19.13.060 Airfields, float plane facilities, landing facilities and special aviation uses.
A. General Provisions.
1. All such facilities which are proposed shall be reviewed using Review Process IIIA.
2. Public or private airfields, airports and float plane facilities shall be developed in accordance with Federal Aviation Administration requirements.
3. Public or private airfields, airports and seaplane facilities shall be designed and constructed in a manner which has the least noise impact on surrounding properties, especially areas developed with or designated for residential use.
4. Public or private airfields, airports and float plane facilities shall be located so as to avoid safety hazards and minimize noise impacts, particularly on residential land uses.
B. Special Aviation Uses. Special aviation uses shall consist of helipads, including the establishment or modification of the use and any supporting landing or communications facilities. Modification of a special aviation use shall include more flights or increased environmental impact than was identified in the city’s decision (or, if not specified in the decision, then the SEPA environmental document that served as a basis for the city’s decision).
1. Special aviation uses shall be reviewed under Review Process V, except for emergency airlift landing facilities for existing hospitals which are subject to Review Process IIIA.
2. Facilities shall be located so as to avoid safety hazards and minimize noise impacts, particularly on residential land uses.
3. Facilities shall be designed, constructed and operated in a manner that has the least noise impact on surrounding properties, especially areas developed with or designated for residential use.
4. Facilities shall be developed in accordance with Federal Aviation Administration requirements. (Ord. 3774-20 § 5(J) (Exh. 3), 2020.)