A new local law that would limit the height of objects and activities allowed on properties near Kyneton Airfield is being proposed by Macedon Ranges council.
The law is being put before the community nearly a year after safety concerns about a lack of protection for the airfield and airspace were raised.
The council is proposing to introduce height restrictions for potential obstructions such as trees, cranes, poles, antennas and lights.
Landowners and occupiers near the airfield would be subject to height restrictions ranging between 17 and 45 metres, depending on their location.
In May last year, Kyneton Aeroclub vice-president Warren Canning said the height of a tree plantation on the airfield’s northern border was of “immediate concern”.
At the time, he told Star Weekly the height of the trees would soon exceed national safety guidelines.
Unlike larger airports, Kyneton Airfield does not have any mandatory safety measures for flight hazards. The onus to impose the measures falls on its owner – Macedon Ranges council.
The council began investigating the issue last year and moved to propose the new law at a meeting in October.
Residents and businesses can submit feedback on the proposed law until Friday, May 18.
A drop-in session will be held on Wednesday, May 9 at 6.30pm at the Kyneton Mechanics Institute.
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