(A) It shall be unlawful for any person to land a helicopter within the corporate limits of the city without approval as hereinafter provided, with the exception of duly authorized law enforcement officers landing a helicopter during the conduct of official business. ('72 Code, § 2½-12)
(B) Any person seeking approval to land a helicopter within the corporate limits of the city shall file an application in writing as a petition for a special exception as provided in § 3.31 A. through F. of the Zoning and Land Development Regulations of the city. Such application for a petition for a special exception shall contain the following information:
(1) Exact location of landing area.
(2) Name and mailing address of applicant.
(3) Hours of operation.
(4) Estimated daily arrivals and departures.
(5) Reason for establishment of helistop landing area, specifying nature of service or business by which helicopters are to be used.
(6) Any other information applicable to the subject request and having a bearing as to its justification and approval.
(C) Any person seeking approval to land a helicopter at a construction site within the corporate limits of the city may obtain temporary authorization to land at said site from the City Manager without the necessity of filing an application as set forth in division (B). Said approval shall be conditioned upon the construction site being safe for landing purposes and landing shall be permitted only between the hours of 8:00 A.M. and 6:00 P.M.
('72 Code, § 2½-13)
(D) Division (B) above shall not apply to helicopters landing within the city limits in case of a valid emergency landing required to preserve life or property, or to helicopters operated by government or quasi-government agencies landing within the city limits pursuant to written authorization by the City Manager; however, government and quasi-government agencies are required to provide the information specified in division (B) and shall hold the city harmless from liability whenever landing helicopters in the city under authorization from the City Manager.
('72 Code, § 2½-16)
(Ord. O-74-59, passed 6-5-74; Am. Ord. O-78-12, passed 3-15-78) Penalty, see § 10.99