Joint Airport Zoning Board

Membership is outlined in Ordinance 2-20 Joint Airport Zoning Board.

• Minnesota Statute Section 360.063 
• Ordinance 2-20 Joint Airport Zoning Board

Meeting agendas, minutes, and videos are available on the Boards & Commissions page. 

The Board shall adopt, administer, and enforce airport zoning regulations for the airport hazard areas in the vicinity of the Rochester International Airport, as provided in Minnesota Statutes Sections 360.061 through 360.074, as amended.

To promote the health, safety, order, convenience, prosperity, and general welfare, and to conserve property values and encourage the most appropriate use of land, the City of Rochester has chosen to regulate in airport hazard areas:

1. land use;
2. height restrictions;
3. location, size and use of buildings;
4. and the density of population.

The Board shall consist of up to twelve members: Four members appointed by the Common Council of the City of Rochester, two members by the board of county commissioners of Olmsted County, two members by the board of county commissioners of Fillmore County, two members by the board of county commissioners of Mower County, and two members by the board of county commissioners of Dodge County. The chair of said Board shall be one of the four members appointed by the Common Council of the City of Rochester, as elected by the Board. 

The Board may adopt its own rules governing its meetings and procedures. The rules shall be consistent with the Home Rule Charter and the Rochester Code of Ordinances. The rules may be amended from time to time, but only upon notice to all members that proposed amendments will be acted upon at a specified meeting. 

Ed Caples, Planning Supervisor
507-328-2942
ecaples@rochestermn.gov