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Indian River County, FL Code of Ordinances <br />Procedures for obtaining an airport concoction permit. <br />Page 2 of 6 <br />Applicants shall submit to the planning division a completed airport construction permit application form (as provided by the county) and a copy of the notice of proposed <br />construction form submitted to the FAA for the project. Permit requests may be considered by the community development director concurrent with development plan <br />approval consideration. <br />Prior to permit requests being considered for approval, applicants shall submit to the planning division the final determination issued by the FAA based on its review of the <br />applicant's notice ofproposed construction submitted in accordance with 14 CFR Part 77. <br />Criteria for granting an airport construction permit <br />Where the FAA has reviewed the proposed development and determined its construction would not exceed an obstruction standard of 14 CFR Part 77, the community <br />development director shall grant a airport construction permit for the proposed development provided that a condition is attached to the permit approval to ensure that the <br />approved structure(s) is marked and lighted prior to the issuance of a certificate of bccupancy (C.O.) if so required by Chapter 14-60, in accordance with the standards of <br />Rules of the Department of Transportation and Federal Aviation Administration Advisory Circular 70n460-1, as amended <br />Where the FAA has reviewed a proposed development and determined that the proposed development exceeds the obstruction standards of 14 CFR Part 77, no airport <br />construction permit may be approved, and a county airport obstruction variance (see regulations below) must be obtained by the applicant for the proposed development to <br />proceed. <br />Appeals. Actions ofthe community development director relating to granting or denying an airport concoction permit may be appealed within fifteen (15) days of the <br />decision rendered. Appeals shall be heard by the board of adjustment and may be filed by the applicant, staff; or any person aggrieved or taxpayer affected or governing <br />body of a political subdivision or FDOT. All appeals shall be filed, reviewed, and heard in a manner consistent with F.S. §§ 333.08 and 333.10. <br />Airport obstruction variance procedures and criteria. <br />Procedures for obtaining an airport obstruction variance. <br />Applicants shall submit to the planning division a completed airport construction variance application form, as provided by the county. Variance requests shall be <br />considered by the board of adjustment The request may be approved, approved with conditions, or denied. <br />ii. <br />Prior to variance requests being scheduled for consideration by the board of adjustment, the applicant shall submit to the planning division the following. <br />• A copy of the notice of proposed construction form submitted to the FAA; <br />• A final determination issued by the FAA based on its review of the applicant's notice of proposed construction submitted in accordance with 14 CFR Part 77; <br />• A valid aeronautical evaluation (may consist of the evaluation performed by the FAA); <br />• Comments from the FDOT or evidence that the FDOT has made no comments during its required forty-five (45) day comment timeframe. Said evidence shall include a <br />return receipt showing that the FDOT comment time frame has been exceeded <br />Criteria for granting an airport obstruction variance. Where the FAA has reviewed the proposed development and determined its construction would exceed an obstruction <br />standard of 14 CFR Part 77, the board of adjustment may grant an airport obstruction variance for a proposed development. Such a variance may be granted if the board <br />determines that a literal enforcement of the regulations would result in practical difficulty or unnecessary hardship and where the relief granted would not be contrary to the <br />public interest (i.e. the development can be accommodated in navigable airspace without adverse impact to the county's public use airports or aviation operations) but <br />would do substantial justice and be in accordance with the spirit of F. S. Ch. 333, and provided that: <br />A condition is attached to the variance approval to require that the approved structure(s) is marked and lighted to indicate to aircraft pilots the presence of an obstruction in <br />accordance with the standards of FAA Advisory Circular Number 70/7460-I0., as it may be amended. Where such marling or lighting is required, such requirement shall <br />be satisfied prior to the issuance of a Ccrtificate of Occupancy (C.O.) for the affected structure. <br />FAA determines the aeronautical evaluations submitted are valid <br />iii. <br />Consideration is given to: <br />The nature of the terrain and height of existing structures. <br />about:blank <br />5/31/2017 <br />P41 <br />