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Fort Frances Airport Zoning Regulations (SOR/96-133)

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Fort Frances Airport Zoning Regulations

SOR/96-133

AERONAUTICS ACT

Registration 1996-02-26

Regulations Respecting Zoning at Fort Frances Airport

P.C. 1996-259 1996-02-26

Whereas, pursuant to section 5.5Footnote * of the Aeronautics Act, a copy of the proposed Regulations respecting zoning at Fort Frances Airport, substantially in the form annexed hereto, was published in two successive issues of the Canada Gazette Part I, on September 30 and October 7, 1995, and in two successive issues of the Fort Frances Times on November 8 and 15, 1995, and a reasonable opportunity was thereby afforded to interested persons to make representations to the Minister of Transport with respect thereto;

Therefore, His Excellency the Governor General in Council, on the recommendation of the Minister of Transport, pursuant to section 5.4Footnote ** of the Aeronautics Act, is pleased hereby to make the annexed Regulations respecting zoning at Fort Frances Airport.

Short Title

 These Regulations may be cited as the Fort Frances Airport Zoning Regulations.

Interpretation

  •  (1) In these Regulations,

    airport

    airport means the Fort Frances Airport, in the Township of Miscampbell, in the District of Rainy River, in the Province of Ontario; (aéroport)

    airport reference point

    airport reference point means the point described in Part I of the schedule; (point de référence de l’aéroport)

    approach surfaces

    approach surfaces means the imaginary inclined planes that extend upward and outward from each end of a strip, which planes are more particularly described in Part II of the schedule; (surfaces d’approche)

    outer surface

    outer surface means an imaginary plane located above and in the  immediate vicinity of the airport, which plane is more particularly described in Part III of the schedule; (surface extérieure)

    strip

    strip means a rectangular portion of the landing area of the airport, including the runway, that is prepared for the take-off and landing of aircraft in a particular direction, which rectangular portion is more particularly described in Part IV of the schedule; (bande)

    transitional surfaces

    transitional surfaces means the imaginary inclined planes that extend upward and outward from the lateral limits of a strip and the approach surfaces, which planes are more particularly  described in Part V of the schedule. (surfaces de transition)

  • (2) For the purposes of these Regulations, the elevation of the airport reference point is 340.9 m above sea level.

Application

 These Regulations apply to all land, including public road allowances, that is adjacent to or in the vicinity of the airport, which land is more particularly described in Part VI of the schedule.

Building Restrictions

 No person shall erect or construct, on any land to which these Regulations apply, any building, structure or object or any addition to any existing building, structure or object, the highest point of which will exceed in elevation at the location of that point

  • (a) the approach surfaces;

  • (b) the outer surface; or

  • (c) the transitional surfaces.

Aeronautical Facilities

 No owner or lessee of any land to which these Regulations apply shall permit any part of that land to be used or developed in a manner that causes interference with any signals or communications to and from

  • (a) any aircraft; or

  • (b) any facilities used to provide services relating to aeronautics.

Natural Growth

 Where an object of natural growth that is on any land to which these Regulations apply grows to a height that exceeds in elevation at the location of the object any of the surfaces referred to in section 4, the Minister of Transport may require that the owner or lessee of the land remove the excess growth.

SCHEDULE(Sections 2 and 3)

PART IDescription of the Airport Reference Point

The airport reference point, shown on Fort Frances Airport Zoning Plan No. 59-011 91-60, dated January 14, 1993, is a point which may be located by:

commencing at the threshold of runway 30, being the southeastern end of runway 12-30 at Fort Frances Airport, having Universal Transverse Mercator (UTM) coordinates of E 468 118.65 and N 5 388 517.56;

thence northwesterly along the centre line of said runway 12-30 684.45 m to a point;

thence southwesterly and perpendicular to the centre line of said runway 12-30 40 m to the airport reference point, which point has the UTM coordinates of E 467 542.09 and N 5 388 888.00.

PART IIDescription of the Approach Surfaces

The approach surfaces, shown on Fort Frances Airport Zoning Plan No. 59-011 91-60, dated January 14, 1993, are planes abutting each end of the strips associated with runways 12-30 and 03-21 and are described as follows:

  • (a) an inclined plane abutting the end of the strip associated with the approach to runway 12 having a ratio of 1 m measured vertically to 40 m measured horizontally, rising to an imaginary horizontal line drawn at right angles to the projected centre line of the strip and distant 1 740 m measured horizontally from the end of the strip; the outer ends of the imaginary horizontal line being 336 m from the projected centre line; said imaginary horizontal line being 43.5 m above the elevation at the end of the strip;

  • (b) an inclined plane abutting the end of the strip associated with the approach to runway 30 having a ratio of 1 m measured vertically to 40 m measured horizontally, rising to an imaginary horizontal line drawn at right angles to the projected centre line of the strip and distant 1 800 m measured horizontally from the end of the strip; the outer ends of the imaginary horizontal line being 345 m from the projected centre line; said imaginary horizontal line being 45 m above the elevation at the end of the strip;

  • (c) an inclined plane abutting the end of the strip associated with the approach to runway 03 having a ratio of 1 m measured vertically to 20 m measured horizontally, rising to an imaginary horizontal line drawn at right angles to the projected centre line of the strip and distant 890 m measured horizontally from the end of the strip; the outer ends of the imaginary horizontal line being 119 m from the projected centre line; said imaginary horizontal line being 44.5 m above the elevation at the end of the strip; and

  • (d) an inclined plane abutting the end of the strip associated with the approach to runway 21 having a ratio of 1 m measured vertically to 20 m measured horizontally, rising to an imaginary horizontal line drawn at right angles to the projected centre line of the strip and distant 858 m measured horizontally from the end of the strip; the outer ends of the imaginary horizontal line being 115.8 m from the projected centre line; said imaginary horizontal line being 42.9 m above the elevation at the end of the strip.

PART IIIDescription of the Outer Surface

The outer surface, shown on Fort Frances Airport Zoning Plan No. 59-011 91-60, dated January 14, 1993, is an imaginary plane established at a constant elevation of 45 m above the elevation of the airport reference point, except that, where that plane is less than 9 m above the surface of the ground, the outer surface is located at 9 m above the surface of the ground.

PART IVDescription of the Strips

The strips, shown on Fort Frances Airport Zoning Plan No. 59-011 91-60, dated January 14, 1993, are described as follows:

  • (a) the strip associated with runway 12-30 is 150 m in width, 75 m being on each side of the centre line of the runway, and 1 488.9 m in length; and

  • (b) the strip associated with runway 03-21 is 60 m in width, 30 m being on each side of the centre line of the runway, and 860.05 m in length.

PART VDescription of the Transitional Surfaces

The transitional surfaces, shown on Fort Frances Airport Zoning Plan No. 59-011 91-60, dated January 14, 1993, are described as follows:

  • (a) the transitional surfaces associated with runway 12-30 are inclined planes rising at a ratio of 1 m measured vertically to 7 m measured horizontally at right angles to the centre line and projected centre line of the strip, extending upward and outward from the lateral limits of the strip and its approach surfaces to an intersection with the outer surface or with another transitional surface of an adjoining strip; and

  • (b) the transitional surfaces associated with runway 03-21 are inclined planes rising at a ratio of 1 m measured vertically to 5 m measured horizontally at right angles to the centre line and projected centre line of the strip, extending upward and outward from the lateral limits of the strip and its approach surfaces to an intersection with the outer surface or with another transitional surface of an adjoining strip.

PART VIDescription of the Land to Which These Regulations Apply

The outer boundary of the land to which these Regulations apply, shown on Fort Frances Airport Zoning Plan No. 59-011 91-60, dated January 14, 1993, is described as follows:

All and singular those certain parcels of tracts of land situate lying and being in the Townships of Miscampbell, McIrvine and Crozier and in the Couchiching Indian Reserve No. 16A, in the District of Rainy River, more particularly described as follows:

commencing at the southwestern corner of Lot 4, Concession 2, in the Township of Miscampbell in the District of Rainy River;

thence northerly along the western boundary of the said Lot 4, Concession 2, to the northwestern corner thereof;

thence easterly along the northern boundary of the said Lot 4, Concession 2, to the intersection thereof with the western boundary of Couchiching Indian Reserve No. 16A;

thence southerly along the said boundary to the intersection thereof with a circle having a radius of 4 000 m centred on the airport reference point, the Universal Transverse Mercator (UTM) coordinates of which are E 467 542.09 and N 5 388 888.00;

thence northeasterly, easterly, southeasterly and southerly along the arc of the said circle to the intersection thereof with the eastern boundary of Lot 10, Plan T1963;

thence southerly along the eastern boundary of the said Lot 10, Plan T1963, to the intersection thereof with the southern boundary of Couchiching Indian Reserve No. 16A, being also the northern boundary of Subdivision Plan SM-19;

thence westerly along the northern boundary of the said Plan SM-19 to the intersection thereof with the production northerly of the eastern boundary of Lot 490 on Plan SM-19;

thence southerly along the said production northerly across the lane on Plan SM-19 to the northeastern corner of the said Lot 490;

thence southerly along the eastern boundary of the said Lot 490 to the southeast corner thereof;

thence in a straight line across Maple Street on the said Plan SM-19 to the northeastern corner of Lot 295 on the said Plan SM-19;

thence southerly along the eastern boundary of the said Lot 295 to the southeastern corner thereof;

thence in a straight line across the public lane between Lot 295 and Lot 98, Plan M-19, to the northeastern corner of the said Lot 98;

thence southerly along the eastern boundary of the said Lot 98 to the southeastern corner thereof;

thence southerly in a straight line across Balsam Street, Plan M-19, to the northeastern corner of the northwest quarter of Section 28;

thence southerly along the eastern boundary of the said northwest quarter of Section 28 to the southeastern corner thereof;

thence westerly along the southern boundary of the said northwest quarter of Section 28 to the southwestern corner thereof;

thence westerly in a straight line across the road allowance between Sections 28 and 29 to the northeastern corner of the southeast quarter of Section 29;

thence southerly along the eastern boundary of the said southeast quarter of Section 29 to the southeastern corner thereof;

thence westerly along the southern boundary of the said Section 29 to the southwestern corner thereof;

thence westerly in a straight line across the road allowance between Sections 29 and 30 to the southeastern corner of the said Section 30;

thence westerly along the southern boundary of the said Section 30 to the southwestern corner thereof;

thence westerly in a straight line across the road allowance between the Township of McIrvine, now in the Town of Fort Frances, and the Township of Crozier to the southeastern corner of Section 25 in the Township of Crozier;

thence westerly along the southern boundary of the said Section 25 to the southwestern corner thereof;

thence westerly in a straight line across the road allowance between Sections 25 and 26 to the southeastern corner of Section 26;

thence westerly along the southern boundary of the said Section 26 to the southwestern corner of the southeast quarter of Section 26;

thence northerly along the western boundary of the said southeast quarter of Section 26 to the southeastern corner of the northwest quarter of Section 26;

thence westerly along the southern boundary of the said northwest quarter of Section 26 to the southwestern corner thereof;

thence northerly along the western boundary of the said Section 26 to the northwestern corner thereof;

thence northerly in a straight line across the road allowance between Sections 26 and 35 to the southwestern corner of the said Section 35;

thence northerly along the western boundary of the said Section 35 to the northwestern corner thereof;

thence northerly on the production of the western boundary of the said Section 35 across the road allowance between the Townships of Crozier and Miscampbell to the intersection thereof with the southern boundary of Lot 4, Concession 1, in the Township of Miscampbell;

thence westerly along the southern boundary of the said Lot 4, Concession 1, to the southwestern corner thereof;

thence northerly along the western boundary of the said Lot 4, Concession 1, to the point of commencement.


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