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n AMES, Iowa
50010
December 8 , 1972
CITY ATTORNEYS
John R. Klaus
Mark J. Nolan
Honorable Stuart N. Smith, Mayor
and Ames City Council Members :
Re: Regulation of Aircraft Altitudes
Some time ago the City Council asked that I study the matter
of regulating the height of aircraft over the City of Pores and make
some recommendations to the Council. As you will recall , the request
was motivated by an incident involving a low pass by a helicopter
over the crowd assembled to watch an I .S.U. football game.
I have prepared a form of ordinance which pays particular att-
ention to the operation of aircraft over open air assemblies . The
ordinance recognizes the authority of the F.A.A. and could not be
used to prosecute a pilot for an action that was clearly authorized
by rule or order of the F.A.A. It would, however, provide a local
pilots who violate F.A.A. regulations to the detriment of
remedy against
the public' s safety.
The form of ordinance is patterned, for the most part, after
one adopted by the City of Cincinatti , Ohio. The ordinance also
prohibits unauthorized landing fields , a matter which may also be
of interest to the City Council.
Copies of the form of ordinance I have prepared are being sent
to the City Manager and the Manager of the Ames Airport for comment
suggest that before the Council take any
and recommendations . I
inance I have prepared, some opportunity
action to adopt the form of ord
be offered to local pilots to make comments and -recommendations.
This matter will not be put on the Council agenda, except on
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December 8, 1972
Honorable Stuart N. Smit, i, Mayor
and Ames City Council Members
request of a member of the City Council.
Respectfully submitted,
I
John R. Klaus
City Attorney
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ENCLS .
CC: J. R. Castner, City Manager
Mark H. Goodrich, Manager, Ames Municipal Airport