Indiana § 8-21-10-9 - Waiver of strict compliance with obstruction standards
Full text of Indiana Indiana Code § 8-21-10-9 — Waiver of strict compliance with obstruction standards, with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 8-21-10-9. Waiver of strict compliance with obstruction standards
Sec. 9. The department may, in its discretion, waive strict compliance with the standards set forth in section 7 of this chapter based upon a clear and compelling showing by the applicant for a permit that:
(1) the proposed structure would be between five hundred (500) and one thousand (1,000) feet above ground level at its site and would not be located within two (2) statute miles of an interstate or major arterial highway, a major waterway, or a visual omni range (VOR) radial that supports a significant volume of visual flight rules (VFR) traffic;
(2) the proposed structure would be between five hundred (500) and one thousand (1,000) feet above ground level at its site and would not be located within two (2) statute miles of the centerline of any regularly used visual flight rules (VFR) transition route between an airport and any radio navigation aid or any other airport;
(3) the proposed structure would be located in an approved antenna farm or would be shielded by another structure; or
(4) the proposed structure would not affect a planned or existing primary instrument approach to a runway at an existing or proposed public-use airport, and would not have a significant effect on visual flight rule (VFR) operations.
As added by P.L.117-1983, SEC.1.
Source: official Indiana text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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