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City of Mounds View 1 2040 Comprehensive Plan Aviation The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) and Minnesota Department of Transportation (MnDOT) Aeronautics safety and standards are a major consideration in the planning, design, maintenance, and operation of air transportation facilities and services. There are no existing or planned aviation facilities within Mound View. However, the City has a responsibility to protect airspace from potential hazards to air navigation including electronic interference. The City recognizes its responsibility to protect the general airspace around the airport in Blaine and within City limits. Federal and state agencies have established safety zones and regulations around public airports to ensure safety of aircraft operations. Land uses in these zones must be consistent with FAA and MnDOT Aeronautics rules. Structures that are 200 feet tall or higher may pose a hazard to air navigation. As such, structures are limited to a maximum height of 200 feet and there can be no interference with electronic communications, airport lighting, and impairment of visibility. The construction for any structure or alteration exceeding a height of 200 feet or any construction or alteration of greater height that an imaginary surface extending upward at a scale of 100:1 from the nearest point of the nearest runway of a public airport requires notification to the MnDOT Commissioner and possibly the FAA. The current FAA Regulations can be found on the FAA website. Part 77 of the Current FAA Regulations contains guidelines regarding when the FAA shall be notified of construction or alterations that will affect the local airspace. In the event that the FAA shall be notified of proposed construction or alterations, one may find the appropriate form ("Notice of Proposed Construction or Alteration" — Form 7460- 1) on the FAA website. The FAA has several regional offices with Minnesota served by the Great Lakes Regional Office in Des Plaines, Illinois. There currently are no structures in Mounds View that exceed 200 feet or pose safety hazards to air navigation. Mounds view is almost fully developed and land uses are well established in the safety zones. Some infill development of residential land may occur as property owners subdivide larger lots in the future. Mounds View has enacted a Wireless Telecommunication Facilities Ordinance that governs the height of towers among other things. This ordinance limits the height of towers to 150 feet in an industrial area, subject to certain conditions. As such, the City is not expecting to have any structure that would be taller than 200 feet near the airport or within its boundaries. In 2008, the Mounds View City Council passed Resolution 7366, opposing the expansion of the Anoka County -Blaine Airport runway(s), and opposing any legislative effort to reclassify the airport as an intermediate status facility. The City expects to participate in the long-term planning efforts and preparations of the safety zoning ordinance for the Anoka County -Blaine Airport and to ensure that airport noise levels to not increase in Mounds View. MOUNDS VIEW Anoka County -Blaine Airport (source: Metropolitan Airports Commission) Chapter 5: Transportation 1 5-1 1