Alaska Statutes 02.25.020 – Power to adopt regulations
Terms Used In Alaska Statutes 02.25.020
- airport: means an area of land or water designed for the landing and taking-off of aircraft and used or to be used as a point of arrival or departure by air. See Alaska Statutes 02.25.110
- department: means the Department of Transportation and Public Facilities. See Alaska Statutes 02.25.110
- state: means the State of Alaska unless applied to the different parts of the United States and in the latter case it includes the District of Columbia and the territories. See Alaska Statutes 01.10.060
In addition to, or in place of, the airport hazard area described in Alaska Stat. § 02.25.010, the department may adopt, administer, and enforce, under the police power and in the manner and upon the conditions prescribed in this chapter, airport zoning regulations for any airport within this state dividing the area surrounding the airport into zones. Within these zones, the department may specify the land uses permitted, and regulate and restrict the height to which structures and trees may be erected or allowed to grow, and require the abatement of lights, or electronic signals or emissions that may create a hazard to the operation of aircraft. In adopting or revising zoning regulations, the department shall consider, among other things, the character of the flying operations to be conducted at the airport, the nature of the terrain, the height of existing structures and trees above the level of the airport, the possibility of lowering or removing existing obstructions, and the views of the agency of the federal government charged with fostering civil aeronautics as to the aerial approaches necessary to safe flying operations at the airport.