74 Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes Chapter 59 - Airport Operation And Zoning

• Chapter Notes

Subchapter A.  General Provisions

• Section 5901 - Harrisburg International Airport
  All right, title and interest in certain property located in Lower Swatara Township and the Borough of Middletown, Dauphin County, formerly known as Olmsted...
• Section 5902 - Other Airports
  All right, title and interest in certain properties known as Capital City Airport, located in York County, and Grand Canyon, located in Tioga County,...
• Section 5903 - Authority Of Department
  (a) Powers enumerated.--The department is authorized to: (1) Allocate so much of the property for use as airports as it determines to be necessary....
• Section 5904 - Airport Authorities
  Any airport authority, except an authority located within a county of the first or second class, is hereby empowered to employ such persons as...
• Section 5905 - Certain State-owned Airport
  Notwithstanding any other provision of law to the contrary, all right, title and interest in the property known as Mid-State Airport located in Centre...

Subchapter B.  Airport Zoning

• Section 5911 - Short Title Of Subchapter
  This subchapter shall be known and may be cited as the Airport Zoning Act.
• Section 5912 - Power To Adopt Airport Zoning Regulations
  (a) General rule.--In order to prevent the creation or establishment of airport hazards, every municipality having an airport hazard area within its territorial limits...
• Section 5913 - Relation To Other Zoning Regulations
  (a) Incorporation.--In the event that a municipality has adopted or hereafter adopts a comprehensive zoning ordinance regulating, among other things, the height of buildings,...
• Section 5914 - Procedure For Adoption Of Zoning Regulations
  (a) Notice and hearing.--No airport zoning regulations shall be adopted, amended or changed except by action of the municipality or the joint airport zoning...
• Section 5915 - Airport Zoning Requirements
  (a) Reasonableness.--All airport zoning regulations adopted under this subchapter shall be reasonable; none shall impose any requirement or restriction unless it is reasonably necessary...
• Section 5916 - Permits And Variances
  (a) Permit.--Any airport zoning regulations shall require that a permit be obtained before any new use or structure may be established or constructed and...
• Section 5917 - Administrative Appeals
  (a) Right of appeal.--Any person aggrieved or taxpayer affected by any decision of the municipality or joint zoning hearing board may appeal to the...
• Section 5918 - Judicial Review
  Any person aggrieved or taxpayer affected by any decision of a board may appeal to the court of common pleas as provided by law....
• Section 5919 - Notice To Department
  Notwithstanding any other provision of law, a municipality or board which decides to grant a permit or variance under this subchapter shall notify the...
• Section 5920 - Acquisition Of Air Rights
  In any case in which it is desired to remove, lower or otherwise terminate a nonconforming structure or use, or the approach protection necessary...

Subchapter C.  First Class City Consolidated Car Rental Facility

• Section 5931 - Scope Of Subchapter
  This subchapter relates to consolidated car rental facilities in cities of the first class.
• Section 5932 - Definitions
  The following words and phrases when used in this subchapter shall have the meanings given to them in this section unless the context clearly...
• Section 5933 - Customer Facility Charge
  (a) Imposition.-- (1) Except as set forth in paragraph (2), a city may impose a customer facility charge of not more than $8 per...

Last modified: October 8, 2016