Does anyone have a set of airpark property owner’s association rules/bylaws they can share. I am in the process of buying a lot on a airpark that is under development and the property owner’s association will need to be formed and rules/bylaws written. The property owner’s association will own the common roads, common areas, and runway.

Jeffrey Letempt

Many states have laws governing property owners associations, Home owners associations, etc. These laws, depending on the state, may set requirements for establishing budgets, having audits of the books conducted, and specifying items that CANNOT be included in covenants. Make sure that if such a law exists in your state, that you have a copy of it and make sure your covenants are in compliance with the law.

Covenants and Corporate bylaws for the HOA (as a non-profit corporation) are two distinct documents. Covenants are the “rules to live by” and also tie the HOA as a non-profit corp to the community. The Corporation by-laws are usually approved by the state Secretary of State and govern the operation of the corporation.

Charles Hanna

Probably the largest collection of CC&Rs for residential airpark communities can be found on the Living With Your Plane website. In addition, many airparks have their CC&Rs listed on their website and we have added links to well over 100 airparks from our site. Just click on links to reach them

I suggest you go through some of the CC&Rs that we’ve got listed, find the parts that seem proper to you and get them to the developer. A good attorney should be able to help write good rules that fit the lifestyle you are looking for.

Dave Sclair
Publisher – Living With Your Plane

From Kearney, Nebraska’s KearneyHub.com:

The doctor hoping to build an aviation community south of Riverdale will wait until June for a decision on his zoning permit request.

Dr. Mark Meyer, who owns an airstrip and lives two miles south of Riverdale near Cottonmill Road and 85th Street, made the request. He hopes to receive a permit for 16 hangar homes.

At a public meeting six of the 25 people in attendance spoke out against the airpark. From one commentor: Read the full story

From The Democrat in Senatobia, Miss., Melissa Turner reports:

“After an hour-long and emotional public hearing, the Tate County Board of Supervisors upheld a Planning Commission decision allowing a private airpark in eastern Tate County.”

Darrell Riddell wants to build a home for himself and six more on his 79-acre parcel. He also wants to include a 4,000 foot long turf runway. To better understand some of the opposition Mr. Riddell faces:

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A former military airstrip near Ottawa, Ontario, Canada, is about to get a makeover as it is converted into a 326-home airpark. Named Tailwind Estates, the plan calls for 31 runway lots (average price $182,000) in the mix.

The runway will be 4,000 feet long and homes are expected to range from $500,000 to $2 million.

You can read the complete story in The Toronto Star

A plan to develop a 19-lot development adjacent to the privately-owned Sky Manor Airport at Pittstown, New Jersey, has hit a bumpy road and the property has been turned over to the primary lender, Metuchen Savings Bank.

Ken Totten, chief lending officer, said his bank took over the property when the original developer couldn’t repay development loans. As a result, the bank is now marketing the 15 lots to which it now has clear title.

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Residential airpark development is getting a new boost from the former mayor of Geelong, Australia, according to a story in the Star News Media.

The plan is to turn Barwon Heads Airport into a new regional base for light aircraft, including a residential development. The project leader said pressure throughout the area is forcing general aviation aircraft out and this airpark development should be a real boom for the Geelong area.

From the North Platte, Nebraska Telegraph:

A proposal for a residential airpark south of Riverdale drew opposition from about 20 neighbors before it was tabled Thursday night.

The Buffalo County Planning and Zoning Commission tabled a request from Mark Meyer and Onion Crest LLC for a special-use permit that would allow 16 additional hangars with residences at an existing private airstrip near Cottonmill Avenue and 85th Street about two miles south of Riverdale.

Commissioner Ken Erickson moved to table the permit because he wanted a better understanding of how the subdivision regulations passed by the Buffalo County Board of Supervisors on Tuesday will affect the proposal.

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While the story is undated, the Homes Go Fast website is reporting two airpark development projects in Thailand.

Scheduled for completion in 2013 and developed by Best Ocean Golf, the Bt10 billion project also includes a luxury hotel and a 54-hole golf course with clubhouse, all on a 2,800 rai plot on Rama II Road in Samut Sakhon’s Muang district.

The story also notes that airpark living “could well be the next trend in modern luxury living, property developers that build spaces for private aircraft parking seem to be on the increase in Thailand.”

If anyone has any confirmation of development, please post your comments below.

Interested in getting involved on the ground level of creating a residential airpark?

Shaun Johnson (shaun@r266.com) is interested in getting a project started in the Atlanta, GA. Area and he’s looking for people who are willing to join with him and others to begin coming up with ideas for the project.

Here’s a chance to work on getting a residential airpark started the way you think it should be done. Contact Johnson to get more details.

We received the following from Ron Lock:

I am building an airpark in Mississippi, about 12 miles N/W on McComb (KMCB) in Auburn MS. It is 3,000 ft and includes a 300 ft. overrun (grass). Runway 6/24 will be called Lockhaven Airpark LLC. This is the runway area, and there is a 3 1/2 acre section for hangers that will be called Lockhaven Properties LLC. For future development I am putting in a 10-acre lake and will still have about 40 acres for future home sites.

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