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HomeMy WebLinkAboutO-1983-1375-A e e e ORDINANCE NO. 1375-A AN ORDINANCE AMENDING ORDINANCE NO. 1375, PROHIBITING THE OPERATION OF ULTRALIGHT AIRCRAFT ON THE CITY OF LA PORTE MUNI- CIPAL AIRPORT, AND WITHIN THE ESTABLISHED TRAFFIC PATTERNS OF THE CITY (IF LA PORTE MUNICIPAL AIRPORT; CONTAINING FINDINGS OF FACTS; PROVIDING THAT ANY PERSON VIOLATING THE TERMS OF THIS ORDINANCE SHALL BE DEEMED GUILTY OF A MISDEMEANOR AND UPON CONVICTION SHALL BE FINED IN ANY SUM NOT MORE THAN TWO HUNDRED DOLLARS ($200.00); FINDING COMPLIANCE WITH THE OPEN MEETINGS LAW; AND PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE HEREOF. BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF LA PORTE: Section I. The City Council of the City of La Porte makes e the following findings of fact: (A) The City of La Porte owns and operates the City of La Porte Municipal Airport. (B) The City of La Porte Municipal Airport has been designated a reliever airport by the Federal Aviation Administration. (C) The City of La Porte Municipal Airport has in excess of two hundred (200) based aircraft, and a high activity of tran- sient aircraft, and a high activity of aviation instruction programs. (D) Federal Aviation Regulations (FAR) Part 103.l7 prohibit ultralight operations within an airport traffic area without prior approval. . (E) The City Council of the City of La Porte may establish such fair, equal and not unjustly discriminatory conditions to be met by all users of the airport, and may prohibit or limit any given type, kind, or class of aeronautical use of the airport if such action is necessary: (a) For safe and efficient use of the airport; (b) To keep operation activities within acceptable noise levels; or . (c) To serve the civil aviation needs of the public. (F) The City Council of the City of La Porte finds, declares, and determines that an unsafe condition may be created by ultra- light aviation activity on the City of La Porte Municipal Airport, and within its traffic patterns, due to the speed, maneu- verability, and operational characteristics of the ultralight aircraft, in relation to the predominant aeronautical activity at the City of La Porte Municipal Airport. e e e Ordinance No. 1375-A, page 2. (G) The City Council of the City of La Porte finds, determines and declares that the operation of ultralight aircraft has, and will continue to, create an unsafe condition, and is not in the best interest of the safe and efficient use of the airport, nor serve the civil aviation needs of the public. Section 2. The operation of ul tral ight aircraft, as defined e by Federal Aviation Regulations, is hereby prohibi ted on the City of La Porte Municipal Airport. Section 3. Any person, as defined in Section 1. 07 (27) , Texas Penal Code, who shall violate any provision of the ordi- nance, shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor and upon convic- tion shall be punished by a fine not to exceed Two Hundred Dollars ($200.00). Section 4. The City Council officially finds, determines, reci tes and declares that a sufficient written notice of the da te, hour, place and subject of this meeting of the City Council was posted at a place convenient to the public at the . Ci ty Hall of the City for the time required by law preceding this meeting, as required by the Open Meetings Law, Article 6252-17, Texas Revised Civil Statutes Annotated; and that this meeting has been open to the public as required by law at all times during which this ordinance and the subject matter thereof has been discussed, considered and formally acted upon. The City Council further ratifies, approves and confirms such written notice and the contents and posting thereof. Section 5. Except as amended hereby, Ordinance No. l375 shall remain in full force and effect. . Section 6. This Ordinance shall be effective fourteen City (l4) days after its passage and approval. The Secretary shall give notice of the passage of this ordinance by causing . e e Ordinance No. 1375-A, Page 3. the caption hereof to be published in the official newspaper in the City of La Porte at least twice wi thin ten (10) days after the passage of this ordinance. PASSED AND APPROVED this the 7th day of December, 1983. e CITY OF LA PORTE By Mayor ATTEST: ~~ Ci ty Secretary . ~vd City Attorney .