Sec. 3-1. - Definitions.

For the purposes of this article, the following words and phrases shall have the meanings respectively ascribed to them by this section:

"Airport" means Sonoma County Airport. ^[44]

"Airport manager" means the manager of the Sonoma County Airport or his duly authorized representative.

(Ord. No. 971 § 2.)

Sec. 3-2. - General rules of conduct.

(a)

No person shall destroy, injure, deface or disturb in any way any building, sign, equipment, marker or other shrub, tree, flower, lawn or other property on the airport without written permission of the airport manager.

(b)

No person shall commit any obscene, disorderly, indecent or unlawful act, or commit any nuisance on the airport.

(c)

No person shall abandon any personal property on the airport.

(Ord. No. 971 § 3.)

Sec. 3-3. - Restricted areas.

No person shall enter any restricted area posted as being closed to the public, except:

(a)

Persons assigned to duty thereon;

(b)

Persons authorized by the airport manager;

(c)

Persons under appropriate supervision entering the apron for the purposes of enplaning and deplaning.

(Ord. No. 971 § 3.)

Sec. 3-4. - Use of roads and walks. ^[45]

(a)

No person shall use the roads, walks or landing areas or restricted areas in such a manner as to hinder or obstruct their proper use without first obtaining permission from the airport manager.

(b)

No person shall operate any type of vehicle on such roads or walk without first obtaining permission from the airport manager.

(Ord. No. 971 § 3.)

Sec. 3-5. - Conduct of business.

No person shall engage in any business or commercial activity of any nature on the airport except in conformance with an appropriate authorization and under such terms and conditions as may be prescribed therein by the airport manager or the board of supervisors.

(Ord. No. 971 § 3.)

Sec. 3-6. - Soliciting.

No person shall solicit for any purpose on the airport without permission of the airport manager.

(Ord. No. 971 § 3.)

Sec. 3-7. - Advertisements, etc.

No person shall post, distribute or display signs, advertisements, circulars or printed or written matter at the airport except with the approval and in such a manner as may be prescribed by the airport manager.

(Ord. No. 971 § 3.)

Sec. 3-8. - Animals. ^[46]

Animals shall not be permitted on the airport unless leashed or restrained in such a manner as to be under control.

(Ord. No. 971 § 3.)

Sec. 3-9. - General conduct of plane operators and owners.

(a)

Payment or satisfactory credit arrangements shall be made for storage, repairs, supplies or services rendered by the airport before flight clearance is granted.

(b)

Aircraft shall be stored and repairs made in the space designated for the purpose by the airport manager and in such space only.

(c)

Aircraft owners, their pilots, or agents, shall be responsible for the prompt removal of disabled aircraft and parts thereof. The airport manager or federal authorities may delay such action pending investigation of an accident.

(d)

All airport property destroyed, injured or damaged by accident or otherwise shall be paid for by the party responsible for such destruction, injury or damage thereto.

(e)

Aircraft engines shall not be started or run unless a competent operator is at the controls and unless the aircraft is equipped with adequate brakes, fully applied, or the wheels are securely blocked with blocks which can be removed safely.

(f)

Persons involved in accidents on the airport shall make a full report thereon to the manager as soon after the accident as possible.

(g)

No aircraft shall be left unattended on the airport unless properly secured or in a hangar. Owners of such aircraft shall be held responsible for any damage resulting from the failure to comply with this rule.

(h)

No person shall take or use any aircraft, parts, instruments or tools thereon owned, controlled or operated by any other person while such aircraft, parts, instruments or tools are stored, housed or otherwise left on the airport or within its hangar without the written consent of the owner or operator thereof, or satisfactory evidence of the right to do so duly presented to the airport manager.

(Ord. No. 971 § 3.)

Sec. 3-10. - Fire hazards generally. ^[47]

(a)

No activity including but not limited to painting, doping and cleaning shall be conducted on airport property with any flammable substances having a flash point below two hundred degrees Fahrenheit unless the activity and the manner in which it is to be conducted have been approved in writing by the airport manager.

(b)

Smoking shall be prohibited in certain restricted posted areas.

(c)

No person shall keep, store or discard any flammable liquids, gases, signal flares, oily rags or other combustible material in the hangars or in any buildings on the airport without the prior written approval of the airport manager concerning the location and manner of conducting such storage or disposal operations.

(d)

No person shall dump any waste, refuse or other material on the airport. ^[48]

(e)

Hangar entrances shall be kept clear at all times for ingress and egress of tenants' aircraft. No person shall use flammable liquids in the cleaning of aircraft, aircraft engines, propellers and appliances without the prior written approval of the airport manager concerning the location and manner of conducting such cleaning operations.

(f)

All lessees on the airport shall keep their hangars and areas adjacent thereto, leased or used by them respectively, free and clear of waste material, rubbish and other flammable material.

(Ord. No. 971 § 3.)

Sec. 3-11. - Fueling operations. ^[49]

(a)

No aircraft shall be fueled or drained while the engine is running, or while such aircraft is in a hangar or enclosed space.

(b)

No smoking shall be permitted within fifty feet of an aircraft being fueled or drained.

(c)

No person shall operate any radio transmitter or receiver or switch electrical appliances off or on in an aircraft during fueling or draining.

(d)

During fueling, the aircraft and the fuel dispensing apparatus shall be properly grounded.

(e)

Persons engaged in the fueling and draining of aircraft shall exercise due care.

(f)

Adequate fire extinguishers shall be within reach of all fueling and draining operations.

(g)

No person shall start the engine of any aircraft when there is any excess gasoline on the ground under such aircraft.

(h)

Fueling hoses and defueling equipment shall be maintained and operated in a safe and sound condition and shall be equipped with a grounding device to prevent ignition of volatile liquids.

(i)

Aviation fuels and lubricants shall not be sold or dispensed into any aircraft or other containers on the airport except in such a manner and under such terms and conditions as may be prescribed by the airport manager.

(Ord. No. 971 § 3.)

Sec. 3-12. - Land transportation and traffic regulations generally. ^[50]

(a)

Vehicles shall not be parked on the airport other than in the manner and at locations indicated in designated areas.

(b)

No common carrier vehicle or vehicle for hire shall load or unload passengers or stand at the airport at any place other than in the area designated by the airport manager.

(c)

Motorized equipment shall not be operated on the apron except by persons assigned to duty thereon or others authorized by the airport manager.

(d)

No person shall operate any vehicle on any of the landing areas unless authorized to do so by the airport manager and then only in such a manner as may be prescribed.

(e)

Motor vehicles shall be operated in strict compliance with speed limits prescribed by the airport manager and indicated by posted traffic signs, and in no event shall be in excess of twenty miles per hour. The airport manager shall have authority to move vehicles parked in such places and in such a manner as to hinder any approved operation. Such authority shall include the authority to tow away any such vehicle.

(Ord. No. 971 § 3.)

Sec. 3-13. - Air rules.

No aeronautical activity shall be conducted at the airport except in conformance with the current federal air regulations.

(a)

Low flying within the confines of the traffic pattern, except in emergencies or when necessary to climb to the designated pattern altitude or descend to a landing, is prohibited.

(b)

No aircraft shall be taxied except at a safe and reasonable speed and in no case in excess of fifteen miles per hour. No aircraft shall take off or land, except in conformance with the then approved traffic pattern, emergency landings excepted.

(c)

Aircraft shall not cross any runway until the pilot has stopped and made certain by visual inspection that there is no danger of collision with any person or object.

(d)

Taxiing in and out of hangars is specifically prohibited.

(e)

Except in an emergency, no turn shall be made after takeoff until the airport boundary has been reached and the pilot has attained an altitude of at least five hundred feet and has ascertained that there will be no danger of turning into the path of a following aircraft.

(f)

Aircraft leaving the pattern shall make a forty-five degree turn away from the airport after completing the first turn to the crosswind leg.

(g)

Aircraft entering the pattern shall enter at a forty-five degree angle to the downwind leg.

(h)

The airport manager may refuse clearance or delay any flights or other operations at the airport for any reason he can justify in the interest of safety.

(i)

Initial takeoff shall be made at the ends of the runway only.

(j)

Formation flying is prohibited in the traffic pattern on takeoffs and landings.

(k)

Engines shall be stopped while passengers are being enplaned or deplaned.

(l)

The airport manager may regulate practice touch and go landings whenever traffic volume is such that such regulation is necessary for the safe, orderly operation of the airport.

(m)

No aircraft shall remain on the landing or takeoff area for the purpose of instructing students between flights.

(n)

Instructions from the control tower may take precedence over any of the above-mentioned air rules.

(Ord. No. 971 § 3.)

Sec. 3-14. - Firearms, etc. ^[51]

(a)

No person except peace officers, duly authorized and post office, airport and air carrier employees, or members of the armed forces of the United States on official duty, shall carry any firearms, including BB guns, explosives, bows and arrows, or flammable materials on the airport without the written permission of the airport manager. Such permission may be granted by the airport manager for an indefinite period when circumstances warrant.

(b)

All persons other than the excepted classes shall surrender all such objects in their possession to the airport manager.

(Ord. No. 971 § 3.)

Sec. 3-15. - Liability of county, etc.

The county, its agents or employees operating the airport, assumes no responsibility for damage to property stored thereon or property thereon of persons using the airport facilities, by reason of fire, theft, vandalism, windstorm, flood, earthquake or collision, nor does it assume any liability by reason of injury to persons while on the airport or while using the facilities of the same.

(Ord. No. 971 § 3.)

Sec. 3-16. - Rates and charges.

The rates and charges for the use of land and facilities of the airport shall be those established from time to time by resolution of the Board of Supervisors.

(Ord. No. 971 § 3.)

Sec. 3-17. - Violations and penalties.

(a)

Any person operating or handling any aircraft, vehicle, equipment or apparatus or using the airport or any of its facilities in violation of the provisions of this article or other rules and regulations that may be prescribed, or refusing to comply therewith, may be promptly removed from the airport; moreover, for cause, any person might be deprived of and refused the further using of the airport and its facilities by the airport manager upon the order of his superior authority or on his own initiative for such length of time as may be required to insure the safeguarding of the airport and the public and its interest therein. The manager shall exercise discretion in this matter. If unnecessary hardship results, appeal may be made to the Board of Supervisors.

(b)

Any person who shall violate or refuse to abide by any of the provisions of this article, or any of the rules and regulations set forth in any section of this article, or any of the provisions of law incorporated herein, shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and upon conviction thereof shall be punishable as provided by Section 1-7

(Ord. No. 971 § 3.)