This chapter shall be known and may be cited as the "Heliport
Local Law of the Village of Port Jefferson."
The purpose of this chapter shall be to provide rules, regulations
and standards to guide the operation and location of heliports within
the Village of Port Jefferson in order to promote public health, safety,
convenience and general welfare of the municipality. It shall be administered
to ensure the orderly growth and development and the conservation,
protection and proper use of land and adequate provision for circulation
of traffic utilities and services.
The provisions of this chapter shall be enforced by the Building
Inspector, Zoning Officer and any other official of the Village of
Port Jefferson charged with the enforcement of Village of Port Jefferson
local laws.
For the purpose of this chapter, the terms used herein are defined
as follows:
HELIPORT, PRIVATE
An area of land, water, or a structure used or intended for
the landing and takeoff of helicopters, together with appurtenant
buildings and facilities, and used solely for that purpose. Such area
shall be used as a special use facility and not for public transportation.
Such area may not include any refueling, maintenance, repair or hangar
facilities, except that a tie-down may be provided for and limited
to a single aircraft.
An operating authorization must be obtained from the Building
Inspector before any of the facilities governed by this chapter may
be occupied or operated. Such authorization may only be issued after
all of the requirements of all applicable local laws, statutes or
regulations and conditions imposed by the municipal approving agency
have been complied with.
The following are general requirements for heliports in the
Village of Port Jefferson:
A. The application must describe the type and characteristics of the
largest helicopter the landing area will accommodate, including overall
length, rotor diameter, maximum gross weight, and the proposed frequency
of operations.
B. The site plan shall be drawn to a scale of not more than one inch
equals 200 feet and must show the terrain elevation for a least 800
feet in the direction of the flight path(s) from the center limits
of the landing area of the proposed helistop. It must also locate
any obstructions in all directions within such 800 feet, their height
and the approach-departure path corridors.
C. The site plan shall also show the relationship of the helistop to
property lines, streets and zoning boundary lines. Any access drives,
off-street parking or landscape areas shall also be shown.
D. The helistop landing and takeoff area shall meet the minimum dimensional
criteria for the Touchdown and Liftoff Area (TLOF), Final Approach
and Takeoff Area (FATO), and Safety Area as defined in the Federal
Aviation Administration (FAA) Advisory Circular 150/5390-2C.
E. For ground-level heliports, the TLOF surface shall be either paved
with a bituminous or concrete surface or aggregate turf as approved
by the Planning Board and FAA.
F. Every ground level helistop shall erect a safety barrier around the
helistop operational areas in the form of a permanent-type fencing
or a wall, as may be determined by the Planning Board, and protected
to prevent entrance of unauthorized personnel, with a minimum fence
height of three feet. Construct the fence no closer to the operation
area than the outer perimeter of the safety area. Make sure the barrier
does not penetrate any approach/departure (primary or transitional)
surface. All safety considerations for the helistop shall meet FAA
AC 150/5390-2C.
G. Suitable landscaping for the helistop, based on its relation to street
frontages, residence districts and surrounding buildings or uses,
may be required by the Planning Board.
H. If a TLOF has limited weight-carrying capability, mark it with the
maximum takeoff weight of the design helicopter, in units of thousands
of pounds, as shown in FAA AC 150/5390-2C.