Carpinteria Municipal Code Ch. 9.50 Takeoffs and Landings of Aircraft in City Limits

A. It is unlawful for any person to take off from or land any aircraft within the limits of the city except under the following circumstances:

1. When special circumstances render it impossible or impractical for the aircraft to remain in the air, and such landing is necessary to avoid danger;

2. When special permission has been secured from the city manager, or other person designated by the city council to grant such permission, in which event such landing and taking off shall be solely in the area and under the conditions imposed by such public official;

3. Helicopters landing at officially designated heliports;

4. Aircraft while engaged in firefighting, rescue operations or responding to a medical emergency.

B. For the purpose of this section, the term "aircraft" means any contrivance known or hereafter invented, used or designed for manned flight in the air except the following:

1. Parachute or other contrivance used primarily as safety equipment;

2. Unpowered vehicles, commonly known as "hang gliders," whose launch and landing capability depends entirely on the legs of the occupant and whose ability to remain in flight is generated by natural air currents only;

3. Military aircraft;

4. Law enforcement aircraft.

(Ord. 316 § 1, 1981)