Qaanaaq

Centre areas

Centre areas

The area is to be used for centre purposes within retail, public and private service, homes, hotel, restaurants as well as public administration and institutions.

The area covers an area of some 1 ha

New buildings are to have a maximum height of two storeys

The area can hold another 5 homes and has 1,000 m² of available space, depending on the final layout of the buildings. Once the abovementioned building potential has been utilised, the area is considered fully developed without any available space in the area.

The existing system of thoroughfares provides access to the other areas and functions in the area

No special provisions

Regulated zones exist around the airport in the shape of obstacle limitation surfaces that consist of partly a horizontal surface and a conical surface, partly approach and take-off surfaces in continuation of the runway. The area is located under the airport’s obstacle limitation surface, and is covered by the conical surface, where the maximum ridge level of buildings and facilities is variable, having a positive slope away from the outer limit of the horizontal surface.

Unbuilt areas are to be kept clear of buildings and maintained