[HISTORY: Adopted by the Mayor and Council of the Borough
of Oceanport 11-7-2019 by Ord. No. 1012. Amendments noted where applicable.]
As used in this chapter, the following terms shall have the
meanings indicated:
An area of land utilized for the landing and takeoff of helicopters
for noncommercial and emergency purposes. A helistop shall not provide
for, nor include, fueling or maintenance of helicopters. Helicopters
shall not be parked at the helistop except when loading and discharging
passengers.
Helistops shall specifically exclude, and it shall be prohibited
to conduct or allow, maintenance, fueling, storage of fuels or helicopter
parking or storage. The helicopters shall only be permitted on the
helistop for loading and discharging of passengers, not to exceed
15 minutes on the ground, except in cases of emergency. Emergency
use can be so declared by the Mayor of Oceanport, the Chief of Police
of Oceanport and the Deputy Chief of Police of Oceanport.
A.
The helistop owner/operator shall be allowed to land and take off
between sunrise and sunset only. The operation of the helistop shall
start no sooner than May 1 and must cease on November 1 each year.
Operation and landing of helicopters at the helistop before sunrise
or after sunset and between November 1 and through May 1 shall be
prohibited.
B.
The number of flights in and out of the helistop shall be consistent
with the temporary certificate of license issued for the helistop
by the New Jersey Department of Transportation, Bureau of Aeronautics.
The number applies to the helistop regardless of helicopter owner
or operator.
C.
The helistop owner/operator shall provide notice to the Borough Administrator
of each takeoff and landing, at least 24 hours in advance if possible,
but never less than four hours in advance of any takeoff or landing.
The notice shall be provided by telephone communication and email
so that a record of each takeoff and landing can be retained. Failure
to notify the Borough Administrator of a planned takeoff or landing
may result in a reduction in the number of takeoffs and landings that
the Borough will allow.
D.
Under no circumstances shall the helistop allow any more than 10
takeoffs and 10 landings between the valid dates of the license referenced
hereinabove.
E.
Under no circumstance shall refueling of the helicopter be permitted
at the helistop.
F.
The helistop owner/operator shall comply with all Federal Aviation
Regulations (FARs).
Should the helistop owner/operator allow more takeoffs and landings
to occur than are allowed within the temporary certificate of license,
or more than the maximum allowed (10 takeoffs and 10 landings), the
helistop owner/operator shall be responsible for a per-passenger fine
for the offending takeoff or landing of not more than $2,000 for each
passenger in the helicopter that exceeds the aforementioned takeoff
and landing numbers.
