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Fort Resolution Airport Zoning Regulations (SOR/95-545)

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Fort Resolution Airport Zoning Regulations

SOR/95-545

AERONAUTICS ACT

Registration 1995-11-23

Regulations Respecting Zoning at Fort Resolution Airport

P.C. 1995-1942 1995-11-23

Whereas, pursuant to section 5.5Footnote * of the Aeronautics Act, a copy of the proposed Regulations respecting zoning at Fort Resolution Airport, substantially in the form annexed hereto, was published in two successive issues of the Canada Gazette Part I, on August 12 and 19, 1995, and in two successive issues of the News of the North on July 24 and 31, 1995, and a reasonable opportunity was thereby afforded to interested persons to make representations to the Minister of Transport with respect thereto;

Therefore, His Excellency the Governor General in Council, on the recommendation of the Minister of Transport, pursuant to section 5.4Footnote ** of the Aeronautics Act, is pleased hereby to make the annexed Regulations respecting zoning at Fort Resolution Airport.

Short Title

 These Regulations may be cited as the Fort Resolution Airport Zoning Regulations.

Interpretation

  •  (1) In these Regulations,

    airport

    airport means the Fort Resolution Airport, in the vicinity of Fort Resolution, in the Northwest Territories; (aéroport)

    airport reference point

    airport reference point means the point described in Part I of the schedule; (point de référence de l’aéroport)

    approach surfaces

    approach surfaces means the imaginary inclined planes that extend upward and outward from each end of a strip, which planes are more particularly described in Part II of the schedule; (surfaces d’approche)

    outer surface

    outer surface means an imaginary plane located above and in the vicinity of the airport, which plane is more particularly described in Part III of the schedule; (surfaceextérieure)

    strip

    strip means the rectangular portion of the landing area of the airport, including the runway, that is prepared for the take-off and landing of aircraft in a particular direction, which rectangular portion is more particularly described in Part IV of the schedule; (bande)

    transitional surfaces

    transitional surfaces means the imaginary inclined planes that extend upward and outward from the lateral limits of a strip and its approach surfaces, which planes are more particularly described in Part V of the schedule. (surfaces de transition)

  • (2) For the purposes of these Regulations, the elevation of the airport reference point is 159.7 m above sea level.

Application

 These Regulations apply to all land, including public road allowances, that is adjacent to or in the vicinity of the airport, which land is more particularly described in Part VI of the schedule.

Building Restrictions

 No person shall erect or construct on land to which these Regulations apply, a building, structure or object or an addition to an existing building, structure or object, the highest point of which will exceed in elevation at the location of that point

  • (a) the approach surfaces;

  • (b) the outer surface; or

  • (c) the transitional surfaces.

Natural Growth

 Where an object of natural growth that is on land to which these Regulations apply grows to a height that exceeds in elevation at the location of the object any of the surfaces referred to in section 4, the Minister may require that the owner or lessee of the land remove the excess growth.

 

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