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Committee hears bill to standardize airport zoning and protect airspace under 500 feet
Summary
Representative Fowler Arthur presented the Aerospace Protection Act (HB 333) to create a more uniform process for evaluating obstructions beneath the FAA's 500-foot threshold, direct ODOT to use standardized forms, and strengthen local airport zoning protections; the item was held as a first hearing for further revision.
Representative Fowler Arthur told the Ohio House Transportation Committee on Feb. 17 that House Bill 333, the Aerospace Protection Act, would help prevent small airports from losing service because of nearby obstructions.
"If that silo was over a few more feet, you could be on the ground without a plane on the wing," Fowler Arthur said during sponsor testimony, describing how vegetation, unpermitted buildings and tall farm silos can create hazards for small-aircraft operations.
The bill would examine and…
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