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Statutes > Virginia > Title-5-1 > Chapter-3 > 5-1-32§ 5.1-32. Easements and privileges outside of airport or landing fieldboundaries.
Where necessary to provide unobstructed airspace for the landing and takingoff of aircraft utilizing airports or landing fields acquired or operated byany county, city or town under the provisions of this article, any suchcounty, city or town may acquire, in the same manner as is provided for theacquisition of land for airport purposes, easements through or otherinterests or privileges with respect to lands or waters outside theboundaries of such airports or landing fields which are necessary to insuresafe approaches to such airports or landing fields and the safe and efficientoperation thereof; and may also acquire in like manner, for a term of yearsor perpetually, the right of easement to place and maintain suitable signs ormarkers or lights to adequately locate and mark objects or structures or usesof lands which are hazardous to aircraft using such airports or landingfields, including the right of ingress and egress to and from such airporthazards for the purpose of maintaining and repairing such signs, markers andlights.
(Code 1950, § 5-21; 1966, c. 576.)
