Without a permit issued by the commission, a person shall not construct any of the following:
  (a) A structure regulated under section 2a or 4.

Terms Used In Michigan Laws 259.482

  • Airport: means a structure or an area of land or water that is designed and set aside for the landing and taking off of aircraft, is utilized or to be utilized by and in the interest of the public for the landing and taking off of aircraft, and is licensed by the commission. See Michigan Laws 259.481
  • Commission: means the Michigan aeronautics commission. See Michigan Laws 259.481
  • Permit: means a permit issued by the commission under this act. See Michigan Laws 259.481
  • Person: means an individual, firm, partnership, corporation, association, or body politic. See Michigan Laws 259.481
  • Runway: means the portion of an airport designated as either of the following:
  (i) An area used for the landing or takeoff of aircraft. See Michigan Laws 259.481
  • Structure: means an object constructed or installed, including, but not limited to, a building, tower, antenna, smokestack, or overhead transmission line. See Michigan Laws 259.481
    •   (b) A structure that is, or that increases the height of an existing structure, higher than 200 feet above the ground elevation at the structure’s site or higher than an imaginary plane extending outward and upward at any of the following slopes:
      (i) For an airport with at least 1 runway that is more than 3,200 feet in length, 100 to 1 for a horizontal distance of 20,000 feet from the nearest point of the nearest runway.
      (ii) For an airport whose longest runway is 3,200 feet or less in length, excluding heliports, 50 to 1 for a horizontal distance of 10,000 feet from the nearest point of the nearest runway.
      (iii) For a heliport, 25 to 1 for a horizontal distance of 5,000 feet from the nearest point of the nearest landing and takeoff area.
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