Wayne County Zoning Ordinance
Wayne County’s Zoning Ordinance includes an Airport Overlay District for the
purpose of providing compatible land development in areas subject to
frequent aircraft flyover and / or aircraft noise. The district is designed to
mitigate the effects of aircraft flights that could increase risks to public
health, safety, and quality of life.
calculated by taking the number of persons per acre
expected on site, multiplied by the number of hours
they will be on site and dividing the total by twenty‐
four.
Example: One eight‐hour shift of thirty workers on a
one‐acre site.
o Average Density ‐ 30 persons x 8 hours on site/1acre
= 240 persons per acre per hour. 240 /24 = Average
density of 10 persons per acre per hour per a
twenty‐four hour period.
o Maximum Density – The maximum density of
persons allowed per acre per hour is calculated by
dividing the number of hours persons will be on site
by twenty‐four hours and then dividing twenty‐five
persons per acre, per hour by the result.
The Airport Overlay District contains seven sub‐districts including APZ I and II.
Provisions of the Airport Overlay District are not subject to waivers or
variances by the Wayne County Planning Board or the Wayne County Board
of Adjustment. The Airport Overlay District applies to applications for
building permits, certificates for occupancy, zoning changes, special use
permits, development permits, vested rights certificates, preliminary and
final subdivision / site plan approvals and mobile home park plan approvals
sought after the effective date of the ordinance.
The County’s Zoning Ordinance utilizes a table similar to the AFI Land Use
Compatibility Table, which identifies specific uses deemed compatible and
incompatible for development on County land within the APZs. The Airport
Overlay District is placed on top of several general use districts, each with
their own list of permitted uses; however all uses whether permitted or
special uses are permitted in accordance with the standards and restrictions
identified in Table 5‐21‐6.
Example: Maximum density for two eight‐hour shifts
on a one‐acre site.
25 (maximum average density) divided by 16 hours
(two shifts) divided by twenty‐four hours = 37.5
persons per acre per hour allowed.
The average density for any use in the APZ may not exceed twenty‐
five (25) persons per acre during a 24‐hour period. The maximum
density may not exceed 50 persons per acre per hour at any one
time.
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