Chapter 5 — AIRCRAFT REGULATIONS

3500. • AIRCRAFT DEFINED.

Aircraft shall mean any contrivance used or designed for navigation of or flight in the air, but shall not include any machine capable of vertical ascent or descent such as a helicopter.

3501. • DECLARATION.

The landing and taking off of aircraft upon and from private and public property not ordinarily used or designated as a landing field, airport, airfield or landing strip does create an extremely dangerous and hazardous situation involving possible multiple loss of life and extensive property damage. In particular Santa Anita Race Track, by reason of its size and accessibility, encourages careless pilots, as well as pilots of emergency landing aircraft, to use the track facilities as a landing strip. Pilot qualifications, the airworthiness of aircraft, and safe flying practices are not subjects of general knowledge and by virtue of the technical aspects involved are under the control of federal, state and county aeronautic commissions. In addition to the controls afforded by federal, state and county laws and ordinances, supplemental city regulations are required to insure, safeguard and protect the welfare, life and property of the residents of the City from the emergency and indiscriminate flying of aircraft.

3502. • POLICING OF DOWNED AIRCRAFT.

Upon receipt of notice that an aircraft has for any reason landed upon public or private property within the City, the Chief of Police shall do the following:

Cause to be erected around such landed aircraft a barricade consisting of boards, ropes, chains or by appropriate signs or other means sufficient to indicate that said aircraft is grounded by order of the Chief of Police.

Notify representatives of the Federal Aviation Agency and County Sheriff's Aero-Detail of the landing and the circumstances involved in said landing.

Request authorities listed above to conduct an investigation relative to violations of any federal, state or local law or ordinance as to condition of the aircraft and qualifications of the pilot, and determine proper steps to be taken to insure safe removal of the aircraft.

3503. • ENTRY OF DOWNED AIRCRAFT.

No person or persons, other than personnel of the Police Department, Fire Department, Federal Aviation Agency representatives or other law enforcement officers or persons authorized by any of such personnel shall enter any aircraft downed on public or private property in the City by forcibly or otherwise passing through the barricaded area surrounding the grounded aircraft.

No person or persons shall fly or taxi or attempt to fly or taxi any downed aircraft in the City by entering said aircraft without prior approval of the Chief of Police and the Federal Aviation Agency.