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NC Airport Zoning Act (G.S. §63-30 et seq.) — Airport Hazard Zoning / PIN Airports (NC)

Tracked preemption from the North Carolina overlay bundle.

Overview

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Effective
1941-03-25
Sunset
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Authority
state
Scope
state:NC
Other North Carolina preemptions
NC S.L. 2024-43 (HB 250) — Public Safety / Other Changes Omnibus (placeholder — zoning provisions unverified)NC S.L. 2023-108 (HB 409) — Statewide By-Right ADU MandateNC GS §160D-907 — Family Care Homes as Residential UseNC GS §160D-910 — Manufactured Housing Anti-ExclusionNC GS §160D-914 — Residential Solar Collector ProtectionNC GS §160D-921 — Tree Ordinance Local-Act RequirementNC GS §160D-903 — Bona Fide Farm Exemption from County ZoningNC HB 130 (2021) — Vested Rights Protections for Permit Applications

Trigger predicate

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

OR
  • parcel.airport_part77_surface_present == True
  • city.airport_influence_zones attribute is present

Preempted fields

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

FieldOpValueNote
base_districts[*].max_height_ftcap_atfaa_part77_imaginary_surfaceHeight capped at FAR Part 77 surfaces (primary, approach, transitional, horizontal, conical) as adopted by airport zoning regulation
base_districts[*].airport_hazard_use_restrictionsaddno_use_creating_visual_or_electronic_hazardsProhibits glare-creating, smoke-emitting, bird-attracting, or RF-interfering uses within airport hazard area
review_typerequireairport_zoning_board_permit

Citation

Authority source
N.C.G.S. Chapter 63, Article 4 (Airport Zoning Act); FAR Part 77
§ §63-30 – §63-37
https://www.ncleg.gov/EnactedLegislation/Statutes/HTML/ByArticle/Chapter_63/Article_4.html

Research notes

Authorizes counties and municipalities (jointly or severally) to adopt airport zoning regulations to prevent airport hazards. Every public-use airport in NC (PIN — publicly-owned, federally obligated) must be protected under either local airport zoning or by the political subdivision controlling the airport. RDU, CLT, GSO, AVL, ILM, FAY, OAJ each have adopted joint airport zoning boards / overlays. Coordinated with FAA Part 77 imaginary surfaces and FAA Form 7460-1 obstruction-evaluation process. Federal conflict check true — FAA airspace authority is exclusive on actual avigation; NC statute provides land-use complement.