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HomeMy WebLinkAbout1118 - Helicopters & HeliportsSTATE OF CALIFORNIA ) j SS. COUNTY OF ORANGE ) h iar�- ..Mo�chml -- - - -- -- --- --- ----- -- --., being first i duly sworn and on oath, depose and say that I am the - Advertising Mannger of the Newport Harbor News Press -DAILY PILOT, a news- paper of general circulation in the City of Newport Beach, County of Orange, State of California, and that Oi y Ordinance Number 1118 -- -_- --- ------------------- - - - - -- of which the copy printed hereon is a true and com- plete copy, was printed and published in the regu- lar issue (s) of said newspaper on --- ------- Fe b ruary -- -- .... - -- --- - - - - -- 196.... Subscribed and sworn to before me this ....1st day of k'eb r I OFFICIALSEAL "----- - - -- -- --_...- ..--- --.------ -----. --... --....._.._.----- .._.._ ........_.._._.........._ P1 l E- [)AVlatota;y P lic in and for the County NOTARY PU[3L1C- C ;ILIFOR,y ran e, Sate of California '\ PRINCIPAL - E OFFICE IN ,,,,,,,,,,,,,ORANGE COUNTY JOSEPH E. DAVIS Fe ! ti My Commission expires .. T.Co.......mmission .............. _ .................. -........ STATE OF CALIFORNIA COUNTY OF ORANGE )SS- CITY OF NEWPORT BEACH I, MARGERY SCHROUDER, City Clerk of the City of Newport Beach, California do hereby certify that the foregoing ......... Ordinance --------------------------------------------------------------- No. J118 -- was duly and regularly adopted, passed and approved by the City Council of the City of Newport Beach, California, at a regular meeting of said City Council held at the regular meeting place thereof, on the 25th ..daY, of January ..... . ... ... . .. . ... .... . . 19 65 - -- by the following vote: AYES: COUNCILMEN ' Parsons, Marshall Elder, Gruber .Cook, ' - ook For it, Stoddard .. ... - . ..... ....... ----•-- ---- - -- -- -•- - ---- --------•------- -•-----•- NOES: COUNCILMEN . - None ABSENT: COUNCILMEN ..Nonq ----------------------------------------------------------------- Dated this ----- 8th. -- day of ----------- February -- - - - - -- - , - - - - -. 19 65. City Clerk of th City Q Nenport; Beach, State of Californla ORDINANCE NO. 1118 AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF NEWPORT BEACH ESTABLISHING INTERIM ZONING REGULATIONS FOR THE CONTROL OF HELICOP- TERS AND HELIPORTS WHEREAS, at the Present time the City does not have any regulatory ordi- nances Pertaining to helicopters and heli- Parts; and WHEREAS, the unregulated landing and taking off of helicopters within the City would endanger life and Property; and WHEREAS, the City Council at a meet- ing held on January 11, 1965, directed the Planning Commission and the City Attorney to make an investigation of the need for regulation of helicopters and he!iPOrls and to recommend appropriate IegisiatiOn for the establishment of such re9'ulelions to the City Council; and WHEREAS, Section M806 of the Cali- fornia Government Code authorizes- the adoption of an interim zoning ordinance as an urgency measure if the Planning commission is conducting or intends to conduct studies within a reasonable time for the Purpose of recommending to the City Council the adoption of any zoning ordinance or amendment or addition thereto NOW, THEREFORE, the City Council of the City of Newport Beach does ordain as follows: SECTION 1. Definitions. As used in this ordinance the following Ferris shall have the meanings indicated: (a) The term "helicopter" shall mean any rotorcraft Which depends Principally for its support and motion in the air upon the lift generated by one or more rotors that rotate on sub- stantially vertical axes. (b) The term "heliport" shall mean any area of land or water or a struc- tural surface which is used or intend. ad to be used for the landing and tak- ing off of helicopters and any appur- tenant areas which are used are in- tended to be used for heliport build. ings and other heliport facilities. SECTION 2. Landing or Take -Off of Helicopters and Construction or Use of Heliports Prohibited. No Person shall land or take off a helicopter or construct or use a heliport within the corporate limits Of the City of Newport Beach until such time as the City Council has enacted amendments to Article IX of the Newport Beach Mu- nicipal Cade, entitled Planning and Zon- ing, Permitting such activities and uses, and such other regulatory ordinances as the City Council may deem necessary, or until the expiration of one (D year from the effective date of this ordinance, Whichever event first occurs. SECTION 9. Building Permits. The Director Of Building and Safety is instructed to refuse to accept any building permit application far filing Or to issue any building Permit for the con- struction of any heliport until after the City Council has enacted regulatory leg- islation as described in Section 2 hereof or until the expiration Of one (1) year from the effective date Of this ordinance, whichever event first occurs. SLCTION 4. Exceptions. This ordinance shall not be construed to Prohibit the construction or use of any heliport or the landing Or taking off Of helicopters from any heliport located in any Unclassified Zoning District of the City if said heliport has been approved by Use Permit Prior to the effective date of this ordinance. SECTION 5. Emergency Ordinance Ef- fective Immediately. This ordinance is declared by the City Council to be necessary as an emergency measure for Preserving the Public Peace, health, safety and welfare and shall take effect immediately upon its adoption. The fallowing is a statement of the facts constituting its 'Urgency: In Vlew of the growing Use of helicop- ters for transportation Purposes, there is a definite need that the City estab- lish comprehensive zoning, safety and building regulations to control the land- ing and taking off of helicopters and the construction of heliports. The unregulated landing and taking off of helicopters and construction of bell- Parts within the City would create an unreasonable risk of inlury to life and Property. So that there may be opportunity to study the Problem and to devise and enact appropriate zoning, safety and building regulations, it is imperative that this ordinance become effective imme- diately. SECTION 6. Publication. This ordi- nance shall be Published once in the of- ficial newspaper of the City. This ordinance was introduced and adopted as an emergency ordinance at a regular meeting of the City Council of the City of Newport Beach held on the 25th day of January, 1965, by the follow- ing vote, to wit: AYES, COUNCILMEN: Stoddard, Forgit, Cook, Gruber, Elder, Marshall, Parsons NOES, COUNCILMEN: None ABSENT COUNCILMEN: None PAUL J. GRUBER Mayor' ATTEST: Margery Schrouder City Clerk Published Newport Harbor News - Press, Newport Beach, Calif., February 1, 1965 124 -65 is