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Wayne County schedules public hearing on airport height-overlay ordinance changes; staff says edits are clerical and FAA-driven
Summary
The board set a Feb. 18 public hearing on amendments to Wayne County Zoning Ordinance sections related to airport height overlays. Staff said the changes clarify existing airport height zones and update a Seymour Johnson noise-use table to match a recent land-use study; no height limits or mapped zones change.
The Wayne County Board of Commissioners established a public hearing for Feb. 18 at 9:30 a.m. to receive public comment on proposed amendments to sections 41, 50.8 and 50.12 of the Wayne County Zoning Ordinance concerning the airport height overlay.
County planning staff told the board the draft ordinance contains largely clerical and wording updates to conform with Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) standards and to clarify how the county’s airport — DuAne (Duane) Executive Jetport — is described in the ordinance. The presenter said the changes separate the county’s airport into its own ordinance language, while leaving Seymour Johnson and Mount Olive airports in their existing grouped format.
"Nothing changes with the height zones in terms of the heights themselves and where they're located," the planner said. The staff presentation included a new visual map of overlay lines and a revised table of land uses for Seymour Johnson’s noise zones; staff said the table merely clarifies and expands listed uses based on Seymour Johnson’s most recent land-use study.
The presenter said the clarified ordinance language and new maps are intended to help property owners and staff interpret FAA-required height and noise overlays, and that the county is not proposing any new height envelopes.
Why it matters: The amendments are intended to align county ordinance language with FAA guidance and a recent land-use study for Seymour Johnson Air Force Base so that noise-zone land-use tables and airport overlay descriptions are clearer. The changes are not intended to alter regulated heights or map boundaries, staff said.
Next steps: The board set the public hearing for Feb. 18; staff will accept public comment and return with any recommended changes for a later vote.
