Legal Documents of Maryville

Except when necessary for takeoff or landing, it shall be unlawful for any person to operate a helicopter over the corporate limits of the City of Maryville, Tennessee under an altitude of one thousand feet (1,000') above the highest obstacle within a horizontal radius of two thousand feet (2,000') of the helicopter, except if the operation is conducted without hazard to persons or property on the surface. In addition, each person operating a helicopter shall comply with the routes or altitudes specifically prescribed for helicopters seeking to land or travel to points within the city that do not meet the requirements of this chapter by the chief of police, or his designee. (1999 Code, § 9-602)