(a) Statement of concept. A multiple services operator is a person, firm or corporation engaged in any two or more of the aeronautical services for which minimum standards have been hereinbefore provided.
(b) Minimum standards.
(1) The operator shall lease from the city an area of not less than 36,000 square feet of ground space for aircraft storage, parking and other use in accordance with the services to be offered, on which shall be erected a building providing at least 4,000 square feet for aircraft storage, and at least 1,200 square feet for office, restrooms, customer lounge and telephone facilities for customer use; auto parking space with minimum accommodations for 15 automobiles (no on-street parking), a paved walkway, and a paved aircraft apron, all within the leased area and sufficient to accommodate the operator's activities and operations to be provided.
a. If flight training is one of the multiple services offered, the operator shall provide classroom and briefing room facilities in the aforementioned building.
b. If crop-dusting, serial application, or other commercial use of chemicals are part of the multiple services offered, the operator shall provide a centrally drained, paved area of not less than 3,000 square feet for aircraft loading, washing, and servicing. Operator shall also provide for the safe loading and unloading, storage, and containment of noxious chemical materials. Such facilities will be in a location on the Big Spring Airport and Industrial Park.
c. The building for aircraft storage will not be required if none of the individual services provided requires such a building under these standards. The standards for multiple services involving only line services, specialized repair services, and specialized commercial flying services will require only 18,000 square feet of ground space, 800 square feet of office space, and parking for five automobiles.
(2) The operator shall comply with the aircraft requirements, including the equipment thereon, for each aeronautical service to be performed except as hereinafter provided.
a. Multiple uses can be made of all aircraft except aircraft used for crop-dusting, aerial application, or other commercial use of chemicals.
b. The operator, except if he is performing combinations of multiple services for which aircraft are not required, shall have available and based at the airport, either owned by the operator or under written lease to the operator, not less than two certified and currently airworthy aircraft, suitably equipped and capable of flight, to meet the minimum standards and requirements as hereinbefore provided for each aeronautical service to be performed. The operator shall provide the equipment and services required to meet the minimum standards as hereinbefore provided for each aeronautical service the operator is performing.
(3) The operator shall procure and maintain, during the term of his agreement, as a minimum, insurance coverage which is equal to the highest of the minimum limits set for the respective categories of aeronautical services being performed by the operator.
(4) The operator shall have in his employ, and on duty during operating hours, trained personnel in such numbers as are required to meet the minimum standards and requirements set forth, in an efficient manner, for each aeronautical service being performed by the operator. Multiple responsibilities may be assigned to meet the personnel requirements for each aeronautical service being performed by the operator.
(Prior Code, § 10-19; Ord. of 6-22-1982)