No car rental operations shall be permitted at such passenger terminal, by the aforesaid lease-permits, or otherwise, save and except from car rental booth and office space in such passenger terminal leased therefor, and from car rental motor vehicle parking areas adjacent to or in the near vicinity of such passenger terminal. The number of such lease-permits issued and operating shall be determined by the city, by and through its airport board, herewith designated and authorized as the authorized representative of the city for such purpose, with the determination of such number of lease permits to be issued and operating from time to time to be based upon the reasonable and accommodating needs of the public utilizing such services at such passenger terminal, and with such limitations thereof being necessary for the health, safety, convenience, and other welfare of persons utilizing the overall services of the passenger terminal and related servicing facilities at the city municipal airport, for the reason that ever increasing traffic activity at such passenger terminal involving privately owned and/or operated vehicles, taxicabs, buses, limousines, vans, motel and hotel courtesy vehicles, and other motor vehicles transporting passengers for hire, and further resulting from required basic services at such passenger terminal, including the negotiating for and the purchase of air flight tickets, processing air flight baggage, boarding and departing from commercial passenger aircraft, dispatching departing passengers, meeting arriving passengers, food, beverage, and restroom accommodations for persons involved in the foregoing, requires the limitation of such car rental operations to the extent sufficient to fulfill such reasonable and accommodating car rental needs of the public.
(Code 1973, § 29-127; Code 1997, § 118.062; Ordinance 78-61, adopted 11/1/1978)