MARVIN MANDEL, Governor                                 1499

DISTRICT MAY DIFFER FROM THOSE IN OTHER DISTRICTS. IN
ESTABLISHING DISTRICTS OR IN ADOPTING OR REVISING ANY
AIRPORT ZONING REGULATIONS, THE POLITICAL SUBDIVISION
SHALL REASONABLY CONSIDER, AMONG OTHER THINGS, THE
CHARACTER OF THE FLYING OPERATIONS CONDUCTED OR EXPECTED
TO BE CONDUCTED AT THE AIRPORT, THE NATURE OF THE
TERRAIN, THE HEIGHT OF EXISTING STRUCTURES AND TREES
ABOVE THE LEVEL OF THE AIRPORT, THE POSSIBILITY OF
LOWERING OR REMOVING EXISTING STRUCTURES OR TREES, AND
THE VIEWS OF THE AGENCY OF THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT CHARGED
WITH THE FOSTERING OF CIVIL AERONAUTICS AS TO THE AERIAL
APPROACHES NECESSARY TO SAFE FLYING OPERATION AT THE
AIRPORT.

(2)    IN THE EVENT THAT A POLITICAL
SUBDIVISION HAS ADOPTED, OR HEREAFTER ADOPTS, A GENERAL
ZONING ORDINANCE REGULATING, AMONG OTHER THINGS, THE
HEIGHT OF BUILDINGS, ANY AIRPORT ZONING REGULATIONS
ADOPTED FOR THE SAME AREA OR PORTION THEREOF UNDER THIS
[[SUBTITLE]] SECTION MAY BE INCORPORATED IN AND MADE A
PART OF THE GENERAL ZONING REGULATIONS, AND BE
ADMINISTERED AND ENFORCED IN CONNECTION THEREWITH, BUT
THE GENERAL ZONING REGULATIONS SHALL NOT LIMIT THE
EFFECTIVENESS OR SCOPE OF THE REGULATIONS ADOPTED UNDER
THIS SECTION.

(3)   ANY TWO OR MORE POLITICAL SUBDIVISIONS
MAY AGREE, BY APPROPRIATE ACTION OF THE GOVERNING BODIES
OF THE POLITICAL SUBDIVISIONS, TO CREATE A JOINT BOARD
AND DELEGATE TO THE BOARD THE POWERS CONFERRED TO ADOPT,
REVISE, ADMINISTER AND ENFORCE AIRPORT ZONING REGULATIONS
TO PROTECT THE AERIAL APPROACHES OF ANY AIRPORT LOCATED,
IN WHOLE OR IN PART, WITHIN THE CORPORATE LIMITS OF ANY
ONE OR MORE OF THE POLITICAL SUBDIVISIONS, SUBJECT TO
RULES, RESTRICTIONS, GUIDES AND STANDARDS ESTABLISHED BY
THE GOVERNING BODIES OF THE POLITICAL SUBDIVISIONS. SUCH
JOINT BOARDS SHALL CONSIST OF TWO REPRESENTATIVES
APPOINTED BY THE CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER OF EACH
POLITICAL SUBDIVISION PARTICIPATING IN THE CREATION OF
THE BOARD, AND A CHAIRMAN ELECTED BY A MAJORITY OF THE
MEMBERS SO APPOINTED. ALL MEMBERS AND THE CHAIRMAN OF
THE JOINT BOARDS SHALL BE APPOINTED FOR A TERM OF FOUR
(4) YEARS. VACANCIES SHALL BE FILLED FOR THE UNEXPIRED
TERM OF ANY MEMBER WHOSE TERM BECOMES VACANT. THE
MEMBERS OF SUCH BOARD SHALL BE REMOVABLE FOR CAUSE BY THE
APPOINTING AUTHORITY UPON WRITTEN CHARGES AND AFTER A
PUBLIC HEARING. THE JOINT BOARD SHALL ADOPT RULES FOR
THE CONDUCT OF ITS BUSINESS. MEETINGS OF THE JOINT BOARD
SHALL BE HELD AT THE CALL OF THE CHAIRMAN AND AT OTHER
TIMES AS A MAJORITY OF THE BOARD MAY DETERMINE. THE
CHAIRMAN, OR IN HIS ABSENCE, THE ACTING CHAIRMAN, MAY
ADMINISTER OATHS AND COMPEL THE ATTENDANCE OF WITNESSES.
ALL MEETINGS OF THE JOINT BOARD SHALL BE OPEN TO THE
PUBLIC. THE JOINT BOARD SHALL KEEP MINUTES OF ITS