Application Requirements

(1) The applicant shall set forth the general purpose or purposes for which the airport, heliport or restricted landing area is to be established and ensure that the site, and its use, conform to all applicable safety standards. (2) All applications for an airport, heliport or restricted landing area must be submitted at least 90 days prior to the date the applicant intends to use the site as an airport, heliport or restricted landing area. (3) Applicants proposing an airport, heliport or restricted landing area or alterations to an airport, heliport or restricted landing area that is not located on property owned or controlled by the applicant or is partially located on property owned or controlled by others, must obtain authorization from the owner or person in control of the property to use the property. The signature of the owner or person in control of the property must be notarized. Such written, notarized authorizations must expressly authorize the applicant to apply for the activities set forth in the application. (4) Information required in the application includes the address, a description of the airport, heliport or restricted landing area, the general purpose or purposes for which the airport, heliport, or restricted landing area is to be established, the dates and times of the proposed use, a site plan drawn to scale, and a written plan addressing safety and security. (5) Applications for an airport, heliport, or restricted landing area must be accompanied by a fee in the amount determined by the division. (MA REG. # 1316, Dated 7-1-16) 5.03: continued (6) An airport, heliport or restricted landing area shall be inspected by the division prior to the issuance of a certificate of approval. The inspection shall include but not be limited to: wind indicators, management requirements, surface condition reporting, plans for safety and security, emergency equipment, established approaches, and ground-to-air communications, and other requirements deemed by the division to be applicable to the particular landing site. (7) The applicant shall send written notification to the respective fire and police departments in the city or town where the proposed airport, heliport or restricted landing area is located. Such notification shall state that an application for a certificate of approval has been filed with the division, and that the applicant will notify the fire and police departments of application approval. The applicant shall submit a copy of this notification with the application for a certificate of approval. (8) Pursuant to M.G.L. c. 90, § 39B, before issuing a certificate of approval for an airport, heliport or restricted landing area, the division shall hold a public hearing in the city or town where the airport, heliport, or restricted landing area is to be located. (1) The division will identify any apparent safety issues to be addressed or considered prior to use of the airport, heliport or restricted landing area using FAA requirements. (2) It is the responsibility of the recipient of a certificate of approval for an airport, heliport or restricted landing area to independently determine whether aircraft may be safely landed at the proposed site and ensure that the surface of the landing area remains cleared of any obstructions and available for safe operations at the time the use is proposed. (3) Any approval issued by the division shall be limited to the facts submitted with the application and be subject to the recipient of a certificate of approval for an airport, heliport or restricted landing area's and aircraft pilot's independent determination that the particular aircraft may be safely operated at the site prior to each use. (4) A certificate of approval issued by the division does not obviate the need for compliance with any other applicable federal, state, or local laws. (5) The certificate of approval shall only apply to those types of flight operations requested by the applicant. must ensure that the use of the site complies with any conditions imposed by the division in the certificate of approval. has an ongoing duty to maintain the certificate and ensure that there are not any changes or alterations as set forth in 702 CMR 5.05. (8) The certificate of approval must be posted in the place of business in clear view of the public at all times.