"Elevated heliport" means a heliport located on a rooftop or some other elevated structure where the TLOF is at least thirty (30) inches above ground level.
"Emergency medical services (EMS) helicopter landing site" means a site that is not permitted or licensed as a heliport or helistop and that is located at or as near as practical to a medical emergency or at or near a medical facility and is designated an EMS helicopter landing site by the fire chief under authority of Public Utilities Code Section 21662.1 and the state regulations.
"Emergency evacuation facility" means a rooftop emergency facility.
"Emergency use facility" means an area for accommodating helicopters in support of emergency public safety agency operations, but that is not permitted or licensed as a heliport or helistop which is not used as a heliport for any other purpose.
"Fire Chief" means the fire chief of the city of Sacramento or his or her designee.
"General aviation (GA) heliport" means a heliport intended to accommodate individuals, corporations, and helicopter air taxi operators. Scheduled passenger services may be available. GA heliports do not include emergency medical services (EMS) helicopter landing sites, emergency use facilities, hospital heliports, rooftop emergency facilities, or temporary helicopter landing sites.
"Heliport" means an area of land or water or a structural surface which is used or intended to be used for the landing and take-off of helicopters, and any appurtenant areas which are used, or intended for use, for heliport buildings and other heliport facilities, and that is permitted or licensed by the California Department of Transportation.
"Helistop" means a minimally developed heliport for boarding and discharging passengers or cargo. The heliport/helistop relationship is comparable to a bus terminal/bus stop relationship with respect to the extent of services provided or expected. Unless otherwise stated, all references to heliports in this chapter shall include helistops.
"Hospital heliport" means a heliport limited to serving helicopters engaged in air ambulance or other hospital related functions.
"Rooftop emergency facility" means a clear area of a roof of a tall building that is not permitted or licensed as a heliport or helistop and is not intended to function as a heliport, yet it capable of accommodating helicopters engaged in fire fighting and/or emergency evacuation operations. Rooftop emergency facility is also known as an "emergency evacuation facility."
"State regulations" means the rules and regulations governing airports and heliports issued by the California State Department of Transportation Division of Aeronautics (21 California Code of Regulations Section 3525 et seq., Airports and Heliports), including the recommendations contained in the Federal Aviation Administration's Advisory Circular AC 150/5390-2B and all other ACs referenced by and/or incorporated into the rules and regulations governing airports and heliports issued by the California Department of Transportation Division of Aeronautics.
"Temporary helicopter landing site" means a site, other than an emergency medical services helicopter landing site, that is not permitted or licensed as a heliport or helistop and that is used for landing and taking off of helicopters, where the use is for one year or less, except for recurrent or annual events, is not marked or lighted as a heliport, and is not used exclusively for helicopter operations.
"TLOF" means touchdown and lift-off area and is a load bearing, generally paved area on which a helicopter lands or takes off. (Ord. 2006-023 § 1)