[HISTORY: Adopted by the Board of Supervisors
of Price County as indicated in article histories. Amendments noted
where applicable.]
GENERAL REFERENCES
Airport zones — See Ch. 485.
[Adopted 11-9-1982 by Ord. No. 5-82]
As used in this article, the following terms
shall have the meanings indicated:
Crash, fire and rescue, or police motor vehicles and such
other equipment as the airport manager may designate as necessary
to safeguard airport runways, taxiways, ramps, buildings and other
property.
Any person afoot.
Approved equipment normally operated by authorized Price
County employees, fixed base operators and/or the Federal Aviation
Administration on landing areas, runways, taxiways and peripheral
roads for the servicing, maintenance and construction of airport facilities
and services or for the servicing of aircraft. This definition shall
include equipment owned and operated by a contractor performing work
on the airport under a contractual agreement with Price County.
Every device in, upon, or by which any person or property
is or may be transported or drawn, excepting aircraft.
A.
No vehicle shall enter or be driven upon or operated
upon any airport runway, taxiway, ramp, tie-down area or any area
posted by signs prohibiting the entrance thereon.
B.
The provisions of this section shall not apply to
emergency equipment or service, maintenance and construction equipment
when engaged in performing normal duties.
C.
Aircraft owners may be granted authorization by the
airport manager or his designated representatives to operate a vehicle
to reach their own aircraft in a tie-down area. Aircraft owners desiring
to operate a vehicle for this purpose shall request such authorization
in advance. Any authorization granted shall apply only to a specific
need request. Blanket-type authorizations shall not be granted. Unless
specifically authorized, aircraft owners shall not pass over any runway,
taxiway, or ramp and shall proceed through said tie-down area at a
speed not to exceed 10 miles per hour. They shall not at any time
park a vehicle on any area used for the movement of aircraft. Such
authorization shall not be granted contrary to the provisions of Part
139 or Part 107, Federal Aviation Regulations (applicable only to
airline airports).
No vehicle shall be driven upon any road within
the perimeter of the airport, or upon other airport areas, in excess
of the speed limit posted, nor shall the driver of any vehicle fail
to adhere to any sign posted to regulate vehicle traffic on or about
the Price County Airport.
No pedestrian shall be allowed beyond the administration
area or upon the apron or aircraft tie-down area unless for the purpose
of embarking in or disembarking from an aircraft, or unless authorized
by the airport manager. Pedestrian traffic is prohibited on taxiways,
runways, and outlying areas of the airport except for those employees
of the city, County, state or federal government or contractors engaged
in airport construction or maintenance work.
All vehicles parked on the airport shall be parked in designated areas and in accordance with posted signs or other markings. The airport manager may move, or order the removal of, at the vehicle owner's expense, any vehicle improperly parked. Fines or forfeitures may be levied in accordance with § 215-7.
It shall be the duty of the Sheriff's Department
of the County of Price to enforce the provisions of this article.
Any person who shall violate any of the provisions of this article shall, upon conviction thereof, be subject to a forfeiture as provided in Chapter 290 of the County Code, together with the costs of prosecution, and in default of payment of the forfeiture and costs of prosecution shall be imprisoned in the Price County Jail until said forfeiture and costs are paid, but not exceeding 90 days.
[Adopted 4-18-1989 by Ord. No. 5-89]
As used in this article, the following terms
shall have the meanings indicated:
Any service which involves, makes possible or is required
for the operation of aircraft or which contributes to or is required
for the safety of such operations.
The Price County Airport.
The Federal Aviation Administration.
The qualifications which are established herein by the airport
owner as the minimum requirements to be met as a condition for the
right to conduct an aeronautical activity on the airport.
Any person, firm, partnership, corporation, association or
group based at the airport and providing any one or a combination
of aeronautical services to or for aviation users at the airport.
Price County.
The Airport Committee of the Price County Board
of Supervisors, being the owner and in a position of responsibility
for the administration of the Price County Airport, Price County,
Wisconsin, and in order to ensure adequate aeronautical services and
facilities to the users of the Price County Airport, and to encourage
the development of the airport and its activity, and to foster the
economic health and orderly development of commercial aeronautical
operators at the airport, herewith provides:
A.
The minimum standards for a person or persons, firm
or corporation based upon and engaging in one or more aeronautical
services at the Price County Airport.
B.
Requirements for all flying clubs based at the Price
County Airport.
C.
Minimum standards for all noncommercial aviation fuel
users.
D.
Penalties for violation of the minimum standards herein
provided.
The following standards shall apply to all operators,
with the exception of flying clubs whose complete list of standards
is presented in the section which pertains solely to that type of
operation.[1]
A.
Lease shall be for a term to be mutually agreed upon
between the parties commensurate with the owner's financial investment
in his facility.
B.
Operators shall have had experience in the aeronautical
services they wish to provide for a period of five years. It will
be satisfactory if the operator has in a reasonable supervisory position
a person with such minimum experience requirements. If an operator
does not have such experience but can demonstrate to the owner's satisfaction
that he has had equivalent related experience such will be deemed
acceptable. A statement of qualifications shall accompany the operator's
letter of intent to the airport owner.
C.
Any operator seeking to conduct aeronautical services
at the airport must provide the owner a letter selling forth the operator's
financial integrity, to the owner's satisfaction, from a bank or trust
company doing business in the area or other such source that may be
readily verified through normal banking channels. The operator must
also demonstrate that it has the financial ability or backing, where
applicable, for the construction of facilities that may be required
for the proposed concept of operation. In addition, the financial
institution letter should include a current financial net worth showing
that the applicant holds unencumbered current assets in a total amount
at least equaling three months' estimated maintenance and operating
expenses.
D.
All operators shall demonstrate to the owner's satisfaction
evidence of their ability to acquire insurance coverage as stipulated
for each particular type of operation.
(1)
The following shall be established as minimum coverage:
(a)
Aircraft liability, bodily injury and property
damage combined single limit: $100,000; bodily injury (each passenger):
$100,000.
(b)
Comprehensive public liability and comprehensive
property damage, including vehicular, bodily injury and property damage
combined single limit: $1,000,000.
(c)
Hangar keeper's liability: $1,000,000 each accident.
(d)
Products liability: $1,000,000 each accident.
(e)
Student and renter liability: $1,000,000 each
accident.
(2)
In addition, the owner requires the operator to include
the owner as an additional insured and stipulates that the operator
hold harmless the owner in all actions against it.
E.
Each lease for ground space and contract for business
at the airport entered into by the owner shall include each of the
following provisions as are required by the state and federal governments.
The most current amendment or form of such mandatory lease provisions
shall be obtained from the state or federal government and shall be
included in each lease at the time of execution.
F.
All operators shall have the right in common with
others so authorized to use common areas of the airport, including
runways, taxiways, aprons, roadways, floodlights, landing lights,
signals and other conveniences for the takeoff, flying and landing
of aircraft.
G.
Any construction required of any operator shall be
in accordance with the design and construction requirements of the
owner, state and federal regulations and applicable codes. All plans
and specifications shall be submitted to the owner for approval.
H.
The operator shall provide adequate, paved auto parking
space within the leased area sufficient to accommodate all activities
and operations.
I.
The operator shall provide a paved aircraft apron
within the leased area to accommodate aircraft movement from the operator's
building to the taxiway or the access to the taxiway that has been
or will be provided for the operator.
A.
Statement of concept. An aircraft sales operator engages
in the sale of new aircraft through franchises or licensed dealership
or distributorship (either on a retail or wholesale basis) of an aircraft
manufacturer or used aircraft and provides such repair, services,
and parts as necessary to meet any guarantee or warranty on aircraft
sold.
B.
Minimum standards.
(1)
The operator shall lease from the owner an area of
not less than 3,600 square feet of ground space to provide for outside
display and storage of aircraft and on which shall be erected a building
to provide at least 1,200 square feet of floor space for aircraft
storage and at least 100 square feet of floor space for office, customer
lounge and rest rooms, which shall be properly heated and lighted,
and shall provide telephone facilities for customer use.
(2)
The operator shall provide necessary and satisfactory
arrangements for repair and servicing of aircraft, but only for the
duration of any sales guarantee or warranty period. The operator shall
provide an adequate inventory of spare parts for the type of new aircraft
for which sales privileges are granted. The operator who is engaged
in the business of selling new aircraft shall have available or on
call at least one single-engine demonstrator.
(4)
The operator shall have his premises open and services
available eight hours daily, five days a week. The operator shall
make provision for someone to be in attendance in the office at all
times during the required operating hours.
(5)
The operator shall have in his employ and on duty
during the appropriate business hours trained personnel in such numbers
as are required to meet the minimum standards set forth in an efficient
manner. The operator shall also maintain, during all business hours,
a responsible person in charge to supervise the operations in the
leased area with the authorization to represent and act for and on
behalf of the operator and provide check ride pilots for aircraft
sold.
A.
Statement of concept. An aircraft airframe, engine
and accessory maintenance and repair operator provides one or a combination
of airframe, engine and accessory overhauls and repair services on
aircraft up to and including business jet aircraft and helicopters.
This category shall also include the sale of aircraft parts and accessories,
but such is not an exclusive right.
B.
Minimum standards.
(1)
The operator shall lease from the owner an area of
not less than 3,600 square feet of ground space on which shall be
erected a building to provide at least 1,200 square feet of floor
space for airframe, engine and accessory repair services, all meeting
with local and state industrial code requirements, and at least 100
square feet of floor space for office, customer lounge and rest rooms,
which shall be properly heated and lighted, and shall provide telephone
facilities for customer use.
(2)
The operator shall provide sufficient equipment, supplies,
and availability of parts equivalent to that required for certification
by the FAA as an approved repair station.
(4)
The operator shall have his business open and services
available eight hours a day, five days each week. The operator shall
make provision for someone to be in attendance in the office at all
times during the required operating hours.
(5)
The operator shall have in his employ and on duty
during the appropriate business hours trained personnel in such numbers
as are required to meet the minimum standards set forth in this category
of services in an efficient manner, but never less than one person
currently certified by the FAA with ratings appropriate to the work
being performed and who holds an airframe, power plant or aircraft
inspector rating and one other person not necessarily rated.
A.
Statement of concept. An aircraft lease or rental
operator engages in the rental or lease of aircraft to the public.
B.
Minimum standards.
(1)
The operator shall lease from the owner an area of
not less than 3,600 square feet of ground space on which shall be
erected a building to provide at least 1,200 square feet of floor
space for aircraft storage and at least 100 square feet of floor space
for office, customer lounge and rest rooms, which shall be properly
heated and lighted, and shall provide telephone facilities for customer
use.
(2)
The operator shall have available for rental, either
owned or under written lease to the operator, not fewer than two certified
and currently airworthy aircraft, at least one of which must be a
four-place aircraft and at least one of which must be equipped for
and capable of flight under instrument weather conditions.
(4)
The operator shall have his premises open and services
available eight hours daily, five days a week. The operator shall
make provision for someone to be in attendance in the office at all
times during operating hours.
(5)
The operator shall have in his employ and on duty
during the appropriate business hours a minimum of one person having
a current FAA commercial pilot certificate with appropriate ratings,
including instructor rating.
A.
Statement of concept. A flight training operator engages
in instructing pilots in dual and solo flight training, in fixed or
rotary wing aircraft, and provides such related ground school instruction
as is necessary preparatory to taking a written examination and flight
check ride for the category or categories of pilots' licenses and
ratings involved.
B.
Minimum standards.
(1)
The operator shall lease from the owner an area of
not less than 3,600 square feet of ground space and on which shall
be erected a building to provide at least 1,200 square feet of floor
space for aircraft storage and at least 100 square feet of floor space
for office, classroom, briefing room, pilot lounge and rest rooms,
which shall be properly heated and lighted, and shall provide telephone
facilities for customer use.
(2)
The operator shall have available for use in flight
training, either owned or under written lease to the operator, not
fewer than two properly certified aircraft, at least one of which
must be a four-place aircraft and at least one of which must be equipped
for and capable of use in instrument flight instruction.
(4)
The operator shall have his premises open and services
available eight hours daily, five days a week. The operator shall
make provision for someone to be in attendance in the office at all
times during the required operating hours.
(5)
The operator shall have on a full-time basis at least
one flight instructor who has been properly certified by the FAA to
provide the type of training offered.
A.
Statement of concept. A radio, instrument, or propeller
repair station operator engages in the business of and provides a
shop for the repair of aircraft radios, propellers, instruments, and
accessories for general aviation aircraft. This category shall include
the sale of new or used aircraft radios, propellers, instruments,
and accessories, but such is not an exclusive right. The operator
shall hold the appropriate repair shop certificates issued by the
FAA.
B.
Minimum standards.
(1)
The operator shall lease from the owner an area of
not less than 3,600 square feet of ground space on which shall be
erected a building to provide at least 1,200 square feet of floor
space to hangar at least one aircraft, to house all equipment, and
to provide an office, shop, customer lounge and rest rooms, all properly
heated and lighted, and shall provide telephone facilities for customer
use.
(3)
The operator shall have his premises open and services
available eight hours daily, five days a week.
(4)
The operator shall have in his employ and on duty
during the appropriate business hours trained personnel in such numbers
as are required to meet the minimum standards set forth in this category
in an efficient manner, but never less than one person who is an FAA
rated radio, instrument or propeller repairman.
A.
Statement of concept. An aircraft charter and air
taxi operator engages in the business of providing air transportation
(persons or property) to the general public for hire, either on a
charter basis or as an air taxi operator, as defined by the Federal
Aviation Regulations.
B.
Minimum standards.
(1)
The operator shall lease from the owner an area of
not less than 3,600 square feet of ground space on which shall be
erected a building to provide at least 1,200 square feet of floor
space for aircraft storage and at least 100 square feet of floor space
for office, customer lounge, and rest rooms, which shall be properly
heated and lighted, and shall provide telephone facilities for customer
use.
(2)
The operator shall provide, either owned or under
written lease to the operator, not less than one single-engine four-place
aircraft and one multi-engine aircraft, both of which meet the requirements
of the air taxi commercial operator certificate held by the operator,
including instrument operations.
(4)
The operator shall have his premises open and services
available eight hours daily, five days a week. The operator shall
provide on-call service during hours other than the aforementioned.
The operator shall make provisions for someone to be in attendance
in the office at all times during the required operating hours.
(5)
The operator shall have in his employ and on duty
during the appropriate business hours trained personnel in such numbers
as are required to meet the minimum standards set forth in this category
in an efficient manner, but never less than one person who is an FAA
certified commercial pilot and otherwise appropriately rated to permit
the flight activity offered by the operator.
A.
Statement of concept. An aircraft storage operator
engages in the rental of conventional hangars or multiple T-hangars.
B.
Minimum standards.
(1)
The operator shall lease from the owner an area of
not less than 3,600 square feet of ground space on which shall be
erected a building to provide at least 1,200 square feet of floor
space for aircraft storage.
(3)
The conventional hangar operator shall have his facilities
available for the tenant's aircraft removal and storage 24 hours per
day, seven days a week, 52 weeks per year.
(4)
The operator shall demonstrate that it can provide
sufficient personnel trained to meet all requirements for the storage
of aircraft with appropriate equipment.
A.
Statement of concept. A specialized commercial flying
services operator engages in air transportation for hire for the purpose
of providing the use of aircraft for the activities listed below:
(1)
Nonstop sightseeing flights that begin and end at
the same airport.
(2)
Crop dusting, seeding, spraying, and bird chasing.
(3)
Banner towing and aerial advertising.
(4)
Aerial photography or survey.
(5)
Power line or pipeline patrol.
(6)
Any other operations specifically excluded from Part
135 of the Federal Aviation Regulations.
B.
Minimum standards.
(1)
The operator shall lease land from the owner, and
the lease shall include a building sufficient to accommodate all activities
and operations proposed by the operator. The minimum areas in each
instance shall be subject to the approval of the owner. In the case
of crop dusting, or aerial application, the operator shall make suitable
arrangements and have such space available in his leased area for
safe loading and unloading and storage and containment of chemical
materials. All operators shall demonstrate that they have the availability
of aircraft suitably equipped for the particular type of operation
they intend to perform.
(2)
The owner shall set the minimum insurance requirements
as they pertain to the particular type of operation to be performed.
The minimum requirements shall be applicable to all operations of
a similar nature. All operations will, however, be required to maintain
the aircraft liability coverage as set forth for all operators.
(3)
The operator shall have in his employ and on duty
during appropriate business hours trained personnel in such numbers
as may be required to meet the minimum standards herein set forth
in an efficient manner.
(4)
The operator must provide, by means of an office or
a telephone, a point of contact for the public desiring to utilize
the operator's services.
A.
Statement of concept. A multiple services operator
engages in any two or more of the aeronautical services for which
minimum standards have been hereinbefore provided.
B.
Minimum standards.
(1)
The operator shall lease from the owner an area of
not less than 6,400 square feet of ground space on which shall be
erected a building to provide at least 3,600 square feet for aircraft
storage, shop and equipment and at least 1,200 square feet of floor
space for office, customer lounge and rest rooms, which shall be properly
heated and lighted, and shall provide telephone facilities for customer
use.
(2)
The operator shall comply with the aircraft requirements,
including the equipment thereon, for each aeronautical service to
be performed, except that multiple uses can be made of all aircraft
except aircraft used for crop dusting, aerial application, or other
commercial use of chemicals.
(3)
The operator shall provide the facilities, equipment
and services required to meet the minimum standards as hereinbefore
provided for each aeronautical service the operator is performing.
(4)
The operator shall obtain, as a minimum, the insurance
coverage which is equal to the individual insurance requirement of
all the aeronautical services being performed by the operator.
(5)
The operator shall adhere to the hours of operation
required for each aeronautical service being performed.
(6)
The operator shall have in his employ and on duty
during the appropriate business hours trained personnel in such numbers
as are required to meet the minimum standards for each aeronautical
service the operator is performing as hereinbefore provided. Multiple
responsibilities may be assigned to meet the personnel requirements
for each aeronautical service being performed by the operator.
A.
Statement of concept. The club must be a Wisconsin
corporation or partnership. Each member must be a bona fide owner
of the aircraft or owner of the corporation.
B.
Minimum standards.
(1)
The club may not derive greater revenue from the use
of its aircraft than the amount necessary for the actual use of its
aircraft or more than the amount necessary for the actual cost of
operation, maintenance and replacement of its aircraft. The club will
keep current a complete list of the club's membership and a record
of club finances and will make such available to the owner upon request.
(2)
The club's aircraft will not be used by other than
bona fide members and by no one for hire, charter, or air taxi. Student
instruction may be given in the club aircraft by one club member to
another club member, provided that no compensation takes place. Otherwise,
it must be given by an operator with a current agreement with the
owner.
(3)
In the event that the club fails to comply with these
conditions, the owner will notify the club in writing of such violations.
The club shall have 14 days to correct such violations. If the club
fails to correct the violations, the owner may demand the club's removal
from the airport.
(5)
Aircraft maintenance performed by the club shall be
limited to only that maintenance that does not require a certified
mechanic. All other maintenance must be provided by a lessee based
on the airport who provides such service or by a properly certified
mechanic who shall not receive remuneration in any manner for such
service.
A.
Statement of concept. A noncommercial aviation fuel
user maintains fuel storage and transfer only for his own aircraft
or aircraft leased for his exclusive use.
B.
Minimum standards.
(1)
No person shall engage in the activity of storing,
transporting, or dispensing of noncommercial aviation fuels except
those persons holding a written agreement with the owner.
(2)
At no time shall the lessee share, sublease, or in
any other manner provide fuel or fueling facilities to any other tenant
or any other aircraft except those aircraft owned or leased for the
exclusive use of the tenant designated in the agreement.
(3)
The lessee shall install and maintain all fuel facilities
within the fuel farm area in accordance with plans and specifications
approved in writing by the owner.
(4)
The lessee shall comply with all local, state and
federal laws and regulations governing the installation, operation,
and maintenance of all fueling facilities, equipment and dispensing
trucks.
(5)
Dispensing trucks, bulk fuel trucks, emergency vehicles
and other vehicles approved by the owner shall be the only vehicles
permitted within the fuel farm area.
(6)
All fuel storage shall be in underground tanks with
only necessary equipment, such as valves, meters and vents, protruding
above the ground.
(7)
Each prospective fuel lessee shall submit to the owner
a written proposal which sets forth the extent of operations, to include
fuel grades; estimated annual volume; experience and training of fuel-handling
personnel; type, size and condition of all fueling facilities and
equipment to be used; assurance provisions for the security and safety
of the facility; and any cost that may be expected by the owner.
(8)
The lessee shall have the following insurance in the
amounts required by all operators: comprehensive public liability
and comprehensive property damage, including vehicular.
(9)
The lessee shall pay to the owner a fuel flowage fee
of $0.05 per gallon on the amount of fuel received into storage. The
lessee shall submit to the owner the amount of gallons received each
month on or before the 10th day of the following calendar month. The
lessee shall also maintain copies or original receipts from the wholesaler
fuel vendor as evidence of the amount of gallons dispensed per month.
(10)
The minimum storage tank allowed shall be of
10,000 gallons' capacity.
A.
Prior to finalizing an agreement, the lessee and sublessee
shall obtain the written approval of the owner for the business proposed.
Said sublease shall define the type of business and service to be
offered by the sublessee operator.
B.
The sublessee operator shall meet all of the minimum
standards established by the owner for the categories of services
to be furnished by the operator. The minimum standards may be met
in combination between the lessee and sublessee. The sublease agreement
shall specifically define those services to be provided by the lessee
to the sublessee that shall be used to meet the standards.
A.
Any person, party, firm or corporation who or which shall violate any of the provisions of this article shall, upon conviction thereof, be subject to a forfeiture as provided in Chapter 290 of the County Code, together with the costs of prosecution, and in default of payment of forfeiture and costs of prosecution shall be imprisoned until such forfeiture and costs are paid, but not exceeding 30 days.
B.
Each day's failure to comply with any of the provisions
of this article shall constitute a separate violation.
