(a)

(1) In order to protect airport approaches against obstruction, to protect the life and property of users of airports of the public utility class and of occupiers of land in their vicinity, to encourage and foster the use of airports, to safeguard the public investment therein, and to promote the public health, safety, and general welfare, all cities, of whatever class, are given the power to promulgate, administer, and enforce, in the manner and upon the conditions prescribed in this section, zoning regulations with respect to any airports of the public utility class by which they may be served, whether owned by them or not, dividing the area surrounding such airports into zones and limiting the height of all existing and future structures and objects of natural growth therein.

(2) Where an airport serves more than one (1) city, this power shall be vested in the commission vested with control and administration of the airport as provided by the statutes of the State of Arkansas and ordinances adopted pursuant to them.

(b)

(1) In promulgating airport zoning regulations under authority of this subchapter, the city or agency thereof promulgating the regulations shall prescribe such zone and height limits as it considers reasonably necessary and calculated to insure airport approaches and turning space adequate for all flying operations expected to be conducted at the airport in question.

(2) The limits shall not be more exacting than is justified taking into account, among other considerations, the terrain in the vicinity of the airport, the height of existing structures and objects of natural growth above the level of the airport, and the possibility of lowering or removing existing obstructions.

(3) The area zones shall in no case extend more than five (5) miles from the airport.

(4) The zone and height limits shall in no case be more exacting than is necessary to conform to the current airport approach and turning space standards of the Federal Aviation Administration, or such other agency of the federal government as may be concerned with the development of civil aeronautics.

(c)

(1) Any city upon which this power is conferred may promulgate, administer, and enforce airport zoning regulations even though all or a part of the airport in question, or all or a part of the area to be zoned, is located outside its corporate limits and within the territory of another political subdivision.

(2) In all such cases, the political subdivision having within its territorial limits all or a portion of an airport, or all or a portion of its zones, but not vested with this power shall not promulgate any regulations of any kind that would conflict or interfere with the airport zoning regulations promulgated by the city authorized by this section to do so, or in any way hinder or interfere with the enforcement of this regulation.

(d) The governing body of any city may delegate the power to promulgate, administer, and enforce airport zoning regulations granted by this subchapter to any zoning board or planning commission under its jurisdiction and may, if it so desires, authorize one (1) agency to determine and promulgate the regulations and another to administer and enforce them.