K.S.A. 3-301 through 3-322 — Airport Hazard Zoning (FAA Part 77 conformance) (KS)

Tracked preemption from the Kansas overlay bundle.

Overview

Effective
1965-07-01
Sunset
Authority
state
Scope
state:KS

Trigger predicate

When this evaluates true for a parcel, the law's preempted fields take precedence over base zoning.

OR
  • city.near_public_airport == True
  • parcel.geometry geographic match
  • parcel.geometry geographic match

Preempted fields

3 fields on the base district schema are rewritten when the trigger fires.

FieldOpValueNote
base_districts[*].max_height_ftcap_atpart77_surface_elevationStructure height in the airport hazard area is capped by the lower of the underlying zoning maximum and the FAA Part 77 imaginary surface elevation; airport zoning regulations adopted under K.S.A. 3-307 are the state-law mechanism.
review_typerequireairport_zoning_permit_for_structures_in_hazard_areaConstruction in the airport hazard area requires an airport zoning permit from the local airport zoning authority; the permit incorporates FAA Form 7460-1 obstruction-evaluation outcomes.
base_districts[*].allowed_useswaiveLand uses incompatible with the Runway Protection Zone (residential, places of public assembly, fuel storage) are prohibited in the RPZ; airport zoning regulations override underlying base zoning to enforce.

Citation

Authority source
K.S.A. 3-301 through 3-322
§ K.S.A. 3-301 (definitions); 3-303 (declaration of legislative findings); 3-307 (airport zoning regulations); 3-313 (administration / permits); 3-322 (judicial review)
https://kslegislature.org/li/b2025_26/statute/003_000_0000_chapter/003_003_0000_article/

Research notes

Applies around all Kansas public-use airports — most consequential at Wichita-Eisenhower (KICT), Kansas City-MCI surfaces extending into Wyandotte County, Manhattan Regional (KMHK), Topeka-Forbes (KFOE), Salina Regional (KSLN), Hutchinson Regional (KHUT). State enabling statute requires the local airport zoning authority to adopt regulations consistent with FAA standards in 14 CFR Part 77 (imaginary surfaces) and AC 150/5300-13 (RPZ). Federal conflict check enabled because FAA standards set the substantive floor for the state regulations.