Airport Zoning Regulations FDDT
Florida Department of Transportation
RICK SCOTT Aviation and Spaceports Office JIM BOXOLD
GOVERNORSECRETARY
605 Suwannee Street, MS 46
Tallahassee, FL 32399
TO: Special District
SUBJECT: Airport Zoning Regulations
(Please complete and return the questionnaire on the reverse side of this letter.)
Dear Sir/Madam,
The Florida Department of Transportation (FDOT)Aviation and Spaceports Office (ASO) is in the
process of identifying Special Districts in Florida that have airport zoning authority responsibilities
as described in Chapter 333, Florida Statutes (F.S. 333), which was recently amended by 2016
Florida Legislation. The revised F.S. 333 classifies Special Districts as political subdivisions and
states that every political subdivision having an airport hazard area within its territorial limits shall
adopt, administer, and enforce, under the police power and in the manner and upon the conditions
prescribed in F.S. 333, airport zoning regulations for such airport hazard area.
Airport hazard area is broadly defined as "any area of land or water upon which an airport hazard
might be established." An airport hazard means "an obstruction to air navigation which affects the
safe and efficient use of navigable airspace or the operation of planned or existing air navigation
and communication facilitates. An obstruction is an "existing or proposed object, terrain or
construction/alteration which exceeds federal obstruction standards of 14 C.F.R. part 77, subpart
C." In summary, if a political subdivision has an area in which an obstruction may be constructed
which impacts air navigation of an airport, it must adopt and enforce airport zoning regulations. In
the absence of such airport zoning regulations on your behalf a local political subdivision or the
FDOT may be responsible for exercising airport zoning authority.
You are listed as the registered agent for a Special District by the Florida Department of
Economic Opportunity (DEO). We request that you complete and return the attached
questionnaire to assist FDOT in identifying Special Districts that have airport zoning authority.
Please return it to the ASO office as indicated on the questionnaire. Your cooperation is greatly
appreciated.
For more information on airport zoning regulations please see House Bill 7061 (2016)
[Sections 21-36] at the ASO website [Publications] below. For more information on ASO or
DEO please see the following websites:
Aviation and Spaceports Office website: www.dot.state.fl.us/aviation/
Department of Economic Opportunity - Special District Accountability Program website:
https://dca.deo.myflorida.com/fhcd/sdip/OfficialListdeo/
www.dot.state.fl.us
Questionnaire
What is the complete name[[of the Special District you are responding for?
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Does this Special District have authority to adopt or enforce airport zoning regulations
within its territorial limits?
Yes: No:
Please provide contact information for the individual most knowledgeable of airport zoning
regulations of the Special District: (If applicable)
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Please email, fax, or mail the completed Questionnaire to FDOT using only one of the
following methods. Thank you for your assistance.
Email: SpecialDistrictZoning@dot.state.fl.us
Fax Number: 850-414-4508 (Attn: Airspace and Land Use Manager)
Mailing Address: Airspace and Land Use Manager
Florida Department of Transportation
Aviation and Spaceports Office
605 Suwannee Street, MS 46
Tallahassee, FL 32399
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