This Chapter shall be called the Santa Monica Airport Code.
It governs the use and operation of the Santa Monica Municipal Airport
(“the Airport”). The Airport Code is intended to provide
for reasonable, safe, and efficient use of the Airport as a public
transportation facility and as a base for aviation and aviation-related
operations and to protect the municipal environment from the effects
of aircraft noise.
(Prior code § 10000; added
by Ord. No. 1326CCS, adopted 1/22/85)
The Airport Code is adopted pursuant to the City’s power
as owner, operator, and proprietor of the Airport to regulate the
use of the Airport, consistent with the power of the United States
Government to control air traffic and aircraft safety. This Code also
constitutes an exercise of the City’s police power over ground
operations, motor vehicles, and other matters not preempted by State
or Federal law.
(Prior code § 10001; added
by Ord. No. 1326CCS, adopted 1/22/85)
The Airport Director shall have the right, power, and authority
to enforce this Code and other laws, regulations, and orders relating
to the use of the Airport. These powers include the following specific
powers and duties:
(a)
General Authority. The Airport Director is invested with all rights,
power and authority of the City to issue orders and enforce orders,
laws and regulations pertaining to the use of the Airport.
(b)
Delay of Aircraft Operations. The Airport Director may delay or restrict
any aircraft operation subject to any limitations imposed by State
or Federal law and in accordance with the following standards:
(1)
Discretion may only be exercised where there is reason to believe
that a person or aircraft will violate or has violated the proprietary
rights of the City, that a violation of this Code is imminent, or
that its exercise is necessary for the protection of the public health,
safety, or welfare.
(2)
The Airport Director may issue an order impounding any aircraft until
charges for storage, supplies, or service rendered to it by the City
shall have been paid.
(3)
Nothing in this Section shall authorize the Airport Director to deny
access to the Airport to employees of the Federal Government or to
other persons in case of an emergency.
(c)
Suspension of Flights. The Airport Director, by appropriate notice,
may restrict or suspend all flights or flying when required by military
need, emergency, or other special circumstances.
(d)
Regulations. The Airport Director, with the approval of the City
Attorney, may adopt rules and regulations to carry out the purposes
of this Chapter. The Airport Director shall publish such rules and
regulations once in a newspaper of general circulation within the
City of Santa Monica Within ten days of the date of publication of
such rules and regulations, any interested person may file a request
with the Airport Director that the Airport Commission review the rules
and regulations so published. The rules and regulations shall be final
at the expiration of the period for requesting review in the event
no request for review is filed, or in the event of the filing of a
request for review, when the rules and regulations have been approved
by the Airport Commission.
(Prior code § 10002; added
by Ord. No. 1326CCS, adopted 1/22/85)
