14.05.110 Helicopter landings.
(A) Except as provided in subsections (B) and (C) of this section, no person shall take off or land on any area within the city limits of the city in a helicopter, except on a regularly established heliport or landing place, without first obtaining a permit to do so from the chief of police or his designee. The chief of police, or his designee, may issue such permit if the following conditions are met:
(1) The pilot is duly licensed by the FAA.
(2) The helicopter to be used is licensed by the FAA.
(3) The safety of lives of the inhabitants of the City of Show Low will not be endangered by the proposed takeoff or landing.
(4) The noise attendant upon the takeoff or landing will not be detrimental to the neighborhood.
(5) Public liability and property damage insurance in limits of not less than one hundred thousand dollars ($100,000.00) for each person injured, or three hundred thousand dollars ($300,000.00) for each occurrence, or fifty thousand dollars ($50,000.00) property damage has been obtained and is in effect.
(B) Helicopter takeoffs and landings, for the purposes hereinafter enumerated, may be made without a permit issued by the chief of police; provided, that all other conditions of subsection (A) of this section have been met.
(1) A takeoff or landing by an authorized representative of a news media.
(2) A takeoff or landing to assist in investigating an accident or to remove persons or property from the scene of an accident.
(3) A takeoff or landing to assist the police department in any investigation being conducted by the police department.
(C) The provisions of subsection (A) of this section shall not apply to helicopter takeoffs or landings made necessary by an emergency. (Ord. No. 123, § 1, 6-11-80; Ord. No. 195, § 1, 3-7-84; Ord. No. 2008-02, § 2, 3-4-08. 1976 Code § 16-2-11)