[Adopted 7-21-2021 by L.L. No. 2-2021]
After seeking public input and professional analysis, the Board
of Trustees has found that the use of residential property for the
landing or taking off of helicopters within the Village of Centre
Island constitutes a nuisance and negatively affects the health, safety
and welfare of the community, creates unacceptable noise and disruption
to the quiet use and enjoyment of property reasonably expected by
Village residents. It is the purpose and intent of this chapter to
prohibit the landing or taking off of helicopters within the Village.
The use of helicopters for landing or taking off within the
Village of Centre Island is prohibited, except as provided herein.
A property owner may not permit, allow or authorize a helicopter to
land or take off from the owner's property. This prohibition shall
not apply to the use of helicopters within the Village of Centre Island
as may be required for military and governmental purposes, for medical
or police emergencies, or if permission to a property owner for a
single occasion is granted by the Mayor or Deputy Mayor, or in their
absence, by any two Board of Trustees acting together, which permission
shall be in their sole discretion. The Board of Trustees, may by resolution,
establish guidelines, fees and regulations as it pertains to the limited
use by permission of helicopters in the Village.
Heliports, helipads or any other structures intended for use
as a landing or taking-off point for helicopters are prohibited and
shall not be used or maintained within the Village of Centre Island.