Code of Massachusetts Regulations
702 CMR - MASSACHUSETTS AERONAUTICS COMMISSION
Title 702 CMR 5.00 - Airports, Heliports and Restricted Landing Areas
Section 5.04 - Certificate of Approval

(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.

(6) The recipient of a certificate of approval for an airport, heliport or restricted landing area must ensure that the use of the site complies with any conditions imposed by the division in the certificate of approval.

(7) The recipient of a certificate of approval for an airport, heliport or restricted landing area 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.