The City of Raleigh, N.C., is considering new unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) rules that would drastically limit recreational operations in public parks.
In a recent draft policy, the city’s Parks, Recreation and Cultural Resources Department (PRCR) said although it recognizes hobbyist drone flying as a “popular recreational activity,” it has “evaluated properties within the park system to determine which may be conducive to UAV flying” and declared that drone operations “would not be a compatible use for areas classified as ‘nature preserves,’ ‘nature parks’ or ‘wetland centers’ or appropriate for lakes wholly owned, managed or leased by the City of Raleigh or PRCR” …
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Unmanned Aerial | July 17, 2017
