For purposes of this chapter, the following terms shall have the following meanings.
FAA. The Federal Aviation Administration.
OPERATE. To use, fly, launch, land, employ, control or engage the functionality of a UAS in any manner.
TOWN AIRSPACE. Includes all airspace above the territorial boundaries of the town, to the full extent that such airspace can legally be regulated by the town.
UNMANNED AIRCRAFT SYSTEM (UAS). An aircraft, powered aerial vehicle or other device without a human pilot aboard, the flight of which is controlled either autonomously by onboard computers or by the remote control of a pilot operator on the ground or in another vehicle or aircraft, and all associated equipment and apparatus, used for a hobby or recreational purpose.
VISUAL LINE OF SIGHT. The UAS must be visible at all times to the operator of the UAS, the operator must use his or her own natural vision to observe the UAS, and persons other than the operator may not be used in lieu of the operator for maintaining visual line of sight. The operator’s own natural vision may include vision corrected by standard eyeglasses or contact lenses.
(Ord. 21(2016) § 1)