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BOOK 9 PACE 52 4 between airport lights and others, result in glare in the eyes of pilots using the airport, impair visibility in the vicinity of the airport or otherwise in any way create a hazard or endanger the landing, takeoff, or maneuvering of aircraft intending to use the airport. SECTION VI: NONCONFORMING USES 1. Regulations not Retroactive - The regulations prescrived by this Ordinance shall not be construed to require the removal, lowering, or other changes or alteration of any structure or tree not conforming to the regulations as of the effective date of this Ordinance, or otherwise interfere with the contin- uance of a nonconforming use. Nothing contained herein shall require ary change in the construction, alteration, or intended use of any structure, the construction or alteration of which was begun prior to the effective date of this Ordinance, and is diligently prosecuted. 2. MarkinK and Lighting - Notwithstanding the preceding provision of this Section, the owner of any existing nonconforming struc- ture or tree is hereby required to permit the installation, operation, and maintenance thereon of such markers and lights as shall be deemed necessary by the Sanford-Lee County Airport Commission to indicate to the operators of aircraft in the vicinity of the airport, the presence of such airport hazards. Such markers and lights shall be installed, operated, and maintained at the expense of Sar_ford-Lee County Airport Commission. SECTIO17 VII: PER•iITS 1. Future Uses - Except as specifically provided in a, b, and c hereunder, no material changes shall be made in the use of land, no structure shall be erected or otherwise established, and no tree shall be planted in any zone hereby created unless a permit therefor shall have been applied for and granted. Each application for a permit shall indicate the purpose for which the permit is desired, with sufficient particularity to permit it to be determined whether the resulting use, structure, or tree would conform to the regulations herein prescribed. If, such determination is in the affirmative, the permit shall be granted. No permit for a use inconsistent with the provisions of this Ordinance shall be granted unless a variance has been approved in accordance with Section VII, 4. a. In the area lying within the limits of the horizontal zone and conical zone, no permit shall be required for any tree -6-