Md. Code, Transportation § 5-510
This is the official text of Md. Code, Transportation § 5-510, part of Maryland’s Code, Transportation — governs vehicles, drivers, and roadways.
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§5–510.
Official statutory text
Except as provided in this subtitle, a person may not use any land located within any airport zoning district created under this subtitle for any:
(1) Transformer station;
(2) High-tower transmission line;
(3) Manufacturing establishment or other use that produces smoke that would interfere with the safe use of the airport;
(4) Rifle range or private landing field that would interfere with the health, safety, or general welfare of the public in the use of the airport;
(5) Plant or business of any kind that emits smoke, gases, or odors that would interfere with the health, safety, or general welfare of the public in the use of the airport;
(6) Business or structure of any kind that may be detrimental to the health, safety, or general welfare of the public in the use of the airport; or
(7) Use that would:
(i) Create electrical interference with radio communication between the airport and aircraft;
(ii) Make it difficult for airmen to distinguish between airport lights and other lights;
(iii) Cause glare in the eyes of airmen using the airport;
(iv) Impair visibility in the vicinity of the airport; or
(v) Otherwise endanger the landing, taking off, or maneuvering of aircraft.
(1) Transformer station;
(2) High-tower transmission line;
(3) Manufacturing establishment or other use that produces smoke that would interfere with the safe use of the airport;
(4) Rifle range or private landing field that would interfere with the health, safety, or general welfare of the public in the use of the airport;
(5) Plant or business of any kind that emits smoke, gases, or odors that would interfere with the health, safety, or general welfare of the public in the use of the airport;
(6) Business or structure of any kind that may be detrimental to the health, safety, or general welfare of the public in the use of the airport; or
(7) Use that would:
(i) Create electrical interference with radio communication between the airport and aircraft;
(ii) Make it difficult for airmen to distinguish between airport lights and other lights;
(iii) Cause glare in the eyes of airmen using the airport;
(iv) Impair visibility in the vicinity of the airport; or
(v) Otherwise endanger the landing, taking off, or maneuvering of aircraft.
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