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<section article="gtr" article_name="Transportation" number="5-609" title_number="5" title_name="Aviation" subtitle_number="6" subtitle_name="Airport Zoning -- by Political Subdivisions">
  <level label="a">
    <text>If an airport owned by a political subdivision is located wholly or partly outside of the political subdivision, the adoption of airport zoning regulations under this subtitle is subject to this section.</text>
  </level>
  <level label="b">
    <text>Before any airport zoning regulation or amendment adopted under this section is effective, it shall be submitted to and approved by:</text>
    <level label="1">
      <text>The governing body of each other political subdivision in which any part of the airport is located; or</text>
    </level>
    <level label="2">
      <text>If one is created under § 5-605 of this subtitle, a joint board of the political subdivisions in which any part of the airport is located.</text>
    </level>
  </level>
  <level label="c">
    <level label="1">
      <text>Within 60 days after a regulation is submitted to it under this section, the joint board or governing body shall either:</text>
      <level label="i">
        <text>Approve the regulation; or</text>
      </level>
      <level label="ii">
        <text>By written notice specifying its reasons, disapprove the regulation.</text>
      </level>
    </level>
    <level label="2">
      <text>If a joint board or governing body fails to disapprove a regulation as provided in paragraph (1) of this subsection, the regulation is deemed to be approved by it. The approval or disapproval of a joint board or governing body, as the case may be, is final and binding.</text>
    </level>
    <level label="3">
      <text>A regulation is effective only if approved by the joint board or governing body of each political subdivision in which any part of the airport is located.</text>
    </level>
  </level>
  <level label="d">
    <text>If an airport zoning regulation adopted by a political subdivision under this section conflicts with any airport zoning or other regulation of any other political subdivision, the regulation adopted under this section governs.</text>
  </level>
</section>
