72-10-405 - Airport zoning regulations -- Adoption and amendment -- Airport zoning commission -- Powers and duties.
72-10-405. Airport zoning regulations -- Adoption and amendment -- Airportzoning commission -- Powers and duties.
(1) (a) An airport zoning regulation may not be adopted, amended, or changed under thispart except by action of the legislative body of the political subdivision in question, or the jointboard provided for in Subsection 72-10-403(2), after a public hearing at which parties in interestand citizens shall have an opportunity to be heard.
(b) At least 15 days' notice of the hearing shall be published in an official paper, or apaper of general circulation, in the political subdivision or subdivisions in which is located theairport hazard area to be zoned.
(2) (a) Prior to the initial zoning of any airport hazard area under this part, the politicalsubdivision or joint airport zoning board which is to adopt the regulations shall appoint acommission, to be known as the airport zoning commission, to recommend the boundaries of thevarious zones to be established and the regulations to be adopted.
(b) The commission shall make a preliminary report and hold public hearings beforesubmitting its final report, and the legislative body of the political subdivision or the joint airportzoning board may not hold its public hearings or take other action until it has received the finalreport of the commission.
(c) If a comprehensive zoning commission already exists, it may be appointed as theairport zoning commission.
Renumbered and Amended by Chapter 270, 1998 General Session