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Mississippi Airport Zoning Act — Airport Hazard Area Mandatory Adoption (MS)

Tracked preemption from the Mississippi overlay bundle.

Overview

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Effective
1958-01-01
Sunset
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Authority
state
Scope
state:MS
Other Mississippi preemptions
Mississippi Brownfields Voluntary Cleanup & Redevelopment ActMississippi Coastal Preserves System — Tidelands Trust & MDMR Designated PreservesMississippi Gaming Control Act — Gulf Coast & River County Casino Siting PreemptionMississippi Tax Increment Financing Act — Redevelopment & Economic Development TIFMississippi Agricultural Districts & Agricultural Land PreservationMississippi Coastal Wetlands Protection Law — MDMR Permit JurisdictionMississippi Floodplain Management Act — NFIP Compliance & SFHA Construction StandardsMississippi Military Installation Influence — AICUZ Coordination (Keesler AFB, Columbus AFB, NAS Meridian, Stennis Space Center, Camp Shelby)

Trigger predicate

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

AND
  • city.airport_influence_zones attribute is present
  • parcel.in_airport_hazard_area == True

Preempted fields

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

FieldOpValueNote
base_districts[*].airport_zoning_requiredrequireTrue§61-7-7: every political subdivision having an airport hazard area within its territorial limits SHALL adopt, administer, and enforce airport zoning regulations
base_districts[*].max_height_ftcap_atfaa_part_77_imaginary_surfaceHeight of structures and trees restricted by airport-hazard regs; joint airport-zoning boards permitted under §61-7-9 where the hazard area spans jurisdictions

Citation

Authority source
Miss. Code Ann. §§61-7-1 through 61-7-25 (Airport Zoning Act); §61-7-7 (mandatory adoption); §61-7-3 (definitions)
§ §§61-7-1 et seq.; §61-7-7
https://law.justia.com/codes/mississippi/title-61/chapter-7/

Research notes

Operates in conjunction with FAA Part 77 imaginary surfaces (14 CFR Part 77) — federal conflict check applies; FAA Form 7460-1 notice of proposed construction is parallel and federal. Major MS airports/military fields with hazard-area implications: Jackson-Medgar Wiley Evers International (JAN), Gulfport-Biloxi International (GPT — adjacent to Keesler AFB), Tupelo Regional (TUP), Meridian Regional (MEI — adjacent to NAS Meridian / Key Field), Hawkins Field (JVW, Jackson), Golden Triangle Regional (GTR), plus military airfields at Keesler AFB, Columbus AFB, Naval Air Station Meridian, and Stennis Space Center / NASA Shuttle Landing facilities. Also see §17-1-27 which preempts airport-hazard zoning to airport authorities.