Overview
The State of Minnesota has adopted legislation for airports to implement height and land use regulations to minimize airport safety hazards and protect airport operations as described in Chapter 360 of the Minnesota Statutes. Included in the legislation was the implementation of Land Use Safety Zones A, B, and C. These land use safety zones were established to restrict incompatible land uses that may be hazardous to the operational safety of aircraft and to protect the property and safety of people on the ground near an airport.
In 2019, the Minnesota Legislature revised its Airport Land Use statute and the Minnesota Department of Transportation (MnDOT)-Aeronautics has created a process that allows communities to create custom Land Use Safety Zones that reflect the unique environment around each airport while ensuring that general prohibitions are taken to protect the safety of flight and the general public.
As a result, the Joint Airport Zoning Board (JAZB) elected to establish and adopt a custom airport zoning ordinance for Duluth International Airport as defined by Minnesota Statute 360.0656. This allowed the JAZB to tailor the zones to the local land uses adjoining the airport to reduce the economic penalty faced by landowners while ensuring compatibility between the surrounding community and Duluth International Airport. The JAZB is made up of members from the municipalities that will be affected by airport zoning, which include the City of Duluth, City of Hermantown, City of Rice Lake, and Canosia Township. The custom zones support the economic development vision for each of these communities and the zoning is consistent with how land around the airport has been developed since the last zoning ordinance went into effect in 1988.
2021 Duluth International Airport Zoning Ordinance
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