Minnesota Statutes 360.069 – Airport Zoning Administration
All airport zoning regulations adopted under sections 360.011 to 360.076 shall provide for the administration and enforcement of such regulations by an appropriate permit-issuing agency, which may be an agency created by such regulations or any official, board, or other existing agency of the municipality or county adopting the regulations, or of one of the municipalities or counties which participated in the creation of the joint airport zoning board adopting the regulations if satisfactory to the other municipalities and counties, or in case of a Metropolitan Airports Commission a committee appointed by the commission with equal representation from each of the counties in and for which it is created; but in no case shall such agency be or include any member of the board of adjustment. The duties of any administrative agency designated pursuant to sections 360.011 to 360.076 shall include that of hearing and deciding all permits under section 360.067, subdivision 1, but such agency shall not have or exercise any of the powers herein delegated to the board of adjustment.
Terms Used In Minnesota Statutes 360.069
- Administrative agency: means either a governing body of a municipality or an administrative agency under its jurisdiction to which any powers have been delegated by such governing body. See Minnesota Statutes 360.013
- Airport: means any area of land or water, except a restricted landing area, which is designed for the landing and takeoff of aircraft, whether or not facilities are provided for the shelter, surfacing, or repair of aircraft, or for receiving or discharging passengers or cargo, and all appurtenant areas used or suitable for airport buildings or other airport facilities, and all appurtenant rights-of-way, whether heretofore or hereafter established. See Minnesota Statutes 360.013
- Municipality: means a city of any class, including a city organized under a charter framed pursuant to the Constitution of the state of Minnesota, article IV, section 36, article XI, section 4, or article XII, section 5, a county, a town, or a statutory city in this state, the regents of the University of Minnesota, and any other political subdivision, public corporation, authority, or district in this state which is or may be authorized by law to acquire, establish, construct, maintain, improve, and operate airports and other air navigation facilities. See Minnesota Statutes 360.013