Zone I. All that portion of the Town of Ellicott
lying within the area two miles in width extending in every direction
from the boundaries of the Chautauqua County Airport and the airspace
adjacent to or above said area.
A.
Approach area. There shall be one approach area in
the air space above the airport district extending from each end of
each landing strip situated within Zone I of the Airport District
for a distance of two miles from each end of each landing strip. Each
approach area within the Airport District shall be a trapezoid portion
of the zoned area 1,000 feet in width at the end of each landing strip
and broadening to a width of 4,000 feet two miles distant from the
end of each landing strip.
B.
The center line of each approach area shall be a continuation
of the center line of the landing strip.
C.
Turning areas. Turning areas shall consist of all
portions of the Airport District not included within the approach
areas.
D.
Airport height restrictions. No building, structure
or other object shall hereafter be erected, altered, reconstructed
or used, nor shall any trees or other natural objects be permitted
to grow or be maintained within the approach areas the height of which,
above the elevation of the end of the landing strip nearest the said
object, in the case of Zone I airports, would exceed by a vertical
distance 1/40 of its shortest horizontal distance from the end of
such landing strip, and in the case of Zone II airports, would exceed
by a vertical distance 1/10 of its shortest horizontal distance from
the end of such landing strip, and provided that within a distance
of two miles from the end of each landing strip in Zone I, and within
a distance of 6,000 feet from the end of each landing strip in Zone
II, no such building structure or object situated in an approach area
shall have a height of more than 150 feet.
E.
Airport obstructions. Airport buildings, boundary
zones, flood light mountings and other airport appurtenances may be
of such height and so located as to constitute obstructions with any
turning area other than one adjacent to an approach area for a landing
strip used, designed or intended to be used for instrument landing
subject to the limitations prescribed in this section. No buildings
or structures shall hereafter be erected, altered, reconstructed or
used, nor shall any trees or other natural objects be permitted to
grow or be maintained within the turning areas of the height of which,
above the elevation of the portion of the landing area nearest the
said object is more than 1/7 its distance from such landing area or
from the nearest boundary of any approach area, whichever distance
is shorter; said height to be exclusive of and in addition to the
height permitted at the point from or to which the measurement was
taken in the approach area or landing area. Where alternate computations
within the meaning of this definition can be made, the height shall
be determined to be that which is most restrictive; and provided further
that no such object or structure within a distance of two miles from
any landing area situated within Zone I of the Airport District shall
have a height in excess of 150 feet, and no such object or structure
within a distance of 6,000 feet from any such landing area situated
within Zone II of the Airport District shall have a height in excess
of 150 feet.
F.
Airport hazards.
(1)
No smoke stack, flag pole, elevated tank, radio station,
tower building, structure or object of any nature whatsoever shall
hereafter be erected, altered, reconstructed or used, nor shall any
trees or other natural objects be permitted to grow or be maintained
within the Airport District so as to constitute an obstruction or
hazard to the operation of aircraft at heights in excess of those
stated in the foregoing provisions of this chapter.
(2)
Notwithstanding any other provisions of this chapter,
use shall not be made of land within the Town of Ellicott outside
of the limits of the Incorporated Villages of Falconer and Celoron
which will create interference with radio communications or signaling
between the airport and aircraft, cause difficulty in distinguishing
airport lights, result in glare, impair visibility in the vicinity
of the airport or otherwise interfere with the safe landing, taking
off or maneuvering of aircraft.
(3)
Subject to the height limitations contained in the
foregoing provision of this chapter, all uses permitted in the use
districts with which the airport districts are combined or which overlap
the boundaries thereof shall be permitted within the Airport Districts.
Where the height limitations in any airport district conflict with
those specified for a use district with which it is combined, the
more restrictive regulations shall govern.
A.
The Board of Appeals, at its discretion, may grant
special permits for uses or structures upon the property comprising
the Municipal Airport of the County of Chautauqua, or elsewhere, within
the Airport District. Any permit granted under the provisions of this
section may be so conditioned as to require the owner of the structure
or tree to permit the owner or operator of the airport nearest thereto,
at its or their own expense, to install, operate and to maintain thereon
such markers as may be necessary in the safe operation of the airport.
B.
The regulations prescribed herein relating to Airport
District restrictions shall not be construed to require the removal,
lowering or other change or alteration of any structure or tree not
conforming to such regulations as of the effective date hereof or
otherwise interfere with the continuance of any nonconforming use.
C.
The following
is permitted as a special use: commercial solar energy production
systems.
[Added 8-17-2020 by L.L. No. 1-2020]
