Edmonton International Airport Zoning Regulations (C.R.C., c. 81)

Short Title

1 These Regulations may be cited as the Edmonton International Airport Zoning Regulations.

Interpretation

2 In these Regulations,

airport

airport means Edmonton International Airport, in the Province of Alberta; (aéroport)

airport reference point

airport reference point means the point described in Part I of the schedule; (point de repère de l’aéroport)

approach surface

approach surface means an imaginary inclined plane extending upward and outward from each end of a strip along and at right angles to the projected centre line thereof, which approach surface is more particularly described in Part II of the schedule; (surface d’approche)

Minister

Minister means the Minister of Transport; (ministre)

outer surface

outer surface means an imaginary surface located above and in the immediate vicinity of the airport, which outer surface is more particularly described in Part III of the schedule; (surface extérieure)

strip

strip means the rectangular portion of the landing area of the airport, including the runway prepared for the take-off and landing of aircraft in a particular direction, which strip is more particularly described in Part IV of the schedule; (bande)

transitional surface

transitional surface means an imaginary inclined plane extending  upward and outward from the lateral limits of a strip and its approach surfaces, which transitional surface is more particularly described in Part V of the schedule. (surface de transition)

3 For the purposes of these Regulations, the airport reference point is deemed to be 712.3 m above sea level.

Application

4 These Regulations apply to all the lands, including public road allowances, adjacent to or in the vicinity of the airport that consist of

• (a) the lands within, and

• (b) the lands directly under that portion of an approach surface that extends beyond,

the outer limits described in Part VI of the schedule.

General

5 No person shall erect or construct, on any land to which these Regulations apply, any building, structure or object or any addition to any existing building, structure or object, the highest point of which will exceed in elevation at the location of that point any of the surfaces hereinafter set out that project immediately over and above the surface of the land at that location, namely,

• (a) the approach surfaces;

• (b) the outer surface; or

• (c) the transitional surfaces.

Natural Growth

6 Where an object of natural growth on any land to which these Regulations apply exceeds in elevation any of the surfaces referred to in section 5, the Minister may make a direction that the owner or occupier of the land on which that object is growing remove the excessive growth.

Disposal of Waste

7 No owner or occupier of any land to which these Regulations apply shall permit that land or any part of it to be used for the disposal of any waste that is edible by or attractive to birds.