As used in this article, the word “airport” shall mean the Cox Field Airport owned by the city.
(1970 Code, sec. 6-1; 1988 Code, sec. 6-1)
(a) 
Any person performing any of the functions for which a permit is required under this article without having a valid permit for the same shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and upon conviction shall be subject to punishment as provided in section 1.01.009 of this code.
(b) 
Any person violating any provisions of this article dealing with fire safety or zoning shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and upon conviction shall be fined any sum not to exceed two thousand dollars ($2,000.00).
(1970 Code, sec. 6-28; Ordinance 86-025, sec. 2, adopted 7/14/86; Ordinance 87-044, sec. 2, adopted 8/19/87; 1988 Code, sec. 6-33)
The airport manager is hereby vested with authority to do any and all things necessary in policing Cox Field Airport, to provide for the safety of aircraft and persons using or in the vicinity thereof, and with full authority to see that all airport rules and regulations and traffic and taxi rules are enforced.
(1970 Code, sec. 6-3; 1988 Code, sec. 6-3)
The taxiing rules and traffic rules as contained in the Airman’s Information Manual (AIM), published by the U.S. Department of Transportation, are hereby adopted, together with any amendments hereafter made thereto, and are made a part of this article, and the same shall govern all matters covered therein at the airport.
(1970 Code, sec. 6-5; Ordinance 2002-062, sec. 2, adopted 12/9/02; 1988 Code, sec. 6-4)
(a) 
Fees.
Monthly rental fees for city-owned T-hangars are as set forth in the fee schedule in appendix A of this code.
(b) 
Rental term.
The term for rental of all such hangars shall be on a month-to-month basis.
(c) 
Payment of fees.
Payment for all rentals is due and must be received by the city by or before the first day of each month. Failure to make such payment on a timely basis shall constitute default and subject the tenant to removal or any other remedies as the city shall have under the law.
(d) 
Termination.
Failure to timely make payment of the monthly rentals due as specified herein shall constitute due cause for the city to terminate the tenant’s month-to-month use of the hangar. Likewise, any other use or misuse of the hangar in accordance with rules and regulations adopted by the city shall likewise constitute justification for termination. If the city manager, or his lawful designee, shall determine that a tenant has failed to make timely payment of the rentals due, or has failed to abide by rules and regulations established by the city for the use of said hangars, the city manager may, by written notice personally delivered by certified mail, return receipt requested, provide notice of intent to terminate the rental arrangement with the current tenant. Such termination notice shall be effective thirty (30) days from receipt thereof by the tenant, or at such later time as shall be specified in the notice. Upon receipt of such notice, the tenant shall immediately vacate the premises. Failure to timely vacate the premises upon receipt of notice of termination shall constitute a breach of the month-to-month arrangement for use of the premises, and the city may seek any and all remedies available to it under the law, including the filing of a proper eviction action to forcibly remove the tenant from the premises. If such action is necessary, the tenant shall be required to pay any and all attorneys’ fees and costs incident to said eviction.
(Ordinance 2001-069, sec. 2, adopted 10/4/01; Ordinance 2007-008, sec. 3, adopted 4/23/07; 1988 Code, sec. 6-34; Ordinance adopting 2021 Code)
The following activities, commonly conducted on airports, are “aeronautical activities” within the meaning of this division: charter operations, air taxi, pilot training, aircraft rental and sightseeing, aerial photography, crop dusting, aerial advertising and surveying, aircraft sales and services, sale of aviation petroleum products, repair and maintenance of aircraft, and any other activities which, because of their direct relationship to the operation of aircraft, may appropriately be regarded as an “aeronautical activity.”
(1970 Code, sec. 6-16; 1988 Code, sec. 6-21)
(a) 
Required; application.
No person shall engage in an aeronautical activity at Cox Field without first having obtained a permit therefor from the airport manager. The city clerk will provide an application for such a permit to all persons desiring the same. The airport manager will maintain forms for application for aeronautical activities, which may be procured by persons desiring to engage in such activity at Cox Field. A permit shall be granted if the grantee agrees to comply with all relevant provisions of this division and presents proof of the insurance required under subsection (d) of this section.
(b) 
Issuance.
Permits may be issued or renewed at any time by the airport manager to any applicant who is found to be in compliance with all relevant provisions of this division and applicable laws.
(c) 
Revocation.
Permits issued under this section may be revoked after ten (10) days’ notice and hearing for the failure to comply with this division.
(d) 
Insurance.
All permittees shall have a minimum of two hundred fifty thousand dollars ($250,000.00) for each person and five hundred thousand dollars ($500,000.00) for each single occurrence for bodily injury or death and one hundred thousand dollars ($100,000.00) for each single occurrence for injury to or destruction of property insurance coverage with the city being reflected as an additional insured in their policies; and, additionally, permittees must meet or exceed insurance to meet current state, FAA rules and regulations and federal law, if any, for their particular activity or activities.
(e) 
Compliance with regulations.
The requirements prescribed by this division shall constitute the minimum standards to be met as a condition for the right of any person to conduct an aeronautical activity on Cox Field. Such standards are reasonable and relevant to the covered activities and shall be applied objectively and uniformly.
(1970 Code, sec. 6-17; Ordinance 2115, sec. 1, adopted 10/9/72; Ordinance 86-008, sec. 1, adopted 4/14/86; Ordinance 90-011, sec. 1, adopted 3/12/90; Ordinance 2002-062, sec. 3, adopted 12/9/02; Ordinance 2006-004, secs. 2, 3, adopted 1/23/06; 1988 Code, sec. 6-22)
(a) 
The city reserves the right to further develop or improve the landing area of the airport as it sees fit, regardless of the desires or views of the operator, and without interference or hindrance.
(b) 
The city reserves the right, but shall not be obligated to the operator, to maintain and keep in repair the landing area of the airport and all publicly owned facilities of the airport, together with the right to direct and control all activities of the operator in this regard.
(c) 
During time of war or national emergency, the city shall have the right to lease the landing area or any part thereof to the United States government for military or naval use, and if any such lease is executed, the provisions of this division, insofar as they are inconsistent with the provisions of the lease to the government, shall be suspended.
(1970 Code, sec. 6-18; 1988 Code, sec. 6-23)
Each operator must, in his operations on the airport under which aeronautical services are furnished the public, including the sale of any aeronautical parts, materials, or supplies, furnish such service on a fair, equal, and not unjustly discriminatory basis to all users thereof, and charge fair, reasonable, and not unjustly discriminatory prices for each unit or service; provided that the operator may be allowed to make reasonable and nondiscriminatory discounts, rebates, or other similar types of price reductions to volume purchasers.
(1970 Code, sec. 6-20; 1988 Code, sec. 6-25)
The following standards shall apply to the sale of fuel and oil on Cox Field:
(1) 
The operator must provide suitable space in a convenient location to service the types of aircraft using the airport.
(2) 
The operator must provide tank storage capacity, either above or below the ground as mutually agreed upon, for the following minimum capacity storage of both jet fuel and gasoline:
Gasoline
100 octane
Low lead
10,000 gallon tank
Jet fuel
10,000 gallon tank
Jet fuel truck
2,000 gallon tank
(3) 
The operator must provide fixed pumping equipment with reliable metering devices, and of sufficient capacity to refuel the largest aircraft likely to be serviced within a specified maximum time.
(4) 
The operator must maintain uniformed personnel on full-time duty from 8:00 a.m. to dusk, seven (7) days a week, and be on call for reasonable requests at all other times.
(5) 
The operator must meet and direct all transient aircraft to a parking space or to the refueling area. The airport manager will designate local and transient parking areas. The operator must maintain parking and tie-down areas and maintain the capability to efficiently and safely move aircraft to such areas and properly secure them in compliance with local regulations.
(6) 
The operator must install adequate grounding rods at all fueling locations and connect the same to aircraft being fueled to eliminate the hazards of static electricity.
(7) 
The operator must provide the necessary equipment to clean up all fueling areas, and it is the responsibility of the operator to daily check that no debris accumulates which would tend to cause a fire hazard.
(8) 
All fueling will be performed in areas so designated by the airport manager.
(9) 
The operator must provide adequate ground equipment to perform fueling operations without delay to the largest aircraft likely to require service at Cox Field.
(10) 
All increases in rentals, rates and fees must be approved by the city before the change is to be effective.
(11) 
The operator must maintain a listening watch on the Unicom and provide the necessary information and assistance to all aircraft.
(12) 
The operator must provide insurance as follows:
(A) 
Public liability insurance.
The permittee shall maintain in force public liability insurance for personal injury or death and property damage in the minimum sum of one million dollars ($1,000,000.00) arising out of any one (1) accident or other cause, with the city shown to be an additional insured thereon.
(B) 
Third party excess liability insurance.
The permittee shall require of the petroleum product supplier a policy of third party excess liability insurance in the minimum amount of five million dollars ($5,000,000.00), with the city shown to be an additional insured thereon.
(1970 Code, sec. 6-21; Ordinance 2098, sec. 1, adopted 6/12/87; Ordinance 2115, secs. 2, 3, adopted 10/9/72; Ordinance 87-018, sec. 1, adopted 3/9/87; 1988 Code, sec. 6-26)
The following standards shall apply to the conduct of flight training activities on Cox Field:
(1) 
The operator must provide, on a full-time basis, personnel and equipment appropriate to the types of training planned.
(2) 
The operator must make available a number of aircraft of specific types, compatible with proposed training.
(3) 
The operator must provide classroom space for ground school training.
(4) 
The operator must meet certification requirements of the Federal Aviation Administration to conduct the proposed training.
(1970 Code, sec. 6-20; 1988 Code, sec. 6-27)
The following standards shall apply to aircraft charter and taxi service supplied or furnished at Cox Field:
(1) 
FAR 135 must be complied with.
(2) 
The operator must provide assurance of the availability of suitable aircraft, with qualified operators.
(3) 
The operator must provide satisfactory arrangements for checking passengers, handling luggage, ticketing and ground transportation.
(1970 Code, sec. 6-23; Ordinance 2002-062, sec. 4, adopted 12/9/02; 1988 Code, sec. 6-28)
The following standards shall apply to crop dusting and spraying operations conducted from Cox Field:
(1) 
The operator must make suitable arrangements for the safe storage and containment of noxious chemical material.
(2) 
The operator must provide aircraft suitably equipped for agricultural operations with adequate safeguards against spillage on runways and taxiways, or dispersal by wind force to other operational areas of the airport.
(3) 
All empty cans, barrels, sacks or other containers that result from the agricultural operations must be placed in containers and disposed of in a reasonable length of time.
(1970 Code, sec. 6-24; 1988 Code, sec. 6-29)
The following standards shall apply to the sale or rental of aircraft at Cox Field:
(1) 
The operator must have a sales or distributorship franchise from an aircraft manufacturer for new aircraft, or adequate sources of used aircraft.
(2) 
The operator must provide suitable sales and office facilities, leased, rented or constructed on the airport property.
(3) 
The operator must provide arrangements at Cox Field for the repair and servicing of sales aircraft during the sales guarantee.
(4) 
The operator must provide a stock of spare parts for the principal aircraft types for which sales privileges are granted.
(1970 Code, sec. 6-25; 1988 Code, sec. 6-30)
The following standards shall apply to the furnishing of aircraft, engine and accessory maintenance service on Cox Field:
(1) 
The operator must provide minimum hangar, shop and storage space as prescribed by the city.
(2) 
The operator must make available repairmen and mechanics in such fields as airframe and engine maintenance requires.
(1970 Code, sec. 6-26; 1988 Code, sec. 6-31)
The following standards shall apply to a tenant at Cox Field who has a current lease with the city and desires to self-fuel his own airplane or airplanes:
(1) 
The self-fueler must have a current hangar lease with the city.
(2) 
The self-fueler must provide insurance as follows:
(A) 
Public liability insurance.
The lessee shall maintain in force throughout the terms of this lease and any extension thereof public liability insurance for personal injury or death and property damage in the minimum sum of one million dollars ($1,000,000.00) arising out of any one (1) accident or other cause, with the city shown to be an additional insured thereon.
(B) 
Third party excess liability insurance.
The lessee shall require of the petroleum product supplier a policy of third party excess liability insurance in the minimum amount of five million dollars ($5,000,000.00), with the city shown to be an additional insured thereon.
(3) 
The self-fueler must comply with the fire code of the city.
(4) 
The self-fueler must locate his fueling facilities in an area leased from the city and must satisfy and comply with the airport zoning requirements and the airport zoning map.
(1970 Code, sec. 6-27; Ordinance 86-025, sec. 1, adopted 7/14/86; Ordinance 86-049, sec. 1, adopted 12/8/86; 1988 Code, sec. 6-32; Ordinance adopting 2021 Code)