El Dorado County Municipal Code Ch. 10.20 Aircraft Using Streets

The following streets or portions thereof, within the unincorporated territory of the County, are designated as streets for the combined use of vehicular traffic and the taxiing of aircraft:

A. Boeing Road;

B. Baron Court;

C. That portion of United Drive northeast of Cambridge Road;

D. Bonanza Drive;

E. That portion of Fairway Drive northeast of Cambridge Road;

F. Aeronica Way;

G. Western Drive;

H. Lockheed Court.

(Prior Code, § 7652; Code 1997, § 10.20.010)

A. The use of those certain streets designated in Section 10.20.010 shall be limited to the passage over and access to lots abutting and adjoining said streets. The parking of vehicles and aircraft on the streets is prohibited.

B. Aircraft equipped with horizontal rotary propellers for propulsion and aircraft of a maximum certificated gross weight in excess of 12,500 pounds shall not use the streets for any purpose.

(Prior Code, § 7653; Code 1997, § 10.20.020; Ord. No. 4688, 2-7-2006)

All aircraft using the streets designated in Section 10.20.010 shall be equipped and maintained as follows:

A. Aircraft shall be equipped with brakes adequate to control the movement of the aircraft;

B. Aircraft operated during the period between one-half hour after sunset and one-half hour before sunrise and during periods of limited visibility shall be equipped with landing lights and running lights which shall be in operation during said periods.

(Prior Code, § 7654; Code 1997, § 10.20.030)

All aircraft using the streets designated in Section 10.20.010 shall comply with the following rules:

A. Aircraft shall yield the right-of-way to pedestrians and vehicles.

B. Aircraft shall not exceed a speed greater than 15 miles per hour.

C. Aircraft shall comply with all posted traffic signs, signals, street markings and other traffic devices.

D. Aircraft, when approaching a vehicle or other aircraft, shall be operated on the right half of the street.

(Prior Code, § 7655; Code 1997, § 10.20.040)