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Virginia Airport Overlay District Enabling Authority (§15.2-2295) (VA)

Tracked preemption from the Virginia overlay bundle.

Overview

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Effective
1976-07-01
Sunset
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Authority
state
Scope
state:VA
Other Virginia preemptions
Virginia 2024-2025 Housing Preemption Bills (Status: None Enacted)Virginia Small Cell Wireless Facility Preemption (§§15.2-2316.3 / 15.2-2316.4)Virginia Stormwater Management Program (VSMP)Virginia Military Air Installation Influence Areas (§15.2-2294)Virginia Local Hazard Mitigation Plan Integration (44 CFR 201.6 / Va. Code §44-146.18:2)Virginia Family Day Home Preemption (§15.2-2292)Virginia RPA 100-ft Riparian Buffer (Chesapeake Bay Preservation Act)Virginia Floodplain Management — NFIP Coordination (Va. Code §10.1-600 et seq.)

Trigger predicate

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

AND
  • city.near_public_airport == True
  • OR
    • parcel.in_airport_safety_zone == True
    • parcel.in_airport_noise_contour_65db == True
    • parcel.geometry geographic match

Preempted fields

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

FieldOpValueNote
base_districts[*].airport_overlay_standardsoverridelocal_airport_overlay_district_standardsAuthorizes (but does not require) localities to enact airport-overlay districts limiting building height, restricting incompatible uses, and managing land use under FAA Part 77 imaginary surfaces around public-use airports.
base_districts[*].max_height_ftcap_atfaa_part77_horizontal_surface_elevationBuilding heights effectively capped by FAA Part 77 imaginary-surface elevations; locality enforces via overlay.

Citation

Authority source
Va. Code §15.2-2295 (Airport overlay district)
§ §15.2-2295
https://law.lis.virginia.gov/vacode/title15.2/chapter22/section15.2-2295/

Research notes

Enabling delegation. Common around Dulles (IAD), Reagan National (DCA), Richmond International (RIC), Norfolk International (ORF), Newport News/Williamsburg (PHF), Roanoke-Blacksburg (ROA), Charlottesville-Albemarle (CHO), Shenandoah Valley Regional (SHD), and numerous GA airports. Federal conflict check: FAA Part 77, FAR Part 150 noise compatibility, and 14 CFR §157 notice requirements apply in parallel.