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Marion County LDRC keeps hangar-height limits in proposed ag and residential code changes
Summary
The Land Development Regulation Commission voted to forward proposed Land Development Code amendments addressing accessory aircraft hangars to the Board of County Commissioners, keeping agricultural hangars governed by accessory-structure rules and retaining a 30-foot cap for approved residential flying communities.
The Marion County Land Development Regulation Commission approved amendments on accessory aircraft hangars for agricultural and residential zones and voted to forward the changes to the Board of County Commissioners.
Ken Weir of Oakwood Grove Services told the commission the group had discussed striking a 30-foot maximum for accessory aircraft hangars in agricultural zoning but recommended leaving related rules in the general accessory-structure standards. “If they don't qualify as a flying community and they still have access to an airport, a hangar of some sort ... should we leave something in here to talk about accessory aircraft hangars or limit it to 1 per property,” Weir said, urging clarity in how accessory hangars would be treated in subdividing situations.
Commission members noted that accessory-structure height limits in agricultural zones are typically higher than flying-community provisions: county staff and commissioners referenced a 50-foot accessory cap in ag classifications. Given that, the commission agreed to allow the accessory-structure rules to govern hangars in agricultural zoning rather than retain a separate 30-foot ceiling. The motion to send the amendment to the board passed unanimously.
On the residential side, commissioners debated a lower accessory-structure height (20 feet) versus primary-structure height (40 feet) and whether the flying-community language should remain. Members cited an example subdivision where hangars were attached to the principal house to meet height limits. After discussion the commission agreed to retain the proposed 30-foot allowance for improved flying communities in residential zoning and approved forwarding that amendment unanimously.
What happens next: The LDRC’s votes send the proposed code text to the Board of County Commissioners for the next-level public hearing and decision. The commission did not alter other unrelated zoning language in these sections.
