /> or control all of the land lying under the FAA-defined "approach <br /> zone". We believe that such a requirement is unreasonable and <br /> F-.; unfair to the private citizen who is using his own funds to <br /> provide vital air transportation access for the County. <br /> We are particularly concerned that the County may be going far <br /> beyond FAA 4.andards in its requirements for private airports. <br /> As Bruce Mathews pointed out in his letter of June 28, FAA <br /> requires ownership or control of only the clear zone. Any <br /> controls beypnd the clear zone normally takes the form of a <br /> height restriction zoning ordinance. Such an ordinance is <br /> clearly beyond the ability of a private citizen and should be <br /> a County responsibility. <br /> We recognize that Orange County shares our goals of the maximum <br /> possible operational safety for North Carolina' s airports, both <br /> public and I ivate. We encourage the County to develop a <br /> PI <br /> cooperative program with private airport owners to ensure safe <br /> facilities. Such a program would require the owner' s control <br /> of land underlying the clear zone, while a county zoning ordinance <br /> would provide protection against hazardous objects being erected <br /> or allowed - 4o grow beyond the clear zone. . <br /> We recognizJ the need for counties to develop and maintain <br /> adequate land use controls to benefit and protect the general <br />