HomeMy WebLinkAboutResolution 4244-09-2013 A Resolution
NO. 4244-09-2013
AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO INITIATE THE CREATION OF
AIRPORT OVERLAYS AND RUNWAY PROTECTION ZONES FOR
ALLIANCE, MEACHAM AND SPINKS MUNICIPAL AIRPORTS
WHEREAS the Alliance, Meacham, and Spinks Municipal Airports serve vital roles in the
transportation system and economy of the City of Fort Worth; and
WHEREAS the creation or establishment of airport hazards or land uses that are not compatible with
the operations of an airport is a public nuisance, injures the region served by the airports, and affects the
welfare of airport users and of owners, occupants, and users of land in the vicinity of the airports; and
WHEREAS these nuisances can include any use, activity or structure that may be a hazard to the taking
off, landing, and maneuvering of aircraft or that interfere with visual radar, radio, or other systems for
tracking, acquiring data relating to, monitoring or controlling aircraft or that may be sensitive to the
noise level and vibrations that are typical in the vicinity of an operative airport, and which may result in
community conflict, reduced quality of life, and possibly impair the utility of the airport and the public
investment in the airports; and
WHEREAS it is necessary for predictable growth and development in the vicinity of the airports, the
long term integrity of the airports' usage and operations, and reduction of future conflicts between
operation of the airports and development of land in the vicinity of the airports that the creation or
establishment of incompatible hazards and land uses be prevented; and
WHEREAS it is further declared that the prevention of the creation or establishment of hazards to air
navigation including communications and electrical interference, lighting, glare, emissions, wildlife attractants,
and waste disposal facilities and the removal or mitigation of such hazards are public purposes for which a
political subdivision may provide additional regulation through Airport Overlays; and
WHEREAS pursuant to Chapter 241 of the Texas Local Government code it is advisable to adopt
regulations necessary to protect the ends of the runways for the municipal airports from uses and hazards
that could prove detrimental to the operation and safety of the airport and its vicinity through Runway
Protection Zones; and
WHEREAS it is in the interest of the health, safety, and welfare of the general public as well as the
economic stability of Fort Worth and the region that the establishment of hazards and incompatible land
uses be prevented through the creation of Airport Overlays and Runway Protection Zones for Alliance,
Meacham, and Spinks Municipal Airports;
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY
OF FORT WORTH, TEXAS:
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Resolution No. 4244-09-2013
That the City Manager is authorized to initiate zoning text and map amendments to create Airport
Overlays and Runway Protection Zones as depicted in Attachments A, B, and C and with allowed uses
listed in Table 2 for purposes of protecting Alliance, Meacham, and Spinks, Municipal Airports.
Adopted this 17"' day of September, 2013.
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