HomeMy WebLinkAbout~Master - Zoning Code Text Amendments Regarding Obstructions Around the Airport ORDINANCE NO. 4186
AN ORDINANCE TO AMEND THE MUNICIPAL CODE OF THE CITY OF
AMES,IOWA,BY REPEALING CHAPTER 29 SECTION 29.201(184)AND
ENACTING NEW SECTIONS 29.184(A) AND 29.184(B), REPEALING
CHAPTER 29 SECTION 408(6) AND ENACTING A NEW CHAPTER 29
SECTION 408(6)(A)&(B) AND REPEALING CHAPTER 29 SECTION
1307(7)(C)AND ENACTING ANEW CHAPTER 29 SECTION 29.1307(7)(C)
THEREOF,FOR THE PURPOSE OF ESTABLISHING DEFINITIONS AND
USE AND HEIGHT RESTRICTIONS FOR LAND WITHIN THE FAA
AIRPORT IMAGINARY SURFACES AIRSPACE ZONES AS DESCRIBED
IN THE AMES MUNICIPAL AIRPORT MASTER PLAN; REPEALING
ANY AND ALL ORDINANCES OR PARTS OF ORDINANCES IN
CONFLICT TO THE EXTENT OF SUCH CONFLICT; AND
ESTABLISHING AN EFFECTIVE DATE.
BE IT ENACTED,by the City Council for the City of Ames,Iowa,that:
Section One. The Municipal Code of the City of Ames,Iowa shall be and the same is hereby amended as
follows:
"Sec.29.201. DEFINITIONS.
(184A) RUNWAY PROTECTION ZONE(RPZ)-Runway protection zone is a trapezoidal area`off the
end of the runway threshold established to enhance the protection of people and property on the ground"in the event
an aircraft lands or crashes beyond the runway end. Runway Protection Zones underlie a portion of the approach
closest to the airport.
(18413) SALVAGE YARD means any open area on any parcel of land used for dismantling, storing,
abandonment or keeping of junk or machinery,or the dismantling or abandonment of motor vehicles,other vehicles
or parts thereof. "Salvage Yard"shall not include any vehicular storage areas.
Sec.29.408. OTHER GENERAL DEVELOPMENT STANDARDS.
(6) Airport Obstruction Regulations:
(a) Height Limitations: Except as otherwise provided in this section,no structure shall be
erected,altered,or maintained,and no tree or vegetation shall be allowed to grow in any airport airspace zone(FFA Part
77 Imaginary Surfaces)described in the Ames Municipal Airport Master Plan to a height in excess of the applicable
height limit therein established for such zones.
(b)Site Improvements Limitations:Notwithstanding any other provisions of this Ordinance,
no use may be made of land or water within any airport airspace zone in such a manner as to create electrical
interference with navigational signals or radio communication between the airport and aircraft,make it difficult for
pilots to distinguish between airport lights and others, result in glare in the eyes of pilots using the airport, impair
visibility in the vicinity of the airport, create bird strike hazards, or otherwise in any way endanger or interfere
with the landing,takeoff,or maneuvering of aircraft intending to use the airport.
Sec.29.1307. WIRELESS COMMUNICATIONS FACILITIES
(7) Standards for Special Use Permit. The following standards and procedures,in addition
to those contained in Section 29.1503,shall apply to the issuance of a Special Use Permit for a cell site with antenna:
(c) Antenna Height. The applicant shall demonstrate,to the reasonable satisfaction of the Zoning
Board of Adjustment, that the antenna is the minimum height required to function satisfactorily. No antenna or
antenna support structure shall be constructed, altered, or maintained so as to project above any of the imaginary
airspace surfaces described in FAR Part 77 of the FAA guidance on airspace protection."
Section Two. All ordinances,or parts of ordinances,in conflict herewith are hereby repealed to the extent
of such conflict,if any.
Section Three. This ordinance shall be in full force and effect from and after its passage and publication as
required by law.
ADOPTED THIS 24`h day of June,2014.
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Diane R.Voss,City Clerk Ann H.Campbell,Mayor