Fla. Stat. § 330.30 Approval of Airport Sites; Registration and Licensure of Airports

• Library: Florida Statutes
• Edition: 2023
• Currency: Current through Chapter 352 of the 2023 Legislative Session
• Year: 2023
• Citation: Fla. Stat. § 330.30

(1) SITE APPROVALS; REQUIREMENTS, EFFECTIVE PERIOD, REVOCATION.-

(a) Except as provided in subsection (3), the owner or lessee of a [any] proposed airport shall, before [prior to] site acquisition or construction or establishment of the proposed airport, obtain approval of the airport site from the department. Applications for approval of a site shall be made in a form and manner prescribed by the department. The department shall grant the site approval if it is satisfied:

1. That the site has adequate area allocated for the airport as proposed.

2. That the proposed airport will conform to licensing or registration requirements and will comply with the applicable local government land development regulations or zoning requirements.

3. That all affected airports, local governments, and property owners have been notified and any comments submitted by them have been given adequate consideration.

4. That safe air-traffic patterns can be established for the proposed airport with all existing airports and approved airport sites in its vicinity.

(b) Site approval shall be granted for a public airport [airports] only after a favorable department inspection of the proposed site.

(c) Site approval shall be granted for a private airport [airports] only after receipt of documentation in a form and manner the department deems necessary to satisfy the conditions in paragraph (a).

(d) Site approval shall be granted for a temporary airport only after receipt of documentation in a form and manner the department deems necessary to satisfy the conditions in paragraph (a). Such documentation must be included with the application for a temporary airport registration.

(e) For the purpose of granting site approval, the department may not require an applicant to provide a written memorandum of understanding or letter of agreement with other airport sites regarding air traffic pattern separation procedures unless such memorandum or letter is required by the Federal Aviation Administration or is deemed necessary by the department.

(f)[(d)] Site approval may be granted subject to any reasonable conditions the department deems necessary to protect the public health, safety, or welfare.

(g)[(e)] Approval as a public airport or a private airport shall remain valid for 2 years after the date of issue[,] unless revoked by the department or unless a public airport license is issued or a private airport registration is completed pursuant to subsection (2) before [prior to] the expiration date.

(h)[(f)] The department may extend a public airport or private airport site approval for subsequent periods of 2 years per extension for good cause.