SF 1193

as introduced - 84th Legislature (2005 - 2006) Posted on 12/15/2009 12:00am

A bill for an act
relating to airports; defining safety zones and land
use restrictions for runway 17-35 at the
Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport; amending
Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 360.66, by adding a
subdivision.

BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:

Section 1.

Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 360.66, is
amended by adding a subdivision to read:

new text begin Subd. 3. new text end

new text begin Safety zones and land use. new text end

new text begin Notwithstanding any
contrary law in this chapter, Minnesota Rules, part 8800.2400,
or any administrative order, state safety zone A for the south
end of runway 17-35 at the Minneapolis-St. Paul International
Airport extends from the end of the primary surface a distance
of 500 feet on each side of the extended runway centerline
extending outward 4,667 feet. Zone A must not contain
buildings, temporary structures, exposed transmission lines, or
other similar land use structural hazards, and is restricted to
those uses that will not create, attract, or bring together an
assembly of persons in zone A. Permitted uses include, but are
not limited to, seasonal crops, horticulture, raising of
livestock, animal husbandry, wildlife habitat, light outdoor
nonspectator recreation, cemeteries, and automobile parking.
Existing structures found within safety zone A are deemed to be
safety hazards so severe that they must be prohibited and
removed. Any parcel of land that is partially in safety zone A
and is more than 50 percent outside safety zone A is exempt from
these requirements and subject only to the requirements of
safety zone B, unless the commissioner determines that any
structures on this land constitute airport hazards and must be
removed. State safety zone B for the south end of runway 17-35
at the Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport is consistent
with the requirements of Minnesota Rules, part 8800.2400, and
includes any land that otherwise would have been in safety zone
A under a strict application of the rule and must, at a minimum,
meet the density requirements and prohibited uses in those rules.
new text end