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REGULAR BUSINESS: <br />ORDINANCE #966 - SERIES 1988 - AIRCRAFT REGULATION - <br />PUBLIC HEARING Read by title only, Ordinance #966 Series 1988, <br />"An Ordinance adding a new Chapter 8.60 to the <br />Louisville Municipal Code restricting the <br />operation of aircraft within the City limits." <br />Mayor Fauson opened the public hearing and the <br />City Clerk certified. publication and notice of <br />public hearing. <br />Stahl stated that this was the public hearing on <br />Ordinance #966 that was drafted after staff <br />discovered that certain sections of the Municipal <br />Code do not adequately protect the health, safety <br />and welfare of its citizens with regard to the use <br />of certain areas of the City as an airport. <br />Mayor Fauson asked for any public comments either <br />in favor of or in opposition to Ordinance #966. <br />None. <br />Mohr suggested that Council consider an amendment <br />to this Ordinance. The FAA has total jurisdiction <br />in the air of aircraft. However, ultralights and <br />hang gliders are not. regulated by the FAA. Mohr <br />stated that he does not want this Ordinance to be <br />perceived as an "unfriendly Ordinance to <br />aviation." Mohr stated that in his opinion the <br />only reason this Ordinance has been introduced is <br />because "we had an uncooperative problem here and <br />a person that was uncooperative in going along <br />with our desires from the point of view of health, <br />safety and welfare of our citizens." Beyond that, <br />Mohr is concerned that the language of the <br />Ordinance be changed'. to monitor those aircraft <br />currently not regulated by the FAA. <br />Williamson stated it. is true that under current <br />federal regulations, if the craft is one that is <br />licensed federally, the City cannot control it <br />while it is in the a.ir. Therefore, we cannot <br />control the altitudes of a licensed craft. If it <br />is an unlicensed craft, such as an ultra-light or <br />a hang glider, the City can then under police <br />power control these types of craft. Mohr's <br />concern about the conflict between the language of <br />the Ordinance on licensed versus unlicensed craft <br />is a good point. Williamson stated that as the <br />Ordinance is currently written, the City could not <br />enforce the 500' limitation against a licensed <br />regulated craft because that is federally <br />regulated. <br />2 <br />