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Statutes > Utah > Title-72 > Chapter-10 > 72-10-40372-10-403. Airport zoning regulations -- Joint airport zoning board -- Powers ofboard -- Membership.
(1) (a) In order to prevent the creation or establishment of airport hazards, every politicalsubdivision having an airport hazard area within its territorial limits may adopt, administer, andenforce, under the police power and in the manner and upon the conditions prescribed in this part,airport zoning regulations for the airport hazard area.
(b) The regulations may divide the area into zones, and, within the zones, specify the landuses permitted and regulate and restrict the height to which structures and trees may be erected orallowed to grow.
(2) (a) If an airport is owned or controlled by a political subdivision and any airporthazard area appertaining to the airport is located outside the territorial limits of the politicalsubdivision, the political subdivision owning or controlling the airport and the politicalsubdivision within which the airport hazard area is located may, by ordinance or resolution dulyadopted, create a joint airport zoning board.
(b) The board shall have the same power to adopt, administer, and enforce airport zoningregulations applicable to the airport hazard area in question as that vested by Subsection (1) in thepolitical subdivision within which the area is located.
(c) Each joint board shall have as members two representatives appointed by eachpolitical subdivision participating in its creation and in addition a chair elected by a majority ofthe appointed members.
Renumbered and Amended by Chapter 270, 1998 General Session
