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ORDINANCE 63241.19 ORDINANCE NO. 632 AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF EL SEGUNDO, CALIFORNIA, AMENDING "EL SEGUNDO CITY CODE, 1958, 'BY ADDING TO "CHAPTER 7" SEC- TIONS PERTAINING TO HELISTOPS AND REPEAL- ING SECTIONS 7.1 THROUGH 7.3 THEREOF. THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF EL SEGUNDO, CALIFORNIA, DOES ORDAIN AS FOLLOWS: SECTION 1. That five new sections to be known as Sections 7. 50, 7. 51, 7. 52, 7. 5 3, and 7. 54 shall be added to "Chapter 7 - Build- ing Regulations," of "The Code of the City of El Segundo, California, 1958," which shall read as follows: "Sec. 7.50. ELEVATED HELISTOPS. Permits for the operation of an elevated helistop facility may be issued pursuant to the following criteria, regulations and conditions, both as set forth herein and as deemed necessary by the Plan- ning Commission. Before a building permit for an elevated helistop can be issued, approval through an "Unclassified Use Permit" must be obtained from the City Planning Commission. "Sec. 7.51. DEFINITIONS. 1. CLASSIFICATION. Helicopters are classified by gross weight as follows: Class I up to 3, 500 lbs. Class II over 3, 500 lbs. to 6, 000 lbs. Class III over 6, 000 lbs. to 12, 500 lbs. 2. PERIPHERAL AREA. The peripheral area is an obstruction -free area encompassing all sides of the helistop. 3. TAKE -OFF AND LANDING AREA. The take -off and landing area includes the touchdown area and the necessary part of the peripheral area to pro- vide clearance for take -offs, landings and other maneuvers. 4. TOUCHDOWN AREA. (Helipad). A touchdown area is an area within the take -off and landing area of a helistop where the helicopter alights. "Sec. 7. 52. GENERAL REGULATIONS. Helistops erected on buildings must be constructed in accordance with this section. 1. Dimensions of a touchdown area. Touchdown areas shall have the minimum dimensions shown in the following table: Class I Helicopters 201 x 20t Class II Helicopters 351 x 351 Class III Helicopters 45t x 451 -1- 4110 2. A clear area surrounding the touchdown area and at the same elevation shall be provided and shall have a minimum width of 10 feet. 3. All landing areas located on buildings or structures shall have at least two exits. For landing platforms or roof areas less than 60 feet in length or less than 22 000 square feet in area, the second exit may be a fire - escape leading to the floor below. 4. Guard rails or parapet walls not less than 36 inches high shall be provided around all roof or decks which are more than 4 feet above the adjoining ground or floor level. 5. The numerals of maximum weight allowable for the use of the touchdown area shall be painted on the area in conspicuous letters not less than 24 inches high. A one -foot wide border shall be painted around the edge of the touchdown area. "Sec. 7. 53, DESIGN REQUIREMENTS. In addition to other design requirements of this chapter, roof -top helistop landings shall be designed for a maximum stress induced by consideration of each of the following items: 1. Dead load plus actual weight of the helicopter. 2. Dead load plus a single concentrated impact load covering one square foot of one and one -half times the fully loaded weight of the helicopter. 3. The dead load plus the uniform live load of 100 pounds per square foot. Required live loads may be reduced in accordance with the provisions of the Uniform Build- ing Code. "Sec. 7. 54, OCCUPANCIES. Helistops shall be considered Group F -1. " SECTION 2. That Sections 7.1. 7. 2 and 7. 3 of "Chapter 7" of said Code, shall be, and the same are hereby repealed. SECTION 3. That this ordinance shall become effective at midnight on the thirtieth day from and after the final passage and adoption thereof. SECTION 4. That the City Clerk shall certify to the passage and adoption of this ordinance; shall cause the same to be entered in the book of original ordinances of said City; shall make a minute of the pass- age and adoption thereof in the records of the meeting at which the same is passed and adopted; and shall, within fifteen days after the passage and adoption thereof, cause the same to be published once in the El Segundo Herald, a weekly newspaper of general circulation, published 41.1.1 and circulated within said City of El Segundo and which is hereby desig- nated for that purpose. PASSED, APPROVED and ADOPTED this 8th day of March , 1965. ATTEST: (SEAL) Q Mayor of t e ity of egun o, ornia. -3- 4M -A STATE OF CALIFORNIA, ) COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES, ) CITY OF EL SEGUNDO. ) I, , , , ,EUNM -,F.V, . QX9k%9QW. , , .. a , City Clerk of the City of El Segundo, California, do hereby certify that the whole number of members of the City Council of the said City is five; that the foregoing ordinance, being Ordinance No.. 632..... is a full, true and correct original of Ordinance No. PA2 ... , . , of the said City of El Segundo, California, entitled: "AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF EL SEGUNDO, CALIFORNIA, AMENDING "EL SEGUNDO CITY CODE, 1958, " BY ADDING TO "CHAPTER 7" SEC- TIONS PERTAINING TO HELISTOPS AND REPEAL- ING SECTIONS 7. 1 THROUGH 7. 3 THEREOF."; which was duly passed and adopted by the said City Council, approved and signed by the Mayor of said City, and attested by the City Clerk of said City, all at a regular meeting of the said Council held on the. Ath ..... day of..... Wwpb ...... 19.65... , and that the same was so passed and adopted by the following vote: AYES: Councilmen... FteOpx p*.. KiipPQi L. jV.Cx1hQ-1af!y,. l\ W0 o4ud..... . . Na yor Mc Gill .... ............................... NOES: Councilmen.. none; ............................................. ABSENT: CouncilmenoNone .o o o p o o o o o o p o oOO O p p eOOOOOO o....o.......o.... I do hereby further certify that pursuant to the provisions of Section 36933 of the Government Code of the State of California, that the foregoing Ordinance No......... was duly and regularly published according to law and the order of the City Council of said City in the El Segundo Herald, a weekly newspaper of general circulation, printed, published and circulated within the said City and that the some was so pub- 1 ished therein on the following date, to wit :... . . ............ . .................. „ . (SEAL) City Clark of the City of El Segundo, California. By........................................ Deputy Affidavit of Publication STATE OF CALIFORNIA ) COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES) ss CITY OF EL SEGUNDO ) Cher. yl ... I.. ..... Coffin ............... _................. being first duly sworn, deposes and says: That he is, and at all of the times hereinafter mentioned was, a citizen of the United States of America, over the age of eighteen years, and a resident of the County of Los Angeles, State of California; that he was, at, and during all of the time of the publication of the instrument hereunto attached the ............ ... ........... ... ............................... Princ.iPa.1... Clerk ........... ................................................................................................. Editor of EL SEGUNDO HERALD, a newspaper of general circulation, published and circulated weekly in the City of El Segundo, in said County and State; that said newspaper has been so published and circulated at regular intervals of one week for more than one year immediately preoeding the publication of the instrument hereunto annexed; that said newspaper is, and was, at all of the times herein mentioned, a newspaper of general circulation within the meaning of Section 4460 of the Political Code of the State of California; that as provided by said section, said newspaper is published for the dissemination of local or telegraphic news and intelligence of a general character, having a bona fide subscription list of paying subscribers; that said newspaper is not and was not at any of the times herein referred to, devoted to the interests, or published for the entertainment or instruction of a particular class, profession, trade, calling, race or denomination, or for any number of such classes, pr ofessions, trades, callings, races or denominations, and that said newspaper is not devoted to or published for, nor was it at any of the times herein mentioned devoted to or published for the purpose, whether avowed or otherwise, of entertaining or instructing such classes, professions, trades, fallings, races or denomin- ations, or any of such classes, professions, trades, callings, races or denominations. That the notice, order, ordinance, resolution or instrument hereunto attached on page ............ numbered ................................................_............--•------. ............................... --------------•-- ...............- -•-- -......---- -- -._...... -- ••-- ......... ........................... hereof in all respects, including subject matter, and size and arrangement of type, is a full true and correct copy of the said notice, ordinance, resolution or instrument, in words and figures exactly as published; that the same was met and printed in type not smaller than nonpareil and that the body of the same was preceded with words printed in black -face type not smaller than nonpareil, describing and expressing in general terms the purpose and character of the notice, order, ordinance, resolution or instrument intended to be published, as will appear from an inspection of the said annexed instru- ment; that the ---------- -........... QY'd in:: 1. nce ----- S3. 2 .............. ....................................................... ......................................... of which the annexed is a printed copy as hereinabove stated, was published and printed in said news- paper at least ......... O I1 C 9. weeJK., by ....... a c ................ consecutive publication ......... commencing on the ...........18t.hday of March ... ............................... A. D.......1961nd ending on the ............18th day of ------ 1 .. r.ch ......... A. D. 19.E?rJ...., and as often during said time as said newspaper was regu- larly issued. to -wit: ............ . ... �aui'.- G I 1-•--1- r_-Z 6�........ .. ..-------......._.........._......... ............................... . vl. .... ....: ........................ .................... ..................................................... . ................................ ......... M .... le .................................... ........... ......................................... Subscribed and sworn to before me this ........................ dayof ............................................................... A. D. 19........---- ........ ........................ ..._ ................................................................ ..... City clerk of the City of El Segundo, County of Los Angeles, State of California. By................................... ............................... .. - ...... - --- • Deputy City Clerk of said City.