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CHAPTER 450
Ultralight Vehicles
450.01   Ultralight vehicle defined.
450.02   Inspections.
450.03   Waivers.
450.04   Certification and registration.
450.05   Hazardous operations.
450.06   Daylight and twilight operations.
450.07   Operation near aircraft; right-of- way rules.
450.08   Careless or reckless operation.
450.09   Operation in prohibited or restricted areas.
450.10   Visual reference with the surface.
450.99   Penalty.
   CROSS REFERENCES
   Aeronautics - see Ohio R.C. Ch. 4561
   Airports - see Ohio R.C. Ch. 4563
   Endangering aircraft and airports - see GEN. OFF. 678.11
450.01 ULTRALIGHT VEHICLE DEFINED.
   For the purposes of this chapter, an ultralight vehicle is a vehicle that:
   (a)   Is used or intended to be used for manned operation in the air by a single occupant;
   (b)   Is used or intended to be used for recreation or sport purposes only;
   (c)   Does not have any United States or foreign airworthiness certificate; and
   (d)   If unpowered, weighs less than 155 pounds; or
   (e)   If powered:
      (1)   Weighs less than 254 pounds empty weight, excluding floats and safety devices which are intended for deployment in a potentially catastrophic situation;
      (2)   Has a fuel capacity not exceeding five U.S. gallons;
      (3)   Is not capable of more than 55 knots calibrated air speed at full power in level flight; and
      (4)   Has a power-off stall speed which does not exceed 24 knots calibrated air speed.
(Ord. 4902. Passed 7-11-95.)
450.02 INSPECTIONS.
   (a)   Any person operating an ultralight vehicle under this chapter shall, upon request, allow the City Manager, or his or her designee, to inspect the vehicle to determine the applicability of this chapter.
   (b)   The pilot or operator of an ultralight vehicle must, upon request of the City Manager, furnish satisfactory evidence that the vehicle is subject only to the provisions of this chapter.
(Ord. 4902. Passed 7-11-95.)
450.03 WAIVERS.
   No person shall conduct any operation that requires a deviation from this chapter unless he or she has first obtained a written waiver therefor issued by the City Manager.
(Ord. 4902. Passed 7-11-95.)
450.04 CERTIFICATION AND REGISTRATION.
   (a)   Notwithstanding any other regulation pertaining to certification of aircraft or their parts or equipment, ultralight vehicles and their component parts and equipment are not required to meet the airworthiness certification standards specified for aircraft or to have certificates of airworthiness.
   (b)   Notwithstanding any other regulation pertaining to certification of airmen, operators of ultralight vehicles are not required to meet any aeronautical knowledge, age or experience requirements to operate those vehicles or to have an airman or medical certificate.
   (c)   Notwithstanding any other section pertaining to registration and marking of aircraft, ultralight vehicles are not required to be registered or to bear markings of any type.
(Ord. 4902. Passed 7-11-95.)
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