§ 68.0203 — Definitions

§68.0203 Definitions

Whenever used in this division, the following words or phrases shall mean: (a) “City” shall mean The City of San Diego, a municipal corporation in the State of California. (b) “Council” shall mean the City Council of City. (c) “City Manager” shall mean the City Manager of City as that office is defined in Section 27 of the City Charter and any officer or employee of City appointed by the City Manager to act for him. (d) “Airports Director” shall mean the Director of the Airports Department of City and any officer or employee of City appointed to act for him. (e) “Approach–Departure Path” shall mean a clear path selected for flight, extending upward and outward from the edge of the landing and takeoff area. (f) “Commercial Helicopter” shall mean any helicopter used for the transportation for hire of passengers, cargo or mail where a public heliport or helistop is the destination or point of origin of its flight, and any helicopter engaged in commercial utility work including photo, patrol, forestry, advertising, agricultural and flight training where a public heliport or helistop is used for takeoff or landing. (g) “Helicopter” shall mean a rotary wing aircraft which depends for its support and motion in the air principally upon the lift generated by one or more power–driven rotors that rotate on a substantially vertical axis. (h) “Helicopter Training Site” shall mean an area of land designated by City to be used for the training and maintenance of proficiency of helicopter pilots. (i) “Heliport” shall mean an area, either at ground level or elevated on a structure, which is used or intended to be used for the landing and takeoff of helicopters, and includes some or all of the various facilities useful to helicopter operation, such as helicopter parking, waiting room, fueling and maintenance equipment. (j) “Helistop” shall mean a heliport, either at ground level or elevated on a structure, for the landing and takeoff of helicopters, but without auxiliary facilities such as waiting room, hangar, parking, maintenance or fueling equipment. (k) “Off–Heliport Landing Site” shall mean that takeoff and landing area intended for temporary or occasional helicopter use but not formally designated as a heliport. (l) “Public Heliport/Helistop” shall mean a heliport or helistop serving the general public. (m) “Private Heliport/Helistop” shall mean a heliport or helistop serving a limited number of individuals or firms, their owners, employees, agents and guests. (n) “Takeoff and Landing Area” shall mean that area of the heliport where the helicopter actually lands and takes off and includes the touchdown area. (o) “Taxiway” shall mean a surface pathway used to hover taxi or ground taxi of helicopters to and from the takeoff and landing area.

(“Definitions” added 8–4–1970 by O–10355 N.S.)