521.05 SUBMISSION OF HELISTOP PLANS.

   Every person, firm or corporation intending to establish and use a helistop within the City shall first submit plans for approval to the Director of Safety, consisting of the following:

   (a)   A statement as to the intended use of the helistop, whether public or private, commercial or otherwise, the identity and financial responsibility of the management, frequency of flights, size, type and manufacture of equipment intended to be used, and hours of operation.

   (b)   A plan of the proposed site showing dimensions of the entire usable areas, dimensions of actual landing and take-off areas, all obstructions within 1,000 feet of the helistop indicating their heights, and drawings of flight and approach paths within 1,000 feet of the helistop, and lighting, access and drainage plans.

   (c)   A report by a professional engineer approved by the Director of Building showing that the roof structure or platform is designed to support concentrated loads on any one (1) square foot equivalent to three-fourths (3/4) gross weight of the largest helicopter to be accommodated, assuming that the load is concentrated only at the points of contact under each main landing gear.

      (Ord. 67-156. Enacted 5-27-68.)