(a) Adoption of zoning regulations. No airport zoning regulations shall be adopted, amended or changed hereunder except by action of the legislative body in the municipality in question after a public hearing in relation thereto, at which parties in interest and citizens shall have an opportunity to be heard. At least fifteen days' notice of the hearing shall be published in an official paper, or a paper of general circulation, in the municipality.

(b) Administration of zoning regulations; administrative agency. The legislative body of any municipality adopting airport zoning regulations hereunder may delegate the duty of administering and enforcing such regulations to any administrative agency under its jurisdiction, but such administrative agency shall not include any member of the board of appeals. The duties of such administrative agency shall include hearing and ruling on the granting of all permits under subsection (a) of section 15-93, but such agency shall not have or exercise any of the powers delegated to the board of appeals.

(c) Board of appeals. Airport zoning regulations adopted hereunder shall provide for appointment of a board of appeals to have and exercise the following powers: (1) To hear and decide appeals from any order, requirement, decision or determination made by the administrative agency in the enforcement of sections 15-88 to 15-97, inclusive, or any ordinance adopted pursuant thereto; (2) to hear and decide special exceptions to the terms of the ordinance upon which such board may be required to pass under such ordinance; (3) to hear and decide specific variances under subsection (b) of section 15-93. Where a zoning board of appeals already exists, it may be appointed as the board of appeals. Otherwise, the board of appeals shall consist of five members, each to be appointed to serve for a term of three years unless removed for cause by the appointing authority upon written charges and after public hearing.

(d) Appeal by municipality. Any municipality aggrieved by any zoning ordinance or regulation under the terms of sections 15-88 to 15-97, inclusive, may appeal to the executive director without recourse to the board of appeals.

(1953, S. 2419d; 1969, P.A. 768, S. 191; P.A. 15-192, S. 46.)

History: 1969 act replaced “commission”, referring to aeronautics commission, with “commissioner”, referring to commissioner of transportation, in Subsec. (d); P.A. 15-192 amended Subsec. (d) to replace “commissioner” with “executive director”, effective July 2, 2015.

Cited. 185 C. 145.