§ 7-3. Findings.

The board of county commissioners hereby finds that:

(a)

The creation or establishment of an airport obstruction hazardous to the operation of aircraft reduces the navigable airspace available to the region served by the airport;

(b)

It is necessary, in the interest of the public health, public safety, and general welfare, to prevent the creation of airspace hazards and the use of land incompatible with airport operations;

(c)

The prevention of these hazards and incompatible land uses should be accomplished, to the extent legally possible, without compensation;

(d)

Preventing the creation or establishment of hazards and incompatible land uses, as well as the elimination, removal, alteration or mitigation of hazards and incompatible land uses are public purposes for which the board of county commissioners may decide, in its sole discretion, to raise and expend public funds; and

(e)

These regulations are:

(1)

Intended to meet the requirement set forth in F.S. § 333.03, that every political subdivision that has an airport hazard area within its territorial limits shall adopt, administer, and enforce a set of airport protection zoning regulations, and

(2)

Consistent with the intent of that certain Interlocal Agreement Regarding Airport Zoning Ordinance by and among the County and various central Florida jurisdictions, including the City of Orlando and the Greater Orlando Aviation Authority, effective for the county as of July 11, 2017, (the "interlocal agreement") to have a uniform set of regulations among the various jurisdictions to, among other things, prevent airport hazards.

(Ord. No. 2018-20 , § 1, 9-18-18)