HomeMy WebLinkAboutSupplemental Attachments - 1/8/2018 wo&s";a'l -�AAVId oma-+--
Waterloo Airport Zoning Ordinance Development Process
January 8, 2018
1. IDOT Office of Aviation manages (at the state level) all airports in Iowa.
2. IDOT Office of Aviation contracted with Mead Hunt (Aviation Engineering Consulting Firm)to
develop an Aviation Land Use Guidebook and conduct training in conjunction with the Iowa
State University's Land Use Planning Workshops. FAA and IDOT Office of Aviation funding is
used to complete these tasks. The Guidebook was designed to comply with all FAA and Iowa
aviation and zoning regulations. Here is a link to the Iowa Airport Land Use Guidebook:
http://www.iowadot.gov/aviation/airports/IowaAirportLandUseGuidebook2008 htm
3. Mead Hunt and the IDOT Office of Aviation utilized a Land Use Advisory Committee to assist in
the development of the Guidebook. Said Committee included IDOT, aviation experts, airport
managers, pilots, land use planning professionals, university officials (land use law and zoning
expert),the attorney general's office, municipal representatives, COGS, and other state
agencies.
4. The resulting Guidebook contains the following, which were used in development of the
proposed ordinance.
a. Ordinance Outline (Chapter 4;Appendix Q)
b. Ordinance Map Examples (Chapter 4)
c. Ordinance Checklist and Permit Application (Appendix J)
5. IDOT Office of Aviation approached the Iowa Association of Regional Councils in 2013 about a
Request for Proposals (RFP) funding for Airport Ordinance work. Funds were required to be
used to adopt new regulations or upgrade existing regulations.
6. County seat airports in the INRCOG region were listed as eligible applicants based on the either
the lack of regulations or dated regulations in place at that time.
7. The Waterloo Airport was selected as a funding recipient from IDOT Office of Aviation. The
Cities and County provided the matching funds. The City of Waterloo contracted with INRCOG
to develop the draft ordinance (text, map, and checklist/application).
8. As noted above, the Guidebook was the source for the proposed ordinance (text, map, and
checklist/application). Incidentally,this is the 5th draft of these documents.
9. Prior to this point, the draft (text, map, and checklist/application) was submitted and has been
reviewed by the IDOT Office of Aviation,which provided written comments indicating they saw
nothing objectionable in the draft. Specifically stating that "nothing caught my attention for
needing revision".
10. Today, you have the reviewed draft before you...
Waterloo Airport Zoning Ordinance Overview
January 8, 2018
✓ Waterloo Airport Only
✓ Replacement Ordinance (Original adopted in late 1950s)
✓ Overlay District
✓ Chronological Process Overview
o IDOT Aviation Department
o Guidebook
o Includes templates for Ordinance text, map, and checklist
o Awards to COGS
✓ Intro,Authority, Purpose,Title, Applicability
✓ Definitions
✓ Air Space Obstruction/Land Use Safety Zones (Tables 1 and 2 establish polygons)
o A. Runway Protection Zone
o B. Approach Surface
o C.Transitional Surface
o D. Horizontal Surface (flat; 150' above ground; 1,023' above MSL)
o E. Conical Surface (150' to 350' above ground; 1,023-1,223' MSL)
✓ Land Use Determination by Zone (Table 3)
o Compatible (C)
o Not Compatible (NC)
o Additional Review (AR) necessary-Checklist tool is to be used.
✓ Map
✓ Ordinance Administration by Jurisdiction
✓ Permits, Lighting
✓ Height Limitations
✓ Airport Zoning Commission
✓ Airport Board of Adjustment
Variances
✓ Appeals
✓ Judicial Review, Penalties, Non-Conformities, Conflicting Regulations, Severability,
Adoption/Amendment, Effective Date
✓ Checklist(to be used by staff for properties requiring "additional review")