IN THE COUNTY LEGISLATURE OF JACKSON COUNTY, MISSOURI
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AN ORDINANCE granting a conditional use permit (CUP) in District AG (Agricultural) for a period of ten years to operate a private airport and landing strip, subject to specified conditions on a 80 ± acre tract.
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ORDINANCE NO. 4532, June 3, 2013
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BE IT ORDAINED by the County Legislature of Jackson County, Missouri as follows:
Section 1. A conditional use permit is hereby granted for a period of ten years to operate a private airport and landing strip, as to an approximate 80± acre tract of land generally located at 2908 S. Buckner Tarsney Road, and specifically described as follows:
Description: The East 58 Acres of the South Half of the Northeast Quarter of Section 15, Township 49, Range 30; and all that part of the Southwest Quarter of the Northwest Quarter, described as follows; Beginning at the Northwest corner of said Quarter Quarter thence East to the East line of said Quarter Quarter, thence South 636 feet, more or less, thence West 500 feet; thence South 208 feet, thence West 820 feet to a point on the West Line said Quarter Quarter; thence North to point of beginning. Except any part in road.
Section 2. The conditional use permit for a period of ten years granted by this Ordinance is subject to the following conditions:
1. The airport landing strip shall be used for the applicant's private use and not as a commercial operation.
2. The private airport and its support facilities shall be limited to no more than two airplanes at one time.
3. The private airport shall include all approach and departure paths as necessary to assure a safe and adequate landing and take-off area.
4. Adequate safety provisions shall be provided which control or restrict access to the landing and take-off areas to the general public.
5. Landing and take-off areas shall be surfaced in such a manner as to avoid blowing dust or dirt into neighboring property
Section 3. The Legislature, pursuant to the application of John Washburn (CU-2013-213), requesting approval embodied in this Ordinance and with notice that the Jackson County Plan Commission voted 8 to 0 to recommend APPROVAL of this application in a public hearing on May 16, 2013, does adopt this Ordinance pursuant to the Jackson County Charter authorizing the Legislature to exercise legislative power pertaining to planning and zoning.
Enacted and Approved
Effective Date: This Ordinance shall be effective immediately upon its signature by the County Executive.
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
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Chief Deputy County Counselor County Counselor
I hereby certify that the attached Ordinance, Ordinance No. 4532 introduced on June 3, 2013, was duly passed on July 1, 2013 by the Jackson County Legislature. The votes thereon were as follows:
Yeas ________9_______ Nays ______0________
Abstaining ____0_______ Absent _____0_______
This Ordinance is hereby transmitted to the County Executive for his signature.
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Date Mary Jo Spino, Clerk of Legislature
I hereby approve the attached Ordinance No. 4532.
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Date Michael D. Sanders, County Executive