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<br />Attachment A <br /> <br />9.16 Personal Use Heliports <br /> <br />9.16.01 Definitions <br /> <br />Emergency Landing - An unplanned and unanticipated landing of an aircraft <br />made to prevent personal injury or loss of life. <br /> <br />Helicopter - An aircraft supported in the air by rotors. <br /> <br />Heliport - An area of land that is used or intended to be used for the landing and <br />takeoff of helicopters, and includes its buildings and facilities. <br /> <br />Operator- Pilot of aircraft. <br /> <br />Personal Use Heliport- Restricted to use by one person. <br /> <br />Private Use Heliport - For use.by multiple persons at the invitation of the owner <br />_ (an example would be a heliport at a hospital). <br /> <br />Public Use Heliport -:- Unrestricted and open to the public. <br /> <br />9.16.02 General Rule; The use of any lot or outlot within the City- for helicopter take- <br />offs or landings, either on a regular, temporary or occasional basis; shall require a ConditIonal <br />Use Permit (permit). Said Permit shall be processed and enforced in accordance with Ramsey <br />City' Code Chapter 9 (Zoning and Subdivision of Land), Section 9.03.05 (Conditional Use <br />. Permits). <br /> <br />9.16.03 Exceptions. Operation of helicopters at unlicensed heliports shall be permitted <br />under the following circumstances: <br /> <br />a. Emergency landings;. . <br />b. Landings or takeoffs of an aircraft of a governmental agency operating in <br />its official capacity; or <br />c. Landings or takeoffs which the City is pre-empted from regulating. <br />d. With a properly executed Special Events permit approved' by City <br />Council. <br /> <br />9.16.04 <br /> <br />Heliport Permits. <br /> <br />a. The Permit fora Personal Use Heliport may be issued if the City Council <br />makes the following findings: <br /> <br />1. Noise levels comply with Minnesota Rilles Chapter 7030. <br />2. That the aircraft operator is licensed to the extent required by FAA. <br />3. The use heliport is licensed by MnlDOT Office of Aeronautics. <br /> <br />59 <br />