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Article III — PUBLIC SAFETY›Chapter 6 — HELICOPTER REGULATIONS

Part 2 — REGULATIONS

Arcadia Municipal Code · 2026-09 edition · updated 2026-10-02 · Arcadia

    • RECKLESSNESS PROHIBITED.

No person shall operate a helicopter within or above the City in a negligent manner so as to endanger the life or property of any person. ;hn0; (Added by Ord. 1186 adopted 9-18-62)

    • HELICOPTER CERTIFICATE REQUIRED.

No person shall operate a helicopter within or above the City unless there be in effect at all such times a valid air-worthiness certificate issued for such helicopter by the Federal Aviation Agency of the United States of America. ;hn0; (Added by Ord. 1186 adopted 9-18-62)

    • PILOT CERTIFICATE REQUIRED.

No person shall operate any helicopter within or above the City unless at all such times there be in effect and in his possession a valid airman's certificate issued by the Federal Aviation Agency. ;hn0; (Added by Ord. 1186 adopted 9-18-62)

    • MUFFLERS REQUIRED.

All helicopters which utilize heliport or helistop facilities within the City of Arcadia shall be equipped with an effective noise suppressor. ;hn0; (Added by Ord. 1186 adopted 9-18-62)

    • INSURANCE REQUIRED.

All helicopters which utilize heliport or helistop facilities within the City of Arcadia shall maintain in full force and effect liability insurance in the sum of at least five million and no/100 dollars ($5,000,000.00) combined limit for bodily injury and property damage per accident. ;hn0; (Added by Ord. 1186 adopted 9-18-62; amended by Ord. 1557 adopted 5-4-76)

    • HELIPORT USE REQUIRED.

Except in case of an emergency in flight, no person operating a helicopter shall land or take off from any property in the City other than upon or from a heliport approved by the City Council. ;hn0; (Added by Ord. 1186 adopted 9-18-62)

3626.1. - SAME. EXCEPTION.

The City Manager may in writing authorize the landing or taking off of a helicopter upon or from other property if the person owning or controlling such property has given his written consent to such use and if no safety regulations will be violated thereby. ;hn0; (Added by Ord. 1186 adopted 9-18-62)

    • REGULATION COMPLIANCE.

No person shall operate any helicopter within or above the City except in conformity with all applicable safety rules, regulations, manuals and directives of the Federal Aviation Agency and of the City, including all regulations relating to minimum safe altitudes. ;hn0; (Added by Ord. 1186 adopted 9-18-62)

    • LOCAL REGULATIONS.

The City Council shall from time to time by resolution adopt additional regulations governing the use of any heliport located on property owned by the City. Copies of such regulations shall be on file with and available to the public at the office of the City Clerk and the Chief of Police. No person shall violate any regulation adopted pursuant to this Section. ;hn0; (Added by Ord. 1186 adopted 9-18-62)

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