Section 48.50  Use Restrictions

a)         General – Notwithstanding any other provisions of these zoning regulations, no use may be made of land within any zone in such a manner as to create electrical or electronic interference with radio or radar communication between the airport and aircraft; or to the installation and use of flashing or illuminated advertising or business signs, billboards, or any other type of illuminated structure which would be hazardous for flyers because of the difficulty in distinguishing between airport lights and others, or which result in glare in the eyes of flyers using the airport, thereby impairing visibility in the vicinity of the airport or endangering the landing, taking off, or maneuvering of aircraft; or which would emit or discharge smoke that would interfere with the health and safety of flyers and the public in the use of the airport, or which would otherwise be detrimental or injurious to the health, safety and general welfare of the public in the use of the airport.

b)         Land Use Restriction Zone – The land use Restriction Zone shall be those areas underneath the approach zones, including the Transitional Zones, at the ends of each runway to a distance of 10,200 feet from the end of the runway.  The Greenville Airport Authority shall make every effort to discourage further development of residential buildings and places of public assembly involving educational, institutional, amusement, and recreational uses.  Any repeal or application for an amendment, variation, or special use to a zoning ordinance or other ordinance of a political subdivision affecting land use within the land use restriction zone shall require a public hearing and notice to be made to the Greenville Airport Authority, the Department, and the Federal Aviation Administration, at least thirty (30) days prior to the public hearing.