(a) In this subtitle the following words have the meanings indicated. (b) “Airport” means any airport licensed by the Administration. (c) “Substantially alter” includes reconstruct, rebuild, replace, or substantially change or repair.
An airport hazard endangers the lives and property of the users of an airport and of the occupants of land in its vicinity, and it also reduces, in effect, the area available for the landing, taking off, and maneuvering of aircraft, thus tending to destroy or impair the utility of an airport. It is, therefore, […]
This subtitle does not apply to Baltimore County or to any part of any airport or property located in Baltimore County.
(a) Subject to the provisions of this subtitle, each political subdivision of this State may adopt, under its police power, airport zoning regulations to protect the aerial approaches of: (1) Any airport not owned by this State and located in the political subdivision; and (2) Subject to § 5-609 of this subtitle, any airport owned by the political […]
(a) (1) By appropriate action of their respective governing bodies, any two or more political subdivisions may agree to create a joint board and delegate to it the power granted by this subtitle to adopt and enforce airport zoning regulations for any airport located wholly or partly in any one or more of the political subdivisions. (2) If […]
(a) Regulations adopted under this subtitle shall divide the area surrounding the airport to which they apply into districts of the number, shape, and size that the political subdivision considers best suited for the purposes of this subtitle. Within each district, the political subdivision may regulate and restrict the height of structures and trees or other […]
(a) Subject to the provisions of this subtitle, the legislative body of a political subdivision shall provide for the manner in which airport zoning regulations and boundaries of airport zoning districts are to be adopted, amended, enforced, and repealed. (b) (1) Airport zoning regulations and boundaries of airport zoning districts are not effective until there has been a […]
(a) (1) For purposes of this subtitle, the legislative body of the political subdivision shall appoint an airport zoning commission to recommend the boundaries of the various original districts and appropriate regulations to be enforced. (2) A zoning board of appeals of the political subdivision may be designated as the airport zoning commission. (b) The commission shall make a […]
(a) If an airport owned by a political subdivision is located wholly or partly outside of the political subdivision, the adoption of airport zoning regulations under this subtitle is subject to this section. (b) Before any airport zoning regulation or amendment adopted under this section is effective, it shall be submitted to and approved by: (1) The governing […]
(a) The legislative body of a political subdivision that adopts airport zoning regulations under this subtitle may: (1) Delegate the duty of administering and enforcing the regulations to any administrative agency under its jurisdiction; or (2) Create a new administrative agency to perform this duty. (b) The duties of the administrative agency include receiving applications for and deciding whether […]
(a) To facilitate the enforcement of airport zoning regulations adopted under this subtitle, a political subdivision may establish a system and adopt rules and regulations for the granting of permits to: (1) Establish or construct any new structure; (2) Make any new use of any existing structure or land; (3) Substantially alter any existing structure or use of land; […]
(a) Airport zoning regulations adopted under this subtitle shall provide for a board of appeals with the power: (1) To hear and decide appeals in all cases in which it is alleged that there is error in any decision of the administrative agency in the enforcement of this subtitle or of any ordinance or other legislation adopted […]
(a) (1) Appeals to the board of appeals may be taken by any aggrieved person or by any officer or agency of the political subdivision affected by any decision of the administrative agency. (2) An appeal shall be taken within 30 days of the decision by filing, with the administrative agency from which the appeal is taken and […]
(a) The legislative body of a political subdivision may authorize the board of appeals in cases of practical difficulty or unnecessary hardship to grant specific variances from the airport zoning regulations adopted under this subtitle, subject to the rules, regulations, restrictions, guides, and standards established by the legislative body. (b) If the board is authorized to grant […]
(a) Any aggrieved person or any officer or agency of the political subdivision may appeal from a decision of the board of appeals to a court of competent jurisdiction. (b) If, at the hearing, it appears to the court that testimony is necessary for the proper disposition of the matter, the court may take evidence or appoint […]
(a) A political subdivision that owns, controls, or operates an airport may acquire, by purchase, grant, lease, or condemnation, any property, including any air right or interest, needed to eliminate an airport hazard, to protect the aerial approaches to the airport, or to effectuate the purpose of this subtitle, if: (1) A nonconforming use, structure, or tree […]
(a) (1) Each political subdivision, by action of its legislative body, may provide for the enforcement of this subtitle and of any rule, regulation, or ordinance or other legislation adopted under it. (2) In addition to any other remedy, the political subdivision or its proper agency may institute or cause to be instituted any appropriate legal, equitable, or […]
