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ORDINANCE NO. 2436
AN ORDINANCE AMENDING THE MUNICIPAL, CODE OF THE CITY OF AMES, IOWA,;
BY ADDING TO CHAPTER #24 THEREOF NEW SECTIONS TO BE DESIGNATED I
1 24-2023, 24-2024, and 24-2025; ESTABLISHING MINIMUM ALTITUDES AND II
it OTHER REGULATIONS FOR THE OPERATION OF AIRCRAFT WITHIN AND OVER i
j1THE CORPORATE LIMITS OF THE CITY OF AMES, IOWA; REPEALING ALL
!, ORDINANCES AND PARTS OF ORDINANCES IN CONFLICT HEREWITH AND
' ESTABLISHING AN EFFECTIVE DATE.
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL FOR THE CITY OF AMES, I
IJIOWA, that the Municipal Code for the City of Ames be, and the
) same is hereby amended, by adding to Chapter #24 new sections
as follows:
�I Sec. 24-2023 . Air Traffic Rules to be Observed.
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1; No aircraft shall be operated over or within the �
I jurisdiction of the City of Ames in violation of the
I' air traffic rules which have been or may hereafter be
established by the Federal Aviation Administration of
the United States and the ordinances of the City of
Ames .
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' Sec. 24-2024 . Minimum Altitudes .
Except when necessary for takeoff or landing, no
�( person may operate an aircraft below the following
i� altitudes :
I (a) Anywhere . An altitude allowing, if a power
unit fails , an emergency landing without undue
1' hazard to persons or property on the surface .
II (b) Over Congested Areas . Over any congested
area of the City of Ames , or over any open air I
assembly of persons , an -altitude of one-thousand i
j (1,000) feet above the highest obstacle within a
horizontal radius of two-thousand (2, 000) feet of
the aircraft.
I (c) Over Other Than Congested Areas . An altitude
{I of five-hundred (500) feet above the suf ace , except
over open water or sparsely populated areas . In
{� that case, the aircraft may not be operated closer
than five-hundred (500) feet to any person, vessel,
�} vehicle, or structure .
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`j (d) Helicopters . Helicopters may be operated at �
less than the minimums prescribed in paragraph (b)
or (c) of this section, if the operation is conducted
I without hazard to persons or property on the surface,
however, in no event shall a helicopter be operated
at an altitude of less than five-hundred (500) feet
over any open air assembly of persons , except when
in the process of takeoff or landing. In addition,
each person operating a helicopter shall comply with
j� the routes or altitudes specifically prescribed for
helicopters by the Administrator of the Federal
Aviation Administration.
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,j Sec. 24-2025. Landings Prohibited on Unauthorized Sites .
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Except fof emergency landings , no person shall land 4
any aircraft on any site not approved for such landing
by the City Council .
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Section 2 . All ordinances and parts of ordinances in
conflict herewith are hereby repealed.
Section 3 . This ordinance _i.s in full force and effect
�{ from and after its adoption and publication according to law.
Adopted this 6th day of _ March _ 1973 .
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�i Mary E . - aul, City Clerk Stuart N . Smith, Mayor
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'i 1st Reading- 2-20-73
Huston-Koerber
it Ayes : Koerber, Calhoun, Nelson, Pounds, Maxwell, Huston.
Nays : None . {
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�i 2nd Reading- 2-27-73
Koerber-Nelson
!( Ayes : Pounds, Koerber, Calhoun, Maxwell, Huston, Nelson.
Nays : None .
i 3rd Reading- Koerber-Nelson
�f Ayes : Huston, Nelson, Koerber, Calhoun, Maxwell. i
Nays : None . Pounds absent.
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