[Adopted 11-12-2024 by Order No. 24-409-01]
A. 
This article applies to all fees charged by the City of Sanford at the Sanford Seacoast Regional Airport.
B. 
It is the intent and purpose to establish fees which bear a reasonable relationship to the cost incurred by the City in the operation, administration, improvement and maintenance of the airfield per the federal requirement that states Airport proprietors must maintain a fee and rental structure self-sustaining as possible (Federal Register Vol. 78 No. 175 09/10/2013).
A consistent methodology shall be used in establishing fees for comparable aeronautical users of the airport. The Federal prohibition on unjust discrimination does not prevent an airport proprietor from making reasonable distinctions among aeronautical users (such as signatory and nonsignatory carriers) and assessing higher fees on certain categories of aeronautical users based on those distinctions.
A. 
Fixed Base Operator (FBO), Percent of Gross Revenue.
(1) 
For year round FBO operations, as negotiated in operating rights agreement, to be paid annually in arrears and structured as follows:
(a) 
X% of annual gross revenues; or
(b) 
X% of annual gross revenues up to $XX and X% on all additional gross revenues; or,
(c) 
A. or B. with a cap of $X per year for the first X years of the term of the operating rights agreement and no cap for subsequent years in the term.
(2) 
For seasonal FBO operations, as negotiated in operating rights agreement, to be paid annually in arrears. Percentage may be higher than that of year round operators.
B. 
Fixed base operator, fixed fee.
(1) 
For FBO Category 1. Line Services as defined in § 70-38, a fuel flowage fee assessed on gallons delivered and verified through a bill of lading of:
$0.10 per gallon Jet A.
$0.08 per gallon 100LL.
$0.08 per gallon MoGas.
C. 
Other Fixed Base Operators, as negotiated in the operating rights agreement.
A. 
Land lease rate: $0.19 per square foot per year.
(1) 
Starting January 1, 2030, and every fifth (5th) year thereafter for successive five year increments, the land lease rate shall be adjusted, upward only if to be changed at all, based on the rate then in effect and the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics Consumer Price Index for Urban Consumers, Northeast Area, All Items, Base Period 1982-84=100, (Not Seasonally Adjusted) as added cumulatively for the previous five year period as of the end of the immediately preceding June 30th, and then calculated by the City's municipal officers in a consistent manner.
B. 
Lease option. A lease option is a contract in which the City (Lessor) and developer (Lessee) agree that, at the end of a specified period, the Lessee can lease the property.
(1) 
Lease option rate: 20% of annual rate for total land lease area, paid annually for the term of the Option to Lease.
(2) 
Example: Land lease area is 25,000 square feet and the rate is $0.19 per square foot. The rate for the land lease would be $4,750.00 per year and the rate for a lease option would be $950.00 per year (20% of $4,750.00).
A. 
Transient aircraft parking without a fee is permitted in any empty transient tie-down spot on the airport during the day unless the pilot is asked to relocate by the Airport Manager or designee.
B. 
Transient or based aircraft remaining overnight anywhere on the airfield are subject to an overnight parking fee.
C. 
The first night's fee is waived for piston aircraft with purchase of any amount of fuel (full or self-serve) from the Fixed Based Operator (FBO).
D. 
Fees are as follows:
Type of Aircraft
Per Night Charge
Per Month Charge
Non-powered
$8
$40
Single Engine or Helicopter (piston)
$8
$40
Multi Engine (piston)
$12
$60
Turbo Prop
$30
$150
Jet
$45
$225
Type of Aircraft
Any 6 Consecutive Months
Annual
Single Engine (piston) or non-powered
$220
$400
Multi Engine (piston)
$275
$500
E. 
Overnight parking fees on are payable to the respective FBO as set forth in the FBO's operating rights agreement. Monthly or annual parking fees are payable to the City at the Airport Manager's Office.
F. 
The FBO will provide the Airport Manager with a monthly spreadsheet by the seventh day of the following month containing the registration number, date of arrival and departure, and total parking fee owed for each overnight transient aircraft. The FBO will include a payment equal to 50% of the total parking fees owed by all transient aircraft.
A. 
West Sign (Gatehouse Road and Airport Road Intersection).
$60 per position, per year.
Entities desiring to occupy a position must supply two signs of the appropriate dimensions (one for each side) and the signs will be installed by the Airport Maintenance Department. This will be done on a first come, first serve basis. If there is more demand than positions available, the Airport Manager will maintain a waiting list. A business vacating will have the opportunity to retrieve its signs, but forfeits the remainder of its payment for the year; payments are not refundable.
B. 
East sign (route 109 and airport road).
$150 per position per year.
Entities desiring to occupy a position must supply two signs of the appropriate dimensions (one for each side) and the signs will be installed by the Airport Maintenance Department. This will be done on a first come, first serve basis. If there is more demand than positions available, the Airport Manager will maintain a waiting list. A business vacating will have the opportunity to retrieve its signs, but forfeits the remainder of its payment for the year; payments are not refundable.
A. 
Access to the secure side of the airfield through a motorized gate is accomplished with a gate card. Gate cards are issued through the Airport Manager's Office. The following is required to obtain a gate card for access:
(1) 
A deposit of $20 per card; and
(2) 
A completed, legible application obtained via email or in person from the Airport Manager's Office; and
(3) 
A copy of the card holder's valid driver's license.
B. 
Lost or stolen cards shall be reported to the Airport Manager as soon as possible.
C. 
To receive a gate card deposit refund cards must be returned in working condition suitable for reissue. Broken, bent, delaminated, cracked, or dirty cards will not be eligible for a refund.
A. 
Interest Rate. An interest charge of 1.5% per month, (18% annual percentage rate) on all rents and fees due to Lessor hereunder for each month or fraction of a month that such rents or payments remain unpaid beyond 30 days after the date on which they are due as specified in the applicable Agreement or Ordinance.
B. 
Late Fee. A late fee of $5 per month will apply to balances which remain unpaid beyond 30 days after the date on which they are due as specified in the applicable Agreement or Ordinance.