§ 27-445.07. Airstrip, private.  


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  • (a)

    A private airstrip permitted (P) in the Table of Uses shall be subject to the following:

    (1)

    The subject property shall contain at least ninety (90) contiguous acres;

    (2)

    There shall be no aircraft or operation without Federal Aviation Administration Part 91 certification allowed;

    (3)

    Permitted aircraft shall be limited to a certificated gross weight of five thousand (5,000) pounds;

    (4)

    No more than two (2) such aircraft may be permanently based at the subject property;

    (5)

    The airstrip shall meet all of the Federal Aviation Administration and Maryland Aviation Administration requirements for a "private use airport" as defined by the Maryland Department of Transportation;

    (6)

    There shall be no existing or proposed flight obstructions which fall within the approach zone to the proposed airstrip;

    (7)

    If air rights or easements have been acquired from the owners of adjacent properties in which the approach zone falls, satisfactory evidence of such rights or easements shall be submitted with the application;

    (8)

    No terminal, storage, or repair/service facility may be operated in conjunction with the airstrip;

    (9)

    The subject property owner shall be the only individual authorized to base their aircraft on the airstrip;

    (10)

    The use of the airstrip shall be limited to private, noncommercial use by the property owner, member of the property owner's immediate family, and occasional guests who are invited to use the airstrip for infrequent and irregular flight operations.

    (b)

    The site plan shall show the location and height of all structures, trees, and overhead wires located within the airstrip approach zone and less than five hundred (500) feet from the property. The site plan shall also show such things as the proposed topography, grading, drainage, and water and sewerage facilities, and the zoning classification of adjacent properties.

    (c)

    A private airstrip operating on property having less than ninety (90) acres may continue as a permitted use, if:

    (1)

    At the time the airstrip was first permitted, it was located on ninety (90) or more contiguous acres;

    (2)

    The acreage was then reduced below ninety (90) by a public entity's land acquisition to no less than sixty-four (64) acres; and

    (3)

    The acreage was not otherwise reduced after the airstrip was first permitted.

(CB-14-1992; CB-58-2000)