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ORDINANCE N®. 1884 N.C.S.
Introduced by Councilmember
Jack. Cavanagh
Seconded by Councilmember
Nancy Read
AN ORDINANCE OF THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PETALUMA, STATE
OF CALIFORNIA, AMENDING SECTION 16.20.040 OF THE PETALUMA
MUNICIPAL CODE ESTABLISHING HELICOPTER TRAFFIC PATTERNS
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PETALUMA AS
FOLLOWS:
27 WHEREAS, in an effort to maintain proper safety regulations and lessen the effect of
28 helicopter noise to surrounding neighborhoods, the Petaluma Airport Commission, through a
29 subcommittee, has reviewed the helicopter patterns/traffic in and around the Petaluma Airport;
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31 WHEREAS, the Commission has reviewed and approved the subcommittee's
32 recommendations to change the Petaluma Municipal Code.
33 NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
34 PETALUMA AS FOLLOWS:
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36 Section 1: Section 1.6.20.040 of Chapter 16.20 of Title 16 of the Petaluma Municipal
37 Code is hereby amended to read as follows:
38 16.20.040 Helicopters.
39 Helicopters arriving at, operating on, or departing from the Airport shall operate clear
40 of the traffic pattern as established herein and shall operate on or over the field well clear of
41 fixed-wing traffic and in accordance with the following regulations:
42 A. All arrivals and departures shall be restricted to the helipad located on the
43 northwest end of the field.
44 B. The traffic pattern altitude is established at 500 feet AGL and shall cross under
45 the fixed-wing downwind leg at approximately midfield and proceed to the field
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over the segmented circle using caution for landing and departing fixed-wing
traffic before proceeding across the runway to the parallel taxiway.
C. All taxiing on the field shall be over the parallel taxiway, proceeding directly to
the helipad and the adjacent helicopter tiedown area.
D. Helicopters may taxi to the fuel island by way of the parallel taxiway only.
E. No hover or taxi practice operations shall be conducted without the approval of
the Airport Manager and limits for the same may be established at his
discretion.
Section 2. If any section, subsection, sentence, clause or phrase or word of this
ordinance is for any reason held to be unconstitutional by a court of competent jurisdiction,
such decision shall not affect the validity of the remaining portions of this ordinance. The City
Council of the City of Petaluma hereby declares that it would have passed and adopted this
ordinance and each and all provisions thereof irrespective of the fact that any one or more of
said provisions be declared unconstitutional.
Section 3. This ordinance shall take effect thirty (30) days after its passage. Before
the expiration of fifteen (15) days after its passage by the City Council, the City Clerk shall
cause to be published a full and complete copy of this ordinance in accordance with law, in a
newspaper of general circulation published and circulated in the City of Petaluma.
INTRODUCED and ordered posted/published this 16th day of 1ylarch ,
1992.
ADOPTED this 6th day of April , 1992 by the following vote:
AYES: Read, Cavanagh, Hilligoss
NOES
ABSENT: Sobel, Nelson
ABSTAIN: Davis, Vice Mayor Woolsey
A TES APPROVED
ity Clerk ity ttorney'
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