All words and phrases used in this chapter shall have the following meaning, unless its context requires otherwise. All definitions contained within the Federal Aviation Act of 1958 and all amendments thereto are incorporated herein. All definitions shall be interpreted consistently with the Federal Aviation Act and amendments thereto.
“Aircraft” means a device that is used or intended to be used for flight in the air, including helicopters and ultralight vehicles.
“Airport” means all of the areas comprising the Casa Grande Municipal Airport, as now existing or as the same may hereafter be expanded and developed and shall include all of its facilities. “Airport” includes all airports owned or operated by the city.
“Airport advisory board” means the duly appointed five-member airport advisory board of the city.
“Airport director” or “director” means the city manager of Casa Grande or his/her designee.
“Commercial activity” means the conduct of any aspect of a business or concession on the airport for revenue.
“City” means the city of Casa Grande.
“Council” means the mayor and city council.
“Field area” means that area used for aircraft taxiing, run up, take off, landing, tie downs, loading and unloading of passengers and baggage. Field area shall include all areas used by vehicles or pedestrians to gain access to any of the above, and shall include all additional areas designated by the director as a field area.
“General fixed based operator” means a person, firm or corporation subject to the provisions of a lease and nonexclusive license engaging in the following: the sales, service, renting, or leasing of new or used aircraft, parts, aircraft accessories and hardware, custom repair, overhauling, and modification of general aviation aircraft and/or aircraft equipment, including the conduct of charter flight service, aerial photography and flight schools.
“Operator” means the person, firm or corporation in possession of an aircraft or vehicle or any person who has rented such for the purpose of operation by him/herself or an agent.
“Owner” means a person who holds the legal title of an aircraft or a vehicle, or in the event that the aircraft or vehicle is the subject of a conditional sale or lease thereof within the right of purchase upon performance of the conditions stated in the agreement, and with the immediate right of possession vested in the conditional vendee or lessee or anyone in possession of an aircraft or vehicle on the airport or in the event of a mortgagor of an aircraft or vehicle is entitled to the possession, then the conditional vendee, lessee or mortgagor shall be deemed the owner for the purpose of these rules and regulations.
“Public area” means all other airport areas not field areas, except those areas designated by a tenant or the director as nonpublic areas. The director shall have the power to overrule a tenant's designation of an area as a nonpublic area and may designate the area to be public.
“Park” or “parking” means the standing of an aircraft or vehicle whether occupied or not.
“Pedestrian” means any person afoot.
“Permission” or “permit” means permission granted by the airport director unless otherwise specifically provided herein.
“Special fixed base operator” means a person, firm, or corporation subject to the provisions of a lease and nonexclusive license engaging in some but not all of the activities of a general fixed base operator.
“Vehicle” means a device in, upon or by which a person or property is or may be propelled, moved, or drawn upon a highway excepting a device moved by human power.
(Prior code § 22-1-1) (Ord. 1397.02.07 § 3 (part), 2001)