(a)
Any
person operating or handling any aircraft in violation of the rules
and regulations herein prescribed, or any one of them, or refusing
to comply therewith, may be removed or ejected from the airport or
may be temporarily grounded by or under the authority of the airport
manager, and, upon the order of the city council, may be deprived
of the further use of the airport and its facilities for such length
of time as may be deemed by the council necessary to insure the safeguarding
of same and the public and its interests therein.
(b)
Any
person who shall violate or shall refuse to abide by any provisions
of this article, or any of the rules and regulations set forth in
this article, or any of the provisions or laws incorporated therein,
shall be deemed to be guilty of a misdemeanor, and upon conviction
thereof shall be punished by a fine.
(1986 Code, ch. 1, sec. 12:H)
The following rules and regulations for the use and conduct
of Cameron Municipal Airport are hereby declared, prescribed and adopted:
(1)
Cameron
Municipal Airport shall be conducted as a terminal facility for the
promotion and accommodation of air commerce and traffic and shall
be operated as a public air terminal subject to the provisions of
this article;
(2)
The
airport shall be open for public use at all hours of the day, subject
to such restrictions due to inclement weather, the condition of the
landing area, the presentation of special events and like causes as
may be determined by the airport manager;
(3)
Special
services may be rendered, or special facilities may be provided thereat,
on such terms as the city council may prescribe from time to time.
No person shall use the airport as a base for carrying on of commercial
activities, for the carrying for hire of passengers, freight, express
or mail, for instruction in aviation in any of its branches, for the
sale of fuels, refreshments or any other commodity, or for any other
commercial purposes, unless a permit has been granted therefor in
writing by the city council;
(4)
The
use of the airport or any of its facilities in any manner shall create
an obligation on the part of the user thereof to obey all of the regulations
herein provided;
(5)
The
privilege of using the airport and its facilities shall be conditioned
on the assumption of full responsibility and risk by the user thereof,
and he shall release, hold harmless and indemnify the city, the city
council and their officers and employees from any liability or loss
resulting from such use as well as against claims of third persons
as against those of the person so using the airport. The exercise
of the privilege of use shall constitute an acknowledgement that the
city and the city council maintain said airport in a governmental
capacity only;
(6)
The
air traffic rules of the United States of America Federal Aviation
Administration, as promulgated and presently in effect, are hereby
referred to, adopted and made a part of these regulations as fully
in all respects as if particularly set forth herein;
(7)
No
person not properly certificated by the Federal Aviation Administration
aforesaid shall operate on or over the airport; provided that this
restriction shall not apply to public aircraft belonging to the government
of the United States, or to a state, territory, possession or any
political subdivision, or to any aircraft of a foreign country operated
under permission of the federal government;
(8)
No
person shall navigate any aircraft over, land upon or take off from,
or service, repair or maintain any aircraft on the airport, or conduct
any operation on or from the airport, otherwise than in conformity
with these rules and regulations and those of the Federal Aviation
Administration;
(9)
The
airport manager shall have authority to take such steps as may be
necessary for the handling, policing and protection of the public
while present at the airport, subject to review of the city council;
and
(10)
No person shall take or use any aircraft, parts or accessories thereof,
or tools or other equipment owned and controlled by any other person
and stored or otherwise left at the airport without the consent of
the owner or operator thereof, or other satisfactory evidence for
his right to do so.
(1986 Code, ch. 1, sec. 12:A)
(a)
No
aircraft shall land or take off in such manner as to clear any public
road or street at an altitude of less than one hundred feet (100'),
nor land or take off on the taxiway or over hangars or other structures,
automobile parking areas or groups of spectators.
(b)
All
aircraft approaching the airport for landing shall fall in the line
of traffic and skirt the field to a point where a landing can be made
in the direction indicated by the wind-sack and with a straight glide
beginning at least one thousand feet (1,000') distance from the leeward
end of the landing area.
(1986 Code, ch. 1, sec. 12:B)
(a)
All
aircraft shall be taxied at a slow and reasonable speed, and when
not equipped with adequate brakes shall have an attendant beside at
least one (1) wing when taxied in the vicinity of a hangar or other
building.
(b)
When
in the vicinity of aircraft landing or taking off, any aircraft being
taxied shall be brought to a complete stop.
(1986 Code, ch. 1, sec. 12:C)
No person shall take any aircraft from the landing area or any
hangar, or operate such craft, while under the influence of or using
any intoxicating liquor or any habit-forming drug.
(1986 Code, ch. 1, sec. 12:D(1))
No aircraft shall be permitted to remain on any part of the
landing or take-off area for the purpose of repairs, and all repairs
shall be effected at the place or places designated therefor.
(1986 Code, ch. 1, sec. 12:D(2))
Every aircraft owner, and his pilot and agents, severally, shall
be responsible for the prompt removal, under the direction of the
airport manager, of wrecked or damaged aircraft.
(1986 Code, ch. 1, sec. 12:D(3))
The airport manager may refuse clearance to any craft until
all charges for storage, supplies or services rendered to and about
such aircraft shall have been fully paid and discharged.
(1986 Code, ch. 1, sec. 12:D(4))
(a)
Every
person instructing students in flying at the airport shall acquaint
them with the rules and regulations in effect thereat.
(b)
The
airport manager, by appropriate notices, may restrict practice flights
and student training to portions of the airport designated by him.
(c)
No
aircraft shall remain on the landing or take-off area for the purpose
of instructing students between flights.
(1986 Code, ch. 1, sec. 12:E)
(a)
No
aircraft engine shall be started on an aircraft not equipped with
adequate brakes which are fully set, unless the wheels have been set
with blocks that are equipped with ropes or other suitable means for
removing them.
(b)
No
aircraft engine shall be started or run unless a competent operator
shall be at the controls of said aircraft.
(c)
No
aircraft engine shall be run or warmed up unless the aircraft is in
such position that the propeller blast shall clear all buildings,
groups of people in the observation areas and the flight path of landing
aircraft.
(d)
No
aircraft engine shall be started in or run within one hundred feet
(100') of a hangar or other building.
(1986 Code, ch. 1, sec. 12:F)
(a)
Every
person using the airport or its facilities in any way shall use the
utmost precaution to prevent fire.
(b)
No
aircraft shall be fueled or drained while its engine is running, or
while in a hangar or other enclosed place. Fueling shall be done in
such manner and with such equipment that adequate connections for
the grounding of static electricity shall be continuously maintained
during such time.
(c)
The
cleaning of motors or other parts of aircraft shall not be carried
on in any hangar, except with nonflammable substances. If flammable
liquids shall be employed for this purpose, the operation shall be
carried on in open air.
(d)
No
person shall smoke or ignite any match or cigarette lighter in any
hangar or building, except in offices, waiting rooms or buildings
in which smoking is specifically authorized by the airport manager.
(e)
Repairs
on storage floors of hangars shall be limited to inspection and replacement
of parts.
(f)
No
automobile or similar motor vehicle shall enter or remain inside any
hangar except in connection with, and then only while engaged in,
necessary operations requiring the employment of said automobile or
similar motor vehicle.
(g)
Hangar
entrances shall be kept clear at all times.
(h)
Floors
of all buildings of every character on the grounds of said airport
shall be at all times kept clean and free from oil, and no volatile
flammable solvent shall be used for cleaning floors.
(i)
No
boxes, crates, rubbish, paper or other litter shall be permitted to
accumulate in or about any hangar or other building, and all oil,
paint and varnish cans, bottles and other containers shall be removed
from every hangar or other building immediately upon being emptied.
(1986 Code, ch. 1, sec. 12:G)
