§ 142-40. Use restrictions.

(a)

Generally. Notwithstanding any other provisions of this article, no use may be made of land within any zone established by this article in such a manner as to create electrical interference with radio communication between the airport and aircraft, make it difficult for flyers to distinguish between airport lights and others, result in glare in the eyes of flyers using the airport, impair visibility in the vicinity of the airport, or otherwise endanger the landing, taking off, or maneuvering of aircraft.

(b)

In addition, all uses, when located in the airport DNL noise contour areas identified on the St. Petersburg-Clearwater International Airport Noise Exposure Contours Map, as contained in the airport master plan, shall conform to the following noise compatibility provisions:

Noise exposure contour

L(dn) Values

(1)

L(dn) 65 to 70 db. Activities where uninterrupted communication is essential shall incorporate noise level reduction features in design. These activities and residential development, auditoriums, schools, churches, hospitals, theaters and like activities, are not considered a suitable use, unless noise level reduction features have been incorporated in building design and an avigation easement has been established. Open-air activities and outdoor living will be affected by aircraft sound.

(2)

Greater than L(dn) 70 db. Land within this contour shall be reserved for activities that can tolerate a high level of sound exposure such as some agricultural, industrial, and commercial uses. No residential developments of any type are permitted. Sound-sensitive activities such as schools, offices, hospitals, churches, and like activities shall not be constructed within this contour unless no alternative location is possible and noise level reduction features have been incorporated in building design and an avigation easement has been established. All regularly occupied structures shall consider noise level reduction features in design.

(3)

All uses identified in (1) and (2) above, requiring noise level reduction in decibels, achieved through incorporation of noise attenuation (between indoor and outdoor levels) in the design and construction of a structure, shall attain a noise level reduction of 15 db over standard construction.

(4)

Less than L(dn) 65 db. Local needs may warrant consideration of noise level reduction and an avigation easement for locations in close proximity to established airport flight tracks.

(c)

No educational facility of a public or private school, with the exception of aviation school facilities, shall be permitted within an area extending along the centerline of any runway and measured from the end of the runway and extending for a distance of five miles and having a width equal to one-half of the runway length. Exceptions approving construction of an educational facility within the delineated area shall only be granted when the board of county commissioners makes specific findings detailing how the public policy reasons for allowing the construction outweigh health and safety concerns prohibiting such a location.

(Ord. No. 18-36 , § 3(Att. C), 10-23-18)