California Government Code ARTICLE 6.5 - Airport Approaches Zoning Law

• Section 50485.
  This article shall be known and may be cited as the “Airport Approaches Zoning Law.”(Added by Stats. 1953, Ch. 1741.)
• Section 50485.1.
  As used in this article, unless the context otherwise requires:“Airport” means any area of land or water designed and set aside for the landing and...
• Section 50485.2.
  It is hereby found that an airport hazard endangers the lives and property of users of the airport and of occupants of land in its...
• Section 50485.3.
  In order to prevent the creation or establishment of airport hazards, every city or county having an airport hazard area within its territorial limits may...
• Section 50485.4.
  In the event that a city or county has adopted, or hereafter adopts, a comprehensive zoning ordinance regulating, among other things, the height of buildings,...
• Section 50485.5.
  No airport zoning regulations shall be adopted, amended or changed under this article except by action of the legislative body of the city or county...
• Section 50485.6.
  Prior to the initial zoning of any airport hazard area under this article, the city or county which is to adopt the regulations shall appoint...
• Section 50485.7.
  All airport zoning regulations adopted under this article shall be reasonable and none shall impose any requirement or restriction which is not reasonably necessary to...
• Section 50485.8.
  No airport zoning regulations adopted under this article shall require the removal, lowering, or other change or alteration of any structure or tree not conforming...
• Section 50485.9.
  All airport zoning regulations adopted under this article shall provide for the administration and enforcement of such regulations by an administrative agency which may be...
• Section 50485.10.a.
  Any airport zoning regulations shall provide that before any nonconforming structure or tree may be replaced, substantially altered or repaired, rebuilt, allowed to grow higher,...
• Section 50485.11.
  Any person aggrieved or taxpayer affected by any decision of the administrative agency or of any governing body of a city or county, may petition...
• Section 50485.12.
  Each violation of this article or of any regulations, orders, or rulings promulgated or made pursuant to this article, shall constitute a misdemeanor. In addition,...
• Section 50485.14.
  Neither this article nor anything expressed in it is intended to be or is to be construed as a denial of the power of local...

Last modified: October 22, 2018