§ 4-07-020. Definitions.

As used in this article, unless the context otherwise requires:

Airport means the Alamogordo Municipal Airport, Alamogordo, Otero County, New Mexico.

Airport elevation means the established elevation of the highest point on the usable landing area, which is four thousand one hundred ninety-seven (4,197) feet, M.S.L.

Airport hazard means any structure or object of natural growth located on or in the vicinity of the airport, or any use of land near the airport, which obstructs the air space required for the flight of aircraft in landing or take-off at such airport or is otherwise hazardous to such landing or take-off of aircraft.

Board of appeals means the Otero County-Alamogordo Airport Zoning Board established by Ordinance No. 508 adopted by the city commission on November 13, 1973, and by Ordinance No. 73-1 adopted by the board of county commissioners of Otero County on November 29, 1973, as provided in Section 3-39-22(B) N.M.S.A. 1978 Compilation.

Cross reference— Airport zoning board, § 4-07-130.

Height for the purpose of determining the height limits in all zones set forth in this article and shown on the zoning map, that the datum shall mean sea level elevation unless otherwise specified.

Nonconforming use means any structure, tree or use of land which is lawfully in existence at the time the regulation is prescribed in this article or an amendment thereto becomes effective, and which is inconsistent with the provisions of this article or an amendment thereto.

Nonprecision instrument runway. A runway having an existing instrument approach procedure utilizing air navigation facilities with only horizontal guidance, or area type navigation equipment, for which a straight-in nonprecision instrument approach procedure has been approved or planned, and for which no precision approach facilities are planned or indicated on an F.A.A. planning document or military service's military airport planning document.

Person means an individual, firm, partnership, corporation, company, association, joint stock association, or governmental entity. It includes the trustee, receiver, assignee or similar representative of any of them.

Precision instrument runway means a runway having an existing instrument approach procedure utilizing an instrument landing system (ILS) or a precision approach radar (PAR). It also means a runway for which a precision approach system is planned and is so indicated on an F.A.A. approved airport layout plan; a military services-approved military airport layout plan; and other F.A.A. planning document, or military services military airport planning document.

Primary surface means a surface longitudinally centered on a runway. When the runway has a specially prepared hard surface, the primary surface extends two hundred (200) feet beyond each end of that runway; but when the runway has no specially prepared hard surface, or planned hard surface, the primary surface ends at each end of that runway. The width of the primary surface of a runway will be that width prescribed in Part 77 of the Federal Aviation Regulations for the most precise approach existing or planned for either end of that runway. The elevation of any point on the primary surface is the same as the elevation of the nearest point on the runway center line.

Runway means the defined area on the airport prepared for landing and take-off of aircraft along its length.

Structure means an object constructed or installed by man, including, but not limited to, buildings, towers, smokestacks, earth formations and overhead transmission lines.

Tree means any object of natural growth.

(Code 1960, § 11-19-2; Ord. No. 511, 1-29-74)

Cross reference

Rules of construction and definitions generally, § 1-2.