Article V. DEFINITIONS  


As used in this ordinance, unless the context otherwise requires, the following definitions shall apply:

Airport: The LaGrange-Callaway Airport.

Airport elevation: The highest point of an airport's usable landing area measured in feet from sea level, which is 693.40 feet for the LaGrange-Callaway Airport.

Approach surface: A surface longitudinally centered on the extended runway centerline, extending outward and upward from the end of the primary surface and at the same slope as the approach zone height limitation slope as set forth in article VII. The perimeter of the approach surface coincides with the perimeter of the approach zone.

Approach, departure, transitional, horizontal, and conical zones: These zones are defined as set forth in article VI.

Board of zoning appeals/planning commission: A board consisting of members appointed by the Troup County Board of Commissioners.

Building official: An official appointed by the county manager who shall individually work through his designee, issue construction permits, and inspect the workmanship of all construction within the unincorporated areas of Troup County.

Conical surface: A surface extending outward and upward from the periphery of the horizontal surface at a slope of 20 to one for a horizontal distance of 4,000 feet.

Departure surface: A clear area at the end of runways that provides for pilots to follow standard departure procedures.

Hazard to air navigation: An obstruction determined to have a substantial adverse effect on the safe and efficient utilization of the navigable airspace.

Height: For the purpose of determining the height limits in all zones set forth in this ordinance and shown on the zoning map, the datum shall be mean sea level elevation unless otherwise specified.

Heliport primary surface: The area of the primary surface coincides in size and shape with the designated takeoff and landing area of a heliport. This surface is a horizontal plane at the elevation of the established heliport elevation.

Horizontal surface: A horizontal plane 150 feet above the established airport elevation, the perimeter of which in plan coincides with the perimeter of the horizontal zone.

Larger than utility runway: A runway that is constructed for and intended to be used by propeller-driven aircraft of greater than 12,500 pounds maximum gross weight and jet powered aircraft.

Nonconforming use: Any pre-existing structure, object of natural growth, or use of land which is inconsistent with the provisions of this ordinance or an amendment thereto.

Non-precision instrument runway: A runway having an existing instrument approach procedure utilizing air navigation facilities with only horizontal guidance, or area type navigation equipment, for which a straight-in non-precision instrument approach procedure has been approved or planned.

Notification zone: An area within three miles extending in any direction from the threshold end of the nearest runway.

Obstruction: Any structure, growth, or other object, including a mobile object, which exceeds a limiting height set forth in article VII.

Person: An individual, firm, partnership, corporation, company, association, joint-stock association, or governmental entity; such term includes a trustee, a receiver, an assignee, or a similar representative of any of them.

Precision instrument runway: A runway having an existing instrument approach procedure utilizing an instrument landing system (ILS) or a precision approach radar (PAR). It also means a runway for which a precision approach system is planned and is so indicated on an approved airport layout plan or any other planning document.

Primary surface: A surface longitudinally centered on a runway. When the runway has a specially prepared hard surface, the primary surface extends 200 feet beyond each end of that runway; for military runways or when the runway has no specially prepared hard surface, or planned hard surface, the primary surface ends at each end of that runway. The width of the primary surface is set forth in article VI. The elevation of any point on the primary surface is the same as the elevation of the nearest point on the runway centerline.

Runway: A defined area on an airport prepared for landing and takeoff of aircraft along its length.

Runway protection zone (RPZ): An area at ground level off the runway end to enhance the safety and protection of people and property on the ground.

Structure: An object, including a mobile object, constructed or installed by man, including, but without limitation, buildings, towers, cranes, smokestacks, earth formation, and overhead transmission lines.

Transitional surfaces: These surfaces extend outward at 90-degree angles to the runway centerline and the runway centerline extended at a slope of seven feet horizontally for each foot vertically from the sides of the primary and approach surfaces to where they intersect the horizontal and conical surfaces. Transitional surfaces for those portions of the precision approach surfaces, which project through and beyond the limits of the conical surface, extend a distance of 5,000 feet measured horizontally from the edge of the approach surface and at 90-degree angles to the extended runway centerline.

Tree: Any object of natural growth.

Utility runway: A runway that is constructed for and intended to be used by propeller driven aircraft of 12,500 pounds maximum gross weight and less.

Visual runway: A runway intended solely for the operation of aircraft using visual approach procedures.

( Ord. No. 2019-06 , § I(Exh. 1), 2-5-2019)