Minnesota Statutes 473.631 – Boundaries of Major Airport
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The western boundary of any major airport located within Hennepin County shall not be extended by said corporation into the city of Richfield beyond Cedar Avenue as laid out as of the date of enactment of Laws 1953, Chapter 715; provided that nothing herein shall be or constitute a limitation upon the power of such corporation, now or hereafter given, to zone said airport and lands adjacent thereto by the enactment of an ordinance or otherwise.
Terms Used In Minnesota Statutes 473.631
- Airport: means any locality, either of land or water, including intermediate landing fields, which is used or intended to be used for the landing and take off of aircraft, whether or not facilities are provided for the shelter, servicing, or repair of aircraft, or for receiving or discharging passengers or cargo, and also includes any facility used in, available for use in, or designed for use in, aid of air navigation, including, but without limitation, landing areas, lights, any apparatus or equipment for disseminating weather information, for signaling, for radio-directional finding, or for radio or other electrical communication, and any other structure or mechanism having a similar purpose for guiding or controlling flight in the air or the landing and take off of aircraft, and also includes, but without limitation, access roads, parking areas, railroad siding facilities, such land contiguous or not as may be required for installations necessary for safe and efficient operation, buildings, structures, hangars, shops and any personal property usually used in connection with the operations of such airports, including specifically, but not exclusively, snow removal or impacting equipment, fire and ambulance equipment, motor vehicles and equipment for buildings, structures, hangars, and shops. See Minnesota Statutes 473.121
- Corporation: A legal entity owned by the holders of shares of stock that have been issued, and that can own, receive, and transfer property, and carry on business in its own name.
- Major airport: means any airport now or which may hereafter be operated by the Metropolitan Airports Commission as a terminal for regular, scheduled air passenger service. See Minnesota Statutes 473.121