What types of standards apply in the Airport Overlay Zone?

The Airport Overlay Zone will require avigation easements and aircraft overflight disclosures for certain types of new site development and subdivision applications. An avigation easement is a legal document where a property owner recognizes that airspace of a certain altitude is for the purposes of air traffic. An aircraft overflight disclosure is a document where a property owner notifies any future property owners that the property is within the Airport Overlay Zone and that there may be potential impacts, such as noise for example, associated with air flight overhead. 

Additionally, the Airport Overlay Zone limits certain residential, commercial and industrial uses in Subzones B and D. The uses that are limited in Subzones B and D lend themselves to people congregating or visual impacts that may impede a pilot, such as smoke or steam.

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1. What is the Airport Overlay Zone?
2. Why does Steamboat need this type of zoning?
3. Why is this Zone Map Amendment happening now?
4. What types of standards apply in the Airport Overlay Zone?
5. How does this amendment affect my property?
6. Do I need to take any action now?