Section 3: Building restrictions

3. Building restrictions (1) No building or structure shall be erected in the approach area to runway 13 within a distance of 12,000 feet from the threshold. (2) The height of any building or structure in the approach area to runway 13 shall not exceed— (a) 30 feet, if erected at a distance exceeding 12,000 feet, but not exceeding 30,000 feet, from the threshold; (b) 50 feet, if erected at a distance exceeding 30,000 feet, but not exceeding 56,400 feet, from the threshold. (3) The height of any building or structure— (a) erected within a radius of 18,000 feet from the airport control tower shall not exceed 30 feet on ground above 100 feet in elevation and 50 feet on ground below 100 feet in elevation; (b) erected within a radius of 36,000 feet from the airport control tower shall not exceed 50 feet on ground above 100 feet in elevation and 70 feet on ground below 100 feet in elevation. P10 – 1 [Issue 1] Plaisance Airport (Building Restrictions) Act (4) Any person who erects a building or structure in contravention of this section shall commit an offence and shall, on conviction, be liable to a fine not exceeding 1,000 rupees, and the Director of Civil Aviation may further cause such building or structure to be pulled down, removed or otherwise dealt with as he shall think fit, and the expenses incurred in so doing shall be recoverable against the offender. (5) Notwithstanding subsections (2) and (3), the Director of Civil Aviation may authorise the erection of a building or structure exceeding the maximum heights set out in this section. [Issue 1] P10 – 2