Arkansas Airport Zoning Act — Airport Hazard Area Compatible Use (AR)
Tracked preemption from the Arkansas overlay bundle.
Overview
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Effective
1947-01-01
Sunset
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Authority
state
Scope
state:AR
Other Arkansas preemptions
Arkansas Tax Increment Finance — Redevelopment District AuthorityArkansas Private Wetlands and Riparian Zone ConservationArkansas Brownfield Voluntary Cleanup Program — DEQ Oversight & Liability LimitsArkansas Critical Groundwater Areas — Awareness Designation & Conservation IncentivesFort Chaffee / Ebbing AFRC / Fort Smith ANGB — Military Compatible Use ZonesArkansas Voluntary Agricultural District — Farmland Preservation & Nuisance DefenseBuffalo National River — Federal Adjacency & Viewshed (Newton, Searcy, Marion, Baxter Counties)McClellan-Kerr Arkansas River Navigation System — Federal Navigation & Floodway Corridor
Trigger predicate
When this evaluates true for a parcel, the law's preempted fields take precedence over base zoning.
AND
city.airport_influence_zonesattribute is presentparcel.in_airport_hazard_area==True
Preempted fields
3 fields on the base district schema are rewritten when the trigger fires.
| Field | Op | Value | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
base_districts[*].airport_zoning_required | require | True | Cities and counties with airport hazard areas within their territorial limits are authorized (and effectively required by FAA grant-assurance conditions) to adopt airport zoning regulations |
base_districts[*].max_height_ft | cap_at | faa_part_77_imaginary_surface | Local airport zoning regulations restrict structure and tree height within hazard zones consistent with FAA Part 77 Subpart C imaginary surfaces |
review_type | require | faa_form_7460_1_notice_parallel |
Citation
Authority source
Ark. Code Ann. §§14-359-101 et seq. (Airport Zoning Act); 14 CFR Part 77 (FAA imaginary surfaces)
§ §§14-359-101 et seq.
Research notes
Affects Bill and Hillary Clinton National (LIT, Little Rock), Northwest Arkansas National (XNA, Highfill/Bentonville), Fort Smith Regional (FSM, co-located with Fort Smith ANGB / Ebbing AFRC), Texarkana Regional (TXK), Jonesboro Municipal (JBR), Springdale Municipal (ASG), and ~30 GA fields. Federal conflict check applies — FAA Form 7460-1 (notice of proposed construction) is parallel to local airport zoning approval, and FAA grant assurances 20–22 effectively bind cities that receive AIP funds. Fort Smith / Ebbing AFRC adds AICUZ overlay (see AR_FORT_CHAFFEE_AICUZ separately).