For the purpose of this chapter, the following definitions apply unless the context clearly indicates or requires a different meaning.
AERIAL SPRAY APPLICATOR. Any person who operates an aircraft to spray fungicides, insecticides, or herbicides upon crops and other plants or insects from the aircraft.
AIRCRAFT. Any vehicle designed to fly, glide, float, or sail in the air while carrying one or more persons, including, but not limited to, airplanes, helicopters, hot-air balloons, gliders, hang gliders, and powered gliders.
AIRCRAFT PARKING FEES. The fees, established and from time to time amended by the City Council in accordance with M.S. § 360.038, subd. 6, as it may be amended from time to time, to be charged the operator of transient aircraft parking at the airport. A copy of the applicable fee schedule is to be posted at the airport and is to be furnished on request to the operator of transient aircraft incident to use of the facility.
AIRPORT. Battle Lake Municipal Airport, a publicly owned but private AIRPORT, as defined in Minn. Rules part 8800.1900, as it may be amended from time to time; that is, a RESTRICTED AIRPORT at which the persons who may use the airport are determined by the owner of the airport, namely, the city.
AIRPORT MANAGER. The person appointed to this position by the City Council.
AVIATION FUEL AND PETROLEUM PRODUCTS. Any aviation fuel, aviation gasoline, jet fuel, or other petroleum products used in the fueling of aircraft.
CHEMICALS. Any substance produced by a chemical process and used to kill or control plant growth or insects.
COMMERCIAL USE FOR AERONAUTICAL PURPOSES. The use of the airport facilities in such a way that the airport is indispensable to the user’s for-profit business operation, including specifically but not exclusively: flight instruction; aircraft sales; airframe and/or power plant repair, servicing and inspection; aircraft rental; aircraft fuel and fuel dispensing services; air taxi services; air charters; flying clubs; air freight services; aerial spray applicator’s chemical loading and unloading operations; and aerial spray applicator’s fueling or refueling operations when a chemical cargo is onboard the aircraft.
CONTROLLED MODEL AIRCRAFT. Any miniature, representation, or imitation of an aircraft not capable of carrying one or more persons and operated or controlled by radio signal or attached wire.
FUELING FACILITY. Any temporary or permanent structures, pumps, and tanks for the storage and/or sale of aviation fuel and petroleum products. FUELING FACILITY includes private tanks and pumps for personal use. FUELING FACILITY shall also include tanker or truck deliveries directly to aircraft at or upon the airport.
OTHER COMMERCIAL USE. Any for-profit business operation which is not a commercial use for aeronautical purposes, including specifically but not exclusively: auto-body repair; manufacturing operations; and the subletting of hangar space.
OTHER PRIVATE USE. Any private use which is not for profit, or is casual or intermittent, and to which the airport facilities are not indispensable, including specifically but not exclusively: storage of automobiles, boats, trailers, and recreational vehicles.
PRIVATE USE FOR AERONAUTICAL PURPOSES. Any use of airport facilities in such a way that the airport facilities are indispensable to the activity, and which use is not for profit, or is casual or intermittent, including specifically but not exclusively: aircraft storage, personal repairs on private aircraft; practicing landings or take-offs; medical evacuations by air ambulance; and civil air patrol.
TRANSIENT AIRCRAFT. Aircraft making use of the airport for personal use but not based at the airport.