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u 05. <br /> cf <br /> _ <br /> • . _ <br /> • <br /> • <br /> STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA <br /> DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION <br /> P.O. BOX 25201 <br /> - ----RALE;Gad 27611 - - - <br /> f JAMES B. HUNT,JR. OlvIS1ON OP AV1 <br /> GOVERNOR - - ; • (919) 7-33-24s <br /> July 1 , 1982 <br /> WILLIAM R. ROBERSON,JR. <br /> SECRETARY <br /> Mr. Jim Polatty <br /> Orange CountylPlanning DePt. <br /> 106 E. Margaret Lane <br /> Hillsborough, N.C. 27278 <br /> Dear Mr. Polatty: <br /> It is our understanding that Orange County intends to require <br /> developers of 1privately 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 /> unfair to the private citizen who is using his own funds to <br /> provide vital ' air transportation access for the County. <br /> 1 <br /> We are particularly concerned, that the County may be going far <br /> beyond FAA st4ndards in its requirements for Private airports . <br /> As Bruce Matthews pointed out in his letter of June 28 , FAA <br /> requires ownership or control of only the clear zone. Any <br /> /- controls beyond the clear zone normally takes the form of a <br /> height restriCtion zoning ordinance. Such an ordinance is <br /> k 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 Carblina' s airports, both <br /> public and private. We encourage the County tp develop a <br /> cooperative pograrrr 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 to grow beyond the clear zone. <br /> TV7 .„ - _ _ m r <br />