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TO:
Mayor anc Clty CouneJ..:
FEe 2 7 '97'1
FROM:
Ci.ty Attor::1ey
SUBJECT:
~epeal of SectJ..on 10104 of t~e Santa ~onlca ~unJ..c~?al
Code Concernlnq O~e=atJ..or. of A~rcra=t over the ~J..ty.
!ntroductlon
T~J..s re?ort trans~lts a ~eccmF.endatlon that ~he Clty
CouncJ..l d~rect the Clty Attorney co ?repare an ord~~a~ce repeal~~g
Sectlon 10104 0= the Santa ~onJ..ca !1unlcJ..pa~ Code.
l'::us Sectlon
l5 In d~rect confllct wJ..tn a ?edera1 AVlatJ..on Regulation estab1lsn-
lng mJ..nlIDurn altltuces for fllghts over the Clty of Sa::1ta Monlca,
and 1.5 unquestlonab1y J..~valld.
Back9"rcund
Sectlon 1J104 for ~he Sa~ta Monlca ~unlcJ..pal Code reads
J..n pert~::1ent ?art:
"SECTION 10104.
Ov""ER C:ITY.
OP ER1\ I'I ON
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AI RCR..'\FT
~o alrcraft shall be flown or ope=atec
below t~e mlnlm~~ alr tra=f~c ?attern
altitude or :,000 feet above mea~ sea
level, except when approach~~g a ~unway
for land~ng or whlle cllmbJ..ng co ?atter~
altltude after a take-off. No a~rcraft
shall be flown or operated l::1 the traf-
flC natte~n when the cloud base l5 =e-
?ort~d to be less than 1,000 =eet from
mea~ sea level."
A Federa~ AVJ..at~on Adm~nlst~atlon ReS~:atlon, appllcable
to the San ta ~lonlca I1un lC:lpal Alrpcrt, reCUlres a:lrcraft to ma:.nta::"::1
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a ~J.nlm~~ alr trafflC pattern alt~tude of one ~housand (l,OOO) feet
above the nlqhest bUlldlng or other obstructlon ~n oath normal and
unfavorable weather condltlons.
I~ the case of Sa~ta ~1onJ.ca A~r?ort ASSOclatlon vs. Clty
of Sa~ta Monlca, now gendl~g In Unlted States Dlstrlct Court, t~e
plalntlffs conten~ ~'at Sect~on 10104 lS preempted by Federal Law.
~hlS contentlon 15 ~~questlonably correct.
There 1S a dJ.rect con-
fl~ct between ~n~s Feceral Regulatlon a~d our Code; the ?edera1
Requ1atlon 15 more restrlctlve ~n ~hat ,~ requ~res alrcraf~ to ma~n-
tal~ a h~gher illl~~murn altlt~de.
It has been agreed by co~nse: for all partles l~ the case
that a consen~ declaratory Jucgment to t~e ef=ect that the Clty'S
regulatlon ~s pree~pted and ~lerefore lnvalld lS approp=~ate. A
partla1 Judgmen~ by consent and ~as been slgnec by al: counsel and
bv tlle Court.
A copy of the Jucgme~~ ar.d acco~?a~y~~g ~~nute Oreer
1.5 attached.
Alter~atlve Sol~t~ons
The C1CY CounCll ~ay taKe volunta~y act~on to l~p1e~e~~
the
consent Judg~ent by d~rectl~g
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C~ty Attorney to ?repare ar.
ord~nance repeal~~s Sect~on lC10J of the Sa~ta Monica ~unlc~?al Cede,
or It ~ay defer actlon untll the end 0= t~e current alrpcrt 11~lga-
tJ..on.
Recorrurenda t:'O:1
It is res?ect=ully reco~~ended tha~ the C~ty Council dlrect
tne C1.ty Attorney to pre?are an o=d~nance repea11ng Sectlon 10104
or the Sa~ta MOTI1=a ~unlclpal Code.
? r6?arec. 3\.:
Richard L. Kn~ckerbQcker, Clty Attorney
Ste?r.en Sha~e Stark, ~ss~sta~t Clty Attorney
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I Agenda Item 8-B: Presented at this time was an ordinance for introductio,
repealing Section 10104 of the Santa Monica Municipal Code which establishe
a minimum altitude for aircraft using the Santa Monica Airport, pursuant
to Council direction at its meeting held February 27~ 1979. The public l
I hearing was opened at 8:27 P.M. by order of Mayor Swink. Dorothy McGrego~
spoke in opposition to the 700-foot height limltation for hellcopters.
rThere being no one else present wish~ng to speak on the subject, the
IIPUbllC hearing was closed at 8:31 P.M. by order of Mayor Swink. After I
discussion, Councilmember van den Steenhoven moved to introduce an ormnan~
: entitled: "AN ORDINA:JCE OF THE CITY 'COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SANTA MONICA I
iREPEALIXG ARTICLE X, SECTION 10104 OF THE Sk~TA MONICA MUNICIPAL CODE I
! CONCER.'UNG OPERA.TIO:\'S OF AIRCR.\FT OVER THE CITY", Teadlng by ti tIe only !
~i!; and walving further reading theTeof. Second by Councilmember Reed. I
Councl1 Vote: Unanimously approved 7-0 .
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CITY COUNCIL HINUTES - I-1A.R.CH 13, 1979