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and may also acquire in like manner, for a term of years or perpetually, the right of easement to place and maintain suitable signs or markers or lights to adequately locate and mark objects or structures or uses of lands which are hazardous to aircraft using such airports or landing fields, including the right of ingress and egress to and from such airport hazards for the purpose of maintaining and repairing such signs, markers and lights.","order_by":null,"text":{"0":{"id":289037,"text":"Where necessary to provide unobstructed airspace for the landing and taking off of aircraft utilizing airports or landing fields acquired or operated by any county, city or town under the provisions of this article, any such county, city or town may acquire, in the same manner as is provided for the acquisition of land for airport purposes, easements through or other interests or privileges with respect to lands or waters outside the boundaries of such airports or landing fields which are necessary to insure safe approaches to such airports or landing fields and the safe and efficient operation thereof; and may also acquire in like manner, for a term of years or perpetually, the right of easement to place and maintain suitable signs or markers or lights to adequately locate and mark objects or structures or uses of lands which are hazardous to aircraft using such airports or landing fields, including the right of ingress and egress to and from such airport hazards for the purpose of maintaining and repairing such signs, markers and lights.","type":"section","prefixes":[""],"prefix":"","entire_prefix":"","prefix_anchor":"","level":1}},"ancestry":[{"id":13107,"edition_id":1,"name":"Acquisition, Establishment and Operation Generally; Outside Easements","identifier":"1","label":"article","depth":3,"order_by":1,"parent_id":13106,"metadata":{},"date_created":"2026-06-26 03:44:17","date_modified":"2026-06-26 03:44:17","permalink":{"id":233781,"object_type":"structure","relational_id":13107,"identifier":"1","token":"5.1\/3\/1","url":"\/5.1\/3\/1\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1}},{"id":13106,"edition_id":1,"name":"Municipal and County Airports and Other Air Navigation Facilities","identifier":"3","label":"chapter","depth":2,"order_by":1,"parent_id":13105,"metadata":{},"date_created":"2026-06-26 03:44:17","date_modified":"2026-06-26 03:44:17","permalink":{"id":233779,"object_type":"structure","relational_id":13106,"identifier":"3","token":"5.1\/3","url":"\/5.1\/3\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1}},{"id":13105,"edition_id":1,"name":"Aviation","identifier":"5.1","label":"title","depth":1,"order_by":1,"parent_id":null,"metadata":{},"date_created":"2026-06-26 03:44:17","date_modified":"2026-06-26 03:44:17","permalink":{"id":233299,"object_type":"structure","relational_id":13105,"identifier":"5.1","token":"5.1","url":"\/5.1\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1}}],"structure_contents":[{"id":65075,"structure_id":13107,"section_number":"5.1-31","catch_line":"Authority to acquire, construct, maintain and operate; 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The record of this law\u2019s original creation isn\u2019t available online. It has been modified 1 time. Those modifications are cataloged by \u201cThe Acts of Assembly,\u201d a state publication, by year and chapter. Those modifications that can be read on the General Assembly\u2019s website will be linked accordingly. That modification is as follows: in 1966, chapter 576.<\/p>","references":false,"refers_to":false,"permalink":{"id":233787,"object_type":"law","relational_id":80649,"identifier":"5.1-32","token":"5.1\/3\/1\/5.1-32","url":"\/5.1-32\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/5.1-32\/","token":"5.1\/3\/1\/5.1-32","dublin_core":{"Title":"Easements and privileges outside of airport or landing field boundaries","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 5.1-32","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

Where necessary to provide unobstructed airspace<\/span> for the landing and taking off of aircraft<\/span> utilizing airports<\/span> or landing fields<\/span> acquired or operated by any county, city or town under the provisions of this article, any such county, city or town may acquire, in the same manner as is provided for the acquisition of land for airport purposes, easements through or other interests or privileges<\/span> with respect to lands or waters outside the boundaries of such airports<\/span> or landing fields<\/span> which are necessary to insure safe approaches to such airports<\/span> or landing fields<\/span> and the safe and efficient operation thereof; and may also acquire in like manner, for a term of years or perpetually, the right of easement to place and maintain suitable signs or markers or lights to adequately locate and mark objects<\/span> or structures or uses of lands which are hazardous to aircraft<\/span> using such airports<\/span> or landing fields<\/span>, including the right of ingress and egress to and from such airport hazards<\/span> for the purpose of maintaining and repairing such signs, markers and lights.<\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nEASEMENTS AND PRIVILEGES OUTSIDE OF AIRPORT OR LANDING FIELD BOUNDARIES (\u00a7\n5.1-32)\n\nWhere necessary to provide unobstructed airspace for the landing and taking off\nof aircraft utilizing airports or landing fields acquired or operated by any\ncounty, city or town under the provisions of this article, any such county, city\nor town may acquire, in the same manner as is provided for the acquisition of\nland for airport purposes, easements through or other interests or privileges\nwith respect to lands or waters outside the boundaries of such airports or\nlanding fields which are necessary to insure safe approaches to such airports or\nlanding fields and the safe and efficient operation thereof; and may also\nacquire in like manner, for a term of years or perpetually, the right of\neasement to place and maintain suitable signs or markers or lights to adequately\nlocate and mark objects or structures or uses of lands which are hazardous to\naircraft using such airports or landing fields, including the right of ingress\nand egress to and from such airport hazards for the purpose of maintaining and\nrepairing such signs, markers and lights.\n\nHISTORY: Code 1950, \u00a7 5-21; 1966, c. 576.","edition":{"id":1,"name":"2025","slug":"2025","date_created":"2026-06-21 22:39:22","date_modified":"2026-06-21 22:39:22","current":1,"order_by":1,"last_import":null}}