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Commission adopts updated airport hazard zoning; reduces height limits and expands countywide coverage
Summary
Sedgwick County approved an update to the Airport Hazard Zoning Code to align with new FAA guidance, lowering several height limits in approach zones and expanding the regulatory map; commissioners raised questions about trees, existing structures and city jurisdictional overlap.
The Sedgwick County Commission voted Sept. 10 to adopt amendments to the Wichita‑Sedgwick County Airport Hazard Zoning Code to reflect updated Federal Aviation Administration guidance and to improve protection of airport operations.
Planning staff said the update revises definitions, adjusts hazard zones and reduces allowable heights in several approach areas. Under the adopted map, zone A remains capped at 25 feet; zone B was reduced from 75 feet to 50 feet; zone C was reduced from 150 feet to 100 feet; and zone D was reduced from 300 feet to 200 feet. The update expands the code’s geographic…
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