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Fort Frances Airport Zoning Regulations (SOR/96-133)

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Fort Frances Airport Zoning Regulations

SOR/96-133

AERONAUTICS ACT

Registration 1996-02-26

Regulations Respecting Zoning at Fort Frances Airport

P.C. 1996-259 1996-02-26

Whereas, pursuant to section 5.5Footnote * of the Aeronautics Act, a copy of the proposed Regulations respecting zoning at Fort Frances Airport, substantially in the form annexed hereto, was published in two successive issues of the Canada Gazette Part I, on September 30 and October 7, 1995, and in two successive issues of the Fort Frances Times on November 8 and 15, 1995, and a reasonable opportunity was thereby afforded to interested persons to make representations to the Minister of Transport with respect thereto;

Therefore, His Excellency the Governor General in Council, on the recommendation of the Minister of Transport, pursuant to section 5.4Footnote ** of the Aeronautics Act, is pleased hereby to make the annexed Regulations respecting zoning at Fort Frances Airport.

Short Title

1 These Regulations may be cited as the Fort Frances Airport Zoning Regulations.

Interpretation

  • 2 (1) In these Regulations,

    airport

    airport means the Fort Frances Airport, in the Township of Miscampbell, in the District of Rainy River, in the Province of Ontario; (aéroport)

    airport reference point

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

    approach surfaces

    approach surfaces means the imaginary inclined planes that extend upward and outward from each end of a strip, which planes are more particularly described in Part II of the schedule; (surfaces d’approche)

    outer surface

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

    strip

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

    transitional surfaces

    transitional surfaces means the imaginary inclined planes that extend upward and outward from the lateral limits of a strip and the approach surfaces, which planes are more particularly  described in Part V of the schedule. (surfaces de transition)

  • (2) For the purposes of these Regulations, the elevation of the airport reference point is 340.9 m above sea level.

Application

3 These Regulations apply to all land, including public road allowances, that is adjacent to or in the vicinity of the airport, which land is more particularly described in Part VI of the schedule.

Building Restrictions

4 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

  • (a) the approach surfaces;

  • (b) the outer surface; or

  • (c) the transitional surfaces.

Aeronautical Facilities

5 No owner or lessee of any land to which these Regulations apply shall permit any part of that land to be used or developed in a manner that causes interference with any signals or communications to and from

  • (a) any aircraft; or

  • (b) any facilities used to provide services relating to aeronautics.

Natural Growth

6 Where an object of natural growth that is on any land to which these Regulations apply grows to a height that exceeds in elevation at the location of the object any of the surfaces referred to in section 4, the Minister of Transport may require that the owner or lessee of the land remove the excess growth.

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