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January 12, 1978
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Clty Attorney
SUBJECT: Ordlnance Prohlbltlng Touch-and-Go, Stop-and-
Go, and Low A?proach Operatlons durlng the
Wee~ends and Holldays at the Alrport
Introductlon
ThlS re?ort transffilts the attached ordinance
for second readl~g and adoptlon In connectlon wlth
the pronlDltlon of certaln types of alrcraft operatlons
durlng any weekend or speclfled holldays at the Santa
Monlca Munlclpal Alrport.
Background
The annexed ordlnance, WhlCh prohlblts touch-
and-go, stop-and-go, and low approach operatlons durlng
weekends and certaln holldays at the Santa Monlca Munlclpal
Alrport, was glven a flrst readlng and a publlC hearlng at
the Clty Councll meetlng of January 10, 1978.
At sald ~eetlng, the Clty Attorney was dlrected
to exempt certaln operatlons from the regu1atlon of the
ordlnance.
Therefore, the fo11owlng lnstances have been
excluded fro~ the prohlbltlon of touch-and-go, stop-and-go,
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and low approach operatlons:
A. In the case of an emergency,
B. Where necesSl~ated by safety
conslderatlons, or
c. When requlred by the Federal
AVlatlon Admlnlstratlon.
A CO?y of the prevlous report prepared by
Clty Staff 15 transIDltted herewlth for lnformat1on
purposes.
Alternat1ve Solutlons
Not appl1cable.
Reco~~endatlon
It is respectfully reco~uended that the Clty
Councll introduce the attached ordinance for second
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Prepared by: Rlchard L. Knlckerbocker, Clty Attorney
Dennls T Omoto, Deputy Clty Attorney
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SANTA MONICA
C-,-;\LIFORNIA
J(;yce Snider
C+y Clerk
1685 l'vlam Street, Santa l\:lomca, Ca. 90'101
Telephone (213) 393-9975
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Ms. Mary Lenn;:'11
Santa Monica Evening Outlook
1540 - 3rd Street
Santa Monica~ California 90401
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Please publish the enclosed Ordinance #1076 on ~Gay
Dear Ms. LennaD:
February 2, 1978 and send us two affld~vjts of publJca-
_~tion .
Sincerely,
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Enclosure: Ordinance #1076 (Touch-and-Go, Stop-and-Go
and Low Approach Operatlons)
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ORDInANCE NO.
1076
(Clty Councll Ser1es)
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL
OF THE CITY OF SANTA MONICA ADDING
SECTION 10111C TO THE SANTA MO~ICA
HUNICIPAL CODE PROHIBITING TOUCH-
AND-GO, S'l'OP-AND-GO, l\ND LOW APPROACH
OPLRATIONS DURING THE WEEKEND AND
CERTAIN HOLIDAYS.
THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SANTA MONICA DOES
ORDAIN AS FOLLOWS:
SECTION 1.
Sectlon 10J llC 15 here1:r: addeii -La the
Santa Hon1ca Huniclpal Code and shall read as follows:
Sectlon lOlllC. Touch-and-Go,
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Stop-and-Go and Low Approach Operatlo~~<
Except (1) in the case of an emergency,
(il) where neces5l~ated by safety
consld2ratlons, or (lli) when required
by the Federal Aviatlon AdmlDlstratlon,
no person shall operate any aircraft, or
cause the operatloD of such on or at
the Santa Monica Munlclpal Alrport, in
a manner so as to make a touch-and-go,
stop-and-go or low approach operation,
as those terms are deflned herelnbelow,
durlng any weekend or legal hol1day as
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set forth hereafter.
(1) Touch-and-Go Defined. For
purposes of thlS Sectlon, a touch-and-go
operatlon shall mean an actlon by an
alrcraft conslstlng of a landlng and
departure on a run"Jay \"11 thout stopplng
or eXl tlng the runv-Jay.
(2) Stop-and-Go Deflned. For
purposes of thlS Sectlon, a stop-and-go
operatlon shall mean an actiop by an
alrcraft conslstlng of a landlDg followed
by a complete stop on the runway and a
takeoff from that pOlnt.
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(3) Low Approach Defined. For
purposes of thlS Sect~on, a low approach
operatlon shall rrea~ a~ actlo~ by an
alrcraft consistlng of an approach over
the Airport for a landlng where the pllot
lntentlonal1y does not make contact wlth
the runway thereon.
(4) Weekend Deflned. For purposes
of thlS Section, a weekend shall mean that
perlod from 12:01 o'clock a.m., Saturday
mornlDg, until and lncludlng 11:59 o'clock
p.m. of the next succeeding Sunday nlght.
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(5) Holiday Dcfl~ed. For purposes
of this Sectlon, hollday shall mean New Year's
Day, Memorlal Day, Independence Day, Labor
Day, Thanksglvlng Day and Christmas
Day, provlded, however, that If any
such hollday falls on Saturday or
S\h~day, and, as a result, such holiday
1S observed on the preceedlng Fr1day
or succeeding Monday, then such Friday
or Monday, as the case ~ay be, shall
be consldered to be a hollday under
th1s Sect1on.
SECTION 2.
Any provlslons of the Santa Monlca
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~'~rlCl~a~ Code, or appendlces thereto lnconsistent herew1th,
to the extent of such lnconsLstencles and no further, are
hereby repealed or modlfled to that extent necessary to
effect the provls1ons of ~his Ordlnance.
SECTION 3.
If any sectlon, subsection, sentence,
clause or phrase of thlS Ordinance 1S for any reason held
to be lnvalld or unconst1tutional by a declslon of any court
of competent ]urlsdlctlon, such declslon shall not affect
the valldlty of the rernalnlDg portlons of the Ordlnance.
The Clty Council hereby declares that it would have passed
thlS Ordinance and each and every sectlon, subsect1on,
sentence, clause or phrase not declared lDvalld or unconstitu-
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t~onal wlthout regard to whether any portlon of the Ord~nance
would be subsequently declared lnvalld or unconstltutlonal.
S~CL'ION 4.
The Mayor shall slgn and the Clty
Clerk shall attest to the passage of thlS Ord~nance. The
Clty Clerk shall cause the same to be publlshed once in the
offlcial newspaper wlthin fifteen (15) days after its
adoption. The Ordlnance shall become effective after th~rty
(30) days from lts adoptlon.
ADOPTED and APPROVED thlS _ 24tb day of
January
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CODTITY OF LOS ANGELES ) 55.
CITY OF SANTA MONICA )
I do hereby certlfy that the foregoing Ordlnance was
duly and regularly lntroduced at a weetlng of the Clty Council
on the ~th day of ~l~r
I 1978; that thereafter
the said Ord~nance was duly adopted at a meeting of the
2~Hh day of
January
, ] 978; by the
Clty CaUDCll on the
followlng vote of the CouDell:
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Councilmember: Cohen
Councllmember: TrlFes, van den
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P;{OOF Of PU 8LICA lION
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STATE OF CALIFORNIA,
County of Los Angeles,
, am a citizen of the United States and a
reslder>t of the County aforesaid. ! <.1m ove,.
the age of erghteen years, and not a party to
or In teres.ted In the above-entitled matter I
am the prinCipal clerk of the printer of the
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of the _, County [,f Los Angeles, State of
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supplement thereof on the follOWing dates,
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Telephone. 625-2141
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P""oof of Publ i cation of
ORDI'JAI'iCF NO 1076
(C!tv Counell Series)
A=' ORDI~.\ ""CE OF THE (''ITY COt.:NeTt OF THE Cfn
OF ~ J"..... T,", !\to1\"Ic.,;, ADD]!'iG SECTlt)'1 IOU Ie TO
lHE ~_-\.... T\ MO'\ICA 't1UNICIPAL CODE PRO
HIBITI'G TOUCH-Ar-oD.GO, STOP-AND-GO, ANn
LOv. .\PPRO \CH OPl-~RATlO,'" nl'fU~f; TilE
wEEKE....n J~,~~D ("ERTAI" HOLlOO\YS
THE CITY ("ou,..;rIf~ OF" THE CITY OF !'ANTA
\1f)';IC -\ DC'E~ ORrHI~ "'.., FOLLOW5
'~c~ro'\, l S;..( tJO'l ~(li: IL ;~ "t'TE'J1' <,<-idt.'d to th.. ~,H1ta
\1~-'(,3 \iU'1ICr]."l31 rode anrls....'l:l read a<; follow"i
&-: 'or 1011 iC 1 o!.lclt.ar><H~ St('lp-;:lI'd.Go 3rd low
-\:;'iQdCt> Operatlons r-:XCf'pt 'II In thE" {'.lSP (If an
E- ..rge'1c\ 1)11 \\ here nerp<;s'~."1~<,d ~IV ',lre!... r v'hld-
e:-;::tlfJnS or illt; \~hen requllE:d IJV t~l" Fedel.il >\\ld
t,.:" -\d'TIli'lstratlOn no person shall operate ,mv dlr-
C:-~.: ')[ ca.u'''' thE' operJ~!On of such 0'1 OJ' at thp
S~;-'1 V i''1',;J \~uniclr)31 ~ 'r"Y'rt In a ma'H1pr '" ,1<; 10
r ""e d 'Ot;C.h-d,d-go stQI'--d'ld-!l:n lir low dpproat h
('~"'.3.tin" as those terms are d('Hned herembelow
'~_ -'nll <;;"1\ weekend Ilr legal holld,lV a"i '>1:'1 forth
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~ Touch-and Go [)pfmed For purp'}<;es or thl<;
S:,-- :'Jl'" a !;:ItJCh-M1d-go oper::!tlOn shall mean an df-
I _'" t.';. ar. a.rcr"ft COl"'SIStll'E' Of d I 'mhr.ii a'1c! dep.Jr
Co -e on a runway wIthout "lOppmg 01 exiting the
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2 St');i-pd-Go Dt'fmerl Fo~ pl:~Pi)<;eS of thlS Sec-
tlCl a <;top-and-go oO<"ratlon shall mean an action b...
aT; 3.lrcnft cyr.ull"~ oi a landmg followed bv a j,..
(r-:,;-'ete stop on the nmway and a takeoff from that
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,3, Low Approach Ddlned For purpo<;es of lh."
Se-C'-wm a 'ow approa-ch operation !thall mean an
a('"::IO'1 b"" an aircraft consisting of an apJlro<leh ovt>r
the AIrport for a landing where the pilot intentJondlly
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I Co) ieretl\. c!'rt'[y that the foregOlng Ordinance was
Guh ard replarl:- mtroduced at a meetmg of the City
COU"1Cll on t.he 10th dilY of January. 1978, that thereaf-
ter :jo~ sale! O-d:Nnce wa~ duly adopted at a meetIng
('f t",- \11\ C:JlJncll nn tt>e 24th day of Januarv. 197~ oy
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Agenda Item a-A: Presented at this time was an ordinance for introduc- ~~
tion adding Section lOll Ie to the Municipal Code prohibiting touch-and-
go, stop-and~go and low approach operations during the weekend and
holidays at the Santa Monica Airport. City Manager Williams explained
the specifics of the foregoing operations and said the flight frequency
at the Santa Monica Airport basically precludes stop-and-go situations.
Councilmember Reed moved to limit speakers during the public hearing to
three minutes. Second by Mayor Pro Tempore Cohen.
Council Vote: Affirmative: Councilmembers Bambrick, Cohen,
Reed, Scott, Trives, van den
Steenhoven
Negative:
Mayor Swink
The public hearing was opened at 9:35 P.M. on order of Mayor Swink and
the following persons spoke in favor of the proposed ordinance: Fred
\orris, Jim Hoyt, Alma Osolin, John Filbrun, Mrs. William Todd, Agatha
Coray, Tom Kirwan, John Stark, Russell Peterson, Elizabeth Otting, Charles
Javis, Frank Linhart,Michael Emery and Tom Smith.
The follo~ing persons spoke in opposition to the proposed ordinance:
?eter Friedman, Dan Dibble, Larry Janss, Lincoln Vaughn, Rachel Bon:o~,
Ja~es Barton, E. Bruce Jochim, Robert Gunnell, Gerry Verville, Rol
~urrow, David Cleveland, Ken Krueger, David Showers, Griff Hoerner,
T,~'a:,'-ne Lichtgarn, Wayne Burklund, llchard Fine and G.lristine Ja.~s.
There belng no other persons present desiring to address the Council, the
pu~lic hearing was closed at 10:51 P.~.
Councilmember Scott moved to introduce an ordinance entitled: "AN
ORDIX~~CE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SANTA MONICA ADDI~G SECTIO~
lOlllC TO THE SA~TA MONICA MUNICIPAL CODE PROHIBITING TOUCH-AND-GO, STOP-
A~D-GO A:iD LOW APPROACH OPERATIONS DURli'lG THE WEEKEND A~D CERTAIN HOLIDAYS",
read~ng by title only" and waiving further reading thereof. Second by
Councilmenber Trives. Councilme~beT Reed moved to amend the notion to
insert wording to clarify that it is'~not the intent of the Council to ban
operations, such as low approach, when ordered by the tower, for instance,
for safety reasons. Second by Councilme~ber van den Steenhoven. Council-
me~ber Reed, with the consent of the second, withdrew the motion, upon
Councilmember Scott's agreement, with the consent of the second, to
include in the original motion wording in Section lOl11C to provide for
exceptions relating to emergencies, safety considerations, or Fk~ reqaire~
ments.
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Discussion ensued during which Santa Monica Airport Tower Chief Grant
Swartz responded to questions by Councilmembers regarding stop-and-go
operations at the airport; Mr.~rU.outlined certain situations which
require low approaches, such as a plane not clearing the runway which
requires sending a succeeding aircraft around. In regard to traffic
counts, ~Ir. Swartz said these are kept daily on a mechanical counter
which identifies itinerant or local classifications and that these counts
are supplied on a monthly basis to the Airport Director.
Councilmember Reed moved to amend the motion to delete from the ordinance
the reference to stop-and-go landings from the ordinance. Second by
Councilmember Bambrick.
At this time the 11:00 P.M. hour was recognized.
Councilmember van den Steenhoven moved to proceed with the meeting after
11:00 P.~. Second by Councilmember Bambrick.
Council Vote: Unanimously approved 7-0
After fur~~er discussion, Councilmember Reed's amendment failed by the
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Council Vote: Affirmative: Councilmembers Bambrick, Cohen, Reed
Negative:
Councilmembers Scott, Trives, van
den Steenhoven and Mayor Swink
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Further discussion ensued relating to the impact of restricted operations
on airport revenues, and employment as well as consideration of the
airport for weekend and holiday recreation .activities. Councilmember
Cohen moved an amendment to allow touch-and-go operations on l{eekends
and holidays between the hours of 10:00 A.M. and 5~OO P.M. Second by
Councilme~beT van den Steenhoven. The amendment failed by the following
vote~
Council Vote: Affirmative: Councilmembers Bambrick, Cohen,
van den Steenhoven
Councilmembers Reed, Scott, Trives
and Mayor S,....ink
Councilmember van den Steenhoven requested that the record show that he
favors a complete one-day prohibition of touch-and-go operations.
Negative:
The main motion was then approved by the following vote;
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Council Vote: Affirmative. Councilmenbers Bambrick, Reed)
Scott, Trlves) van den Steenhove~
and Nayor St~ink
Negative:
Councilmember Cohen
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TO: l-L3yor Donna Swink.
l-myor Pro Tern Seymour Cohen
Councilmernber John Bambr~ck
Couucilmember Christine Reed
CouncilmeQber Perry Scott
Council~er-ber Peter van den Steenhoven
Councilmember l~thaniel Trives
JAN t 0 1978
Honorable Mayor and Councilmembers:
I urge you to support the proposed ordinance restricting
touch-and-go, stop-and-go, and low approach operations at the
Airport on weekends and holidays.
It is time to provide relief to the residents around the airport.
The noise that assaults our homes every weekend exacts from us
an excessive price, both economically and emotionally, for the
Airport businesses' and pilots~ opportunity to pursue their
profit and hobby. In circumstances vhere the flight path goes
directly over homes, these pursuits cannot be carried on in
disregard of the residents' need for peace and tranquillity
when they are home resting from the1r work.
Balancing the legitimate interests of the Airport neighbors and
Airport users requires that both sides make so~e sacrifices.
The prevailing situation discriminates against the neighboring
residents. Unless this is corrected, the Council can expect
continuing complaints.
The Council has always shown concern for the interests of the
Airport operators and p1lots. It should also eA~ect them to
recognize that continued operation of the Airport necessitates
their obser~~nce of bas1c noise abatement practices. Passage of
the proposed ordinance will remove a major 1rritant and thus
bring about a healthier enviroIlI'1ent for Airport business and the
residential conmunity. Please vote for it at Tuesday's Council
meeting.
Sincerely yours,
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Lilita Dzirkals
2010 ~furine Street
Santa Monica 90405
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Santa Monica, California
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Ladies and Gentlemen:
You will be voting Tuesday night on the most important airport
ordinance: the weekend and holiday ban on pattern flying. Your vote
for the ordinance will be the most effective action you can take to
solve the airport problem.
By actual count, pattern flying is responsible for 48~ of the
aircraft traffic, 75% of the noise, and 90% of the pattern violations
on weekends. That is what you will eliminate when you pass this new
ordinance.
The existing pattern flying is more than discrimination against Los
Angeles residents---it is an intolerable nuisance that can no longer
be endured. One plane is noisy enough, but pattern flying SUbjects
us to the constant noise of THREE aircraft simultaneously--One each
on the takeoff, cross-wind and downwind headings. The noise must be
heard to be believed.
Legally, you have the right to ban pattern flying. Hawthorne did it.
Torrance did it. Your right to set rules for the airport has been
repeatedly supported by Court rulings.
Economically, there will be no impact whatever, either to the City or
to the Operators. There is no requirement that students perform any
pattern flying in order to qualify for a license. The maneuvers a
student performs are entirely up to his flight instructor. City
Attorney Richard Knickerbocker has confirmed this.
If the flight school operators tell you that the ban on pattern flying
will cost theM ~oney, they'll be lying to you. They cha~ge by the
hour, and every student must fly a minimum number of hours. Claire
Walter doesn't use pattern flying, but it hasn't put her out of
business.
Some private pilots will tell you that they are required to make at
least t~ree landings and takeoffs every 90 days to keep their licenses
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in effect. True. But that's an average of only one flight per month.
Any pilot who doesn't normally fly at least once a month just isntt
interested.
The operators may tell you that their leases guarantee them the
right to have pattern flying. Not true. Their leases guarantee them
the right to operate flying schools---and pattern flying is not
required.
The ordinance banning pattern flying on weekends and holidays should
be and must be passed without amendments. It is very important that
the ordinance cover all three types of pattern flying I touch-and-go,
stop-and-go, and low approaches.
The section of the Torrance ordinance which permits touch-and-go on
weekends from 10 AM to 5FM is a mistake that must not be copied. I
took exception to it earlier, and still do. It was ana still is being
objected to by residents around the TDrrance Airport. (By contrast,
sections 46.8.8 and 46.8.9 areNOT ~istakes and should be copied.)
logically, pattern flying over the densely populated neighborhoods
surrounding your airport should not be allowed at any time. But
banning it on weekends and holidays, while allowing it to continue
on weekdays, is a compromise. It is a cornpDomise that we can live
with. Any operators that can't---or won't---also live also live
with it should be told to move to another airport.
The biggest step you car- take toward solving the airport problem is
to pass the ban on pattern flying.
Copies to~
City Clerk
City Manager
City Attorney