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ORDINANCE NO. 1186
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF
THE CITY OF ARCADIA, CALIFORNIA,
ADDING TO ARTICLE III OF THE ARCADIA
MUNICIPAL CODE A NEW CHAPTER 6
ENTITLED "HELICOPTER REGULATIONS."
THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF ARCADIA, CALIFORNIA, DOES
ORDAIN AS FOLLOWS:
SECTION 1. That there is hereby added to Article III of
the Arcadia Municipal Code a new Chapter 6 entitled ::Helicopter Regu-
lations" containing Parts 1 and 2 and Sections 3611 to 3628, inclu-
sive, the same to read as follows;
ARTICLE III.
CHAPTER 6.
PART 1.
PUBLIC SAFETY
HELICOPTER REGULATIONS
DEFINITIONS
3611. DEFINITIONS. For the purposes of this Chapter the
definitions specified in the following subsections shall apply.
3611.1. SAME. HELICOPTER. Helicopter shall mean any
rotorcraft which depends principally for its support and motion in
the air upon the lift generated by one or more power-driven rotors,
rotating on substantially vertical axis.
3611.2. SAME. HELIPORT. Heliport shall mean any area
of land or a structural surface which is used or intended to be
used for the landing or taking off of helicopters, and other build-
ings or facilities used in connection therewith.
PART 2. REGULATIONS.
3621. RECKLESSNESS PROHIBITED. No person shall operate
a helicopter within or above the City in a negligent manner so as
to endanger the life or property of any person.
3622.
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HELICOPTER CERTIFICATE REQUIRED. No person shall
operate a helicopter within or above the City unless there be in
effect at all such times a valid air-worthiness certificate issued
for such helicopter by the Federal Aviation Agency of the United
States of America.
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3623. PILOT CERTIFICATE REQUIRED. No person shall oper-
ate any helicopter within or above the City unless at all such times
there be in effect and in his possession a valid airman's certificate
issued by the Federal Aviation Agency.
3624. MUFFLERS REQUIRED. All helicopters which utilize
heliport or helistop facilities within the City of Arcadia shall be
equipped with an effective noise suppressor.
3625. INSURANCE REQUIRED. . All helicopters which utilize
heliport or helistop facilities within the City of Arcadia shall main-
tain in full force and effect liability insurance in the sum of at
least One million and nO/100 dollars ($1,000,000.00) per person and
One million and nO/100 dollars ($1,000,000.00) per accident and One
hundred thousand and nO/100 dollars ($100,000.00) property damage.
3626. HELIPORT USE REQUIRED. Except in case of an emer-
gency in flight, no person operating a helicopter shall land or take
off from any property in the City other than upon or from a heliport
approved by the City Council.
3626.1. SAME. EXCEPTION. The City Manager may in writing
authorize the landing or taking off of a helicopter upon or from
other property if the person owning or controlling such property has
given his written consent to such use and if no safety regulations
will be violated thereby.
3627. REGULATION COMPLIANCE. No person shall operate
any helicopter within or above the City except in conformity with
all applicable safety rules, regulations, manuals and directives of
the Federal Aviation Agency and of the City, including all regula-
tions relating to minimum safe altitudes.
3628. LOCAL REGULATIONS, The City Council shall from
time to time by resolution adopt additional regulations governing
the use of any heliport located on property owned by the City. Copies
of such regulations shall be on file with and available to the public
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at the office of the City Clerk and of the Chief of Police. No per-
son shall violate any regulation adopted pursuant to this Section.
SECTION 2. The City Clerk shall certify to the adoption
of this ordinance.
I HEREBY CERTIFY that the foregoing ordinance was adopted
at a regular meeting of the City Council of the City of Arcadia held
on the 18th day of September
, 1962, by the affirmative vote
of at least three Councilmen, to wit:
AYES: Councilmen Balser, Reibold, Turner and Phillips
NOES: None
ABSENT: Councilman Butterworth
SIGNED AND APPROVED this 18th day of September
, 1962.
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