Airport Impact Districts text amendment (LDCT-2026-10)
Description
Airport height zone and notice rules from the Joint Airport Zoning Board are being folded into the county's Land Development Code; adoption expected in two weeks.
Impact summary
Developers near airports now have clearer, one-stop rules; helps prevent incompatible tall structures near runways.
At a glance
- Hearings
- 3
- Public comments
- 0
- Total mentions
- 3
Last vote · County Commission
Discussed at 1 meeting in the last 60 days; most recently Sep 15, 2026.
Meeting timeline (3)
Board of County Commissioners — September 15, 2026
Embedded airport height zones and Joint Airport Zoning Board permit/notice rules directly into the land development code so developers and staff work from one rulebook near airports.
Board of County Commissioners — September 1, 2026
Airport height zone and notice rules from the Joint Airport Zoning Board are being folded into the county's Land Development Code; adoption expected in two weeks.
Planning Commission — August 5, 2026
A county-initiated cleanup amendment moving 2019 airport zoning permit, notice and height-zone rules into the Land Development Code.
Related issues (1)
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