Helipads in the I-1 District

President of Icon South Beach, representing about 2,000 residents in eight buildings, argued the board should decide the helipad ordinance now rather than wait for a noise demo — the core objections are unbounded flights, changing aircraft and ownership, and safety, none of which a one-day test resolves.

President of the yacht club at Portofino, home to 500-plus residents, said his community was left out of outreach and that the real issue is safety — jet fuel beside a ferry route, the cruise port and Coast Guard — and urged the board to stop delaying.

Representing the helipad property owner, One Island Partner, he committed to further neighbor outreach and live noise testing and supported the February continuance.