Beverly Hills Municipal Code Art. 6 Aircraft Operations

No person shall land any aircraft, including a helicopter, within the city, except that the council may grant permission for such landing to protect the personal security of the president or vice president of the United States when visiting the city. (1962 Code § 4-1.01)

Section 5-6-601 of this chapter, prohibiting the landing of helicopters, shall not apply to any helicopter operated by the federal government, or state, county or city agency engaged in law enforcement, emergency or disaster aid, fire suppression, or going to the aid of any person or the person's property thereof, so long as the same is operated in accordance with federal and state regulations and by authorized personnel of said federal, state, county or city agency. (Ord. 06-O-2496, eff. 3-9-2006)

No person shall use any helicopter for external load operations within the city. For the purposes of this section, "external load operations" shall include any load which is carried or extends outside the aircraft fuselage. (1962 Code § 4-1.02; amd. Ord. 06-O-2496, eff. 3-9-2006)

A. No person shall use an unmanned aircraft to record or transmit any visual image or audio recording of any person or private real property located in the city under circumstances in which the subject person or owner of the subject real property has a reasonable expectation of privacy (including, but not limited to, inside a private residence or office, and inside an enclosed yard).

B. This section shall not prohibit the use of any model aircraft, which is flown in compliance with section 336 of the FAA modernization and reform act of 2012 and which does not transmit or record visual images or audio recordings of any person or real property located in the city.

C. This section shall not prohibit the use of any unmanned aircraft by law enforcement or public safety agencies:

1. If a warrant is issued authorizing the use of an unmanned aircraft; or

2. For the purpose of providing emergency management, fire, or police protection services in response to a life threatening emergency, or for surveying the condition of persons or property during a duly declared state of emergency; or

3. Under circumstances where a warrant would not otherwise be required by law.

D. For the purpose of this section, an "unmanned aircraft" is a device that flies and is operated without the possibility of direct human intervention from within or on the aircraft. (Ord. 14-O-2667, eff. 11-21-2014)