Commercial drone work in Cedar Park requires an FAA Part 107 Remote Pilot Certificate and, if the operation is over a city-permitted special event or within 5,000 ft of one, a city permit from the Parks and Recreation Director under Code Art. 8.11.
Commercial unmanned aircraft operations in Cedar Park are regulated principally at the federal level under 14 CFR Part 107, which requires a Remote Pilot Certificate, registration of the aircraft, and compliance with operating limits (daylight or anti-collision lighting, 400 ft AGL, visual line of sight, no flight over people without a waiver). At the state level, Texas Government Code Chapter 423 (Use of Unmanned Aircraft) governs image capture restrictions. Locally, Cedar Park Code Art. 8.11 prohibits any unmanned aircraft operation from or over a permitted special event in the city or in its ETJ within 5,000 feet of the event without a permit issued by the Director of Parks and Recreation; commercial operators (photographers, surveyors, real-estate firms) intending to film an event must apply in advance.
Each day of unpermitted commercial operation over a special event is a separate Class C misdemeanor under Art. 8.11; general penalty under Code §1.01.009 applies. FAA enforcement may also impose federal civil penalties under 14 CFR §107.
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