Ordinance - #87-07 - 10/13/1987 - Laserfiche WebLink

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SECTION III: DEFINITIONS As used in this Ordinance, unless the context otherwise requires: "AIRPORT" means the Gateway North Industrial Airport located in Anoka County, Minnesota, T32NR25W, Sections 21, 22, 27, 28 and 34. "AIRPORT ELEVATION" means the established elevation of the useable landing area which elevation is established to be 870 feet above mean sea level. "AIRPORT HAZARD" means any structure or tree or use of land which obstructs the airspace required for, or is otherwise hazardous to, the flight of aircraft in landing or taking off at the.airport; and any use of land which is hazardous to persons or property because of its proximity to the airport. "DWELLING" means any building or portion thereof designed or used as a residence or sleeping place of one or more persons. "ESTABLISHED RESIDENTIAL NEIGHBORHOOD IN A BUILT-UP URBAN AREA" (ERN-BUUA) means an area, which, if it existed on or before January 1, 1978 (for low density structures and lots) as an area which, if it existed on or before July 2, 1979 (all other land uses), shall be considered_a conforming use that shall not be prohibited except as provided below in V B 5 EXEMPTIONS-ESTABLISHED RESIDENTIAL NEIGHBORHOODS. The following criteria shall be applied and considered in determining what constitutes an ERN-BUUA: (1) Location of the airport; (2) Nature of the terrain within Safety Zones A and B; (3) Existing land uses and character of the neighborhood around the airport; (4) Population of the community; (5) That the average population density in all areas within one mile of any point on a runway be equal to or greater than one dwelling unit per acre; (6) Population density near the airport compared with population density in other areas of the co~unity; (7) The age and the economic, political and social stability of the neighborhood and the co~.unity as a whole; (8) The proximity of supporting school, cor~nercial,' religious, transportation and other facilities and their degree of integration with residential land uses; (9) Presence or absence of public utilities including, but not limited to, public sanitary sewer system, electric se.~vice and gas mains; (10) Whether or not the factors listed in subparagraphs (8) and (9) above tend to make the community surrounding the ai.~port a self- sufficient unit; (11) Whether the areas within one mile of the perimeter of the airport property would be considered primarily residential in character; 5