ARTICLE 3. Regulation of Airports

Article 3 added by Stats. 1953, Ch. 151.

§§ 21661–21669.6 · 20 sections

§ 21661 This article does not apply to any temporary seaplane landing site, ultralight vehicle flightpark, or to airports owned or operated by the United States. To…
§ 21661.5 (a) No political subdivision, any of its officers or employees, or any person may submit any application for the construction of a new airport to any local,…
§ 21661.6 (a) Prior to the acquisition of land or any interest therein, including tide and submerged lands or other lands subject to the public trust for commerce,…
§ 21662 The department shall have the authority to issue airport site approval permits, amended airport site approval permits, airport permits, and amended airport…
§ 21662.1 (a) At or as near as practical to the site of a medical emergency and at a medical facility, an officer authorized by a public safety agency may designate an…
§ 21662.4 (a) Emergency aircraft flights for medical purposes by law enforcement, firefighting, military, or other persons who provide emergency flights for medical…
§ 21662.5 Notwithstanding Section 21006 or Section 21661 or any other provision of law to the contrary, no helicopter may land or depart in any area within 1,000 feet,…
§ 21663 It is unlawful for any political subdivision, any of its officers or employees, or any person to operate an airport unless an appropriate airport permit…
§ 21664 Any political subdivision or person planning to construct, establish, or expand an airport shall apply for the appropriate permit from the department prior to…
§ 21664.5 (a) An amended airport permit shall be required for every expansion of an existing airport. An applicant for an amended airport permit shall comply with each…
§ 21666 The department shall issue a permit if it is satisfied that all of the following requirements have been met: (a) The site meets or exceeds the minimum airport…
§ 21668 The department may revoke any airport permit if it determines that any of the following conditions are present: (a) There has been an abandonment of a site or…
§ 21668.2 In lieu of revoking an airport permit pursuant to Section 21668, the department may suspend any airport permit, or may require suspension of operations of a…
§ 21669 The department shall adopt noise standards governing the operation of aircraft and aircraft engines for airports operating under a valid permit issued by the…
§ 21669.1 (a) Land use conversion involving existing residential communities shall generally be considered the least desirable action for achieving compliance with noise…
§ 21669.2 In its deliberations, the department shall be governed by the following guidelines: (a) Statewide uniformity in standards of acceptable airport noise need not…
§ 21669.3 Any regulations designed to establish a noise monitoring program at an airport entering service after November 30, 1971, shall go into effect on the date the…
§ 21669.4 (a) The violation of the noise standards by any aircraft shall be deemed a misdemeanor and the operator thereof shall be punished by a fine of one thousand…
§ 21669.5 (a) For purposes of this section, the following terms have the following meanings: (1) (A) “Avigation easement” means a less-than-fee-title transfer of real…
§ 21669.6 Hearings under this article required by the provisions of Sections 21666, 21668, 21668.2, and 21669, or regulations adopted pursuant to those provisions, shall…