HomeMy WebLinkAbout2026-19 RESOLUTION BY HARNETT COUNTY BOC REQUESTING A LOCAL STATUTORY ACT THAT WOULD EXEMPT HARNETT REGIONAL JETPORT FROM HOUSE BILL 382 DOWNSIZING REGULATIONSHarnett RESOLUTION NO. 2026-19
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RESOLUTION BY THE HARNETT COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS REQUESTING
A LOCAL STATUTORY ACT THAT WOULD EXEMPT HARNETT REGIONAL JETPORT
FROM HOUSE BILL 382 DOWNZONING REGULATIONS
WHEREAS, the County of Harnett (hereinafter referred to as the "County") is the owner and
operator of Harnett Regional Jetport (hereinafter referred to as the "Jetport"); and
WHEREAS, the County, with the assistance of the North Carolina Department of Transportation,
Division of Aviation, has committed to the development and improvement of the Jetport including the
construction of a new terminal, apron expansion, runway rehabilitation, new runway lighting, new
hangars, and acquisition of additional land for corporate hangar development and runway extension; and
WHEREAS, the Jetport's economic impact on the County was $203.4 million based on 2023 data;
and
WHEREAS, airport overlay districts are important planning and zoning tools for airports as they
protect safe airport operations, maintain public safety, and minimize noise impacts near airports by
regulating land use, building heights, and development density; and
WHEREAS, the adoption of North Carolina House Bill 382, specifically the provisions related to
"down -zoning" in § 160D-601(d) of the North Carolina General Statutes, prohibits airports from adopting
airport overlay districts as it decreases the permitted uses of the properties located within the district; and
WHEREAS, with the substantial investment in the Jetport and its' importance on the local
economy, it is essential that the County be able to adopt an airport overlay district to protect Jetport
operations and its' continued expansion and for the protection of the general public; and
WHEREAS, the Harnett County Board of Commissioners (hereinafter referred to as the `Board of
Commissioners") desire the authority to adopt an airport overlay district for the Jetport to protect the future
of the Jetport and the economic wellbeing of the County.
NOW THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the Harnett County Board of Commissioners
requests that a local act be adopted for the benefit of the County of Harnett as follows:
SECTION 1. G.S. 160D-904 reads as rewritten:
§ 160D-904. Airport zoning.
(a) Any local government may enact and enforce airport zoning regulations pursuant to this
Chapter or as authorized by Article 4 of Chapter 63 of the General Statutes. G.S. 160D-6 LUd
shall not a 1 to airport zonin re ulations.
(b) Airport zoning regulations for real property within 6 miles of any cargo airport complex
site subject to regulation by the North Carolina Global TransPark Authority are 11 governed
by G.S. 63A-18.
SECTION 2. This act applies only to Harnett County.
SECTION 3. This act is effective when it becomes law.
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BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that this Resolution be forwarded to those General Assembly
Representatives who serve Harnett County.
Adopted this the 14t' day of April 2026 by the Harnett County Board of Commissioners.
HARNETT COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS
Duncan E. Jaggers, Chairman
ATTEST:
Melis. D. Capps, Clerk to the Board