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Planning commission recommends airport hazard zoning to protect Tyler Pounds Regional Airport
Summary
The Tyler Planning and Zoning Commission, acting as the Airport Zoning Commission, recommended that City Council adopt ordinances amending Tyler City Code chapters 10 and 12 to establish airport hazard zoning, define runway protection zone land‑use limits and set a process for variances with FAA review.
The City of Tyler Planning and Zoning Commission, acting in its capacity as the Airport Zoning Commission, voted to recommend that City Council adopt ordinances amending Tyler City Code Chapters 10 and 12 to establish airport hazard area zoning regulations for Tyler Pounds Regional Airport.
City staff and the airport manager framed the proposal as a measure to protect airport operations, safeguard federal grant funding and guide compatible development near runways. Airport Manager Steve Thompson said the airport is “a true economic engine for the entire city” and argued the city has a duty to protect the airport and investments made with FAA grants. Staff noted FAA grant assurances include obligations to address incompatible land uses near runway protection zones (RPZs).
Planner Kyle (city staff) described the legal basis for the regulations as the state statute in the Local Government Code (chapter 241, as cited in the hearing) that allows municipalities of Tyler’s size to adopt height and compatible land‑use controls around airports. The draft ordinance would…
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