§ 45-3101. Purpose.

(a)

The purpose of this article is to regulate the use of property in the vicinity of Newport News/Williamsburg International Airport located within the City of Newport News by establishing an airport approach restricted use zone. All regulations set forth in this article shall apply in regulating the height of structures and objects of natural growth.

(b)

It is hereby found that an airport hazard endangers the lives and property of the users of an airport and of the occupants of land in its vicinity and, if the obstruction type, reduces the size of the area available for landing and maneuvering of aircraft, thus tending to destroy or impair the utility of airports within the city and the public investment therein.

Accordingly, it is declared:

(1)

That it is necessary in the interest of the public health, safety, and general welfare that the creation or establishment of obstructions that are hazards to air navigation be prevented;

(2)

That the creation or establishment of an obstruction has the potential for being a public nuisance and may injure the area served by the airport;

(3)

That the City of Newport News derives economic development and enhanced interstate commerce from Newport News/Williamsburg International Airport; and, developments in the vicinity of the airport are held strictly to the highest possible safety standards to protect economic benefits derived from the airport; and

(4)

That the prevention of these obstructions should be accomplished, to the extent legally possible, by the exercise of the police power without compensation.

(Ord. No. 5028-97, § 1)

(Ord. No. 5028-97, § 1)