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A. Except as authorized and regulated by Federal law or FAA regulation, it shall be unlawful for any person to fly or launch any model aircraft, model rocket, or similar device, powered by an engine, rocket type motor or similar device within the restricted area. The "restricted area" is defined as that area of the City located south of Constitution Avenue, west of the Jimmy Camp Creek creekbed, north of Fontaine Boulevard and east of Academy Boulevard. The term "model aircraft" is defined to include model rockets and free flying model airplanes, model helicopters, model dirigibles or any similar model devices, whether or not radio controlled. "Model aircraft" does not include model aircraft which are attached to the operator by rope, wire or other physical wire type attachment used to guide the model in a circular flight pattern.
B. Except as authorized and regulated by Federal law or FAA regulation, it shall be unlawful for any person to operate any model aircraft, model rocket, or similar device within the City limits higher than one thousand two hundred feet (1,200') above the ground. (Ord. 94-208; Ord. 01-42)
A. Legislative Declaration: City Council finds and declares that the health, safety and welfare of the citizens of the City are dependent on the continued encouragement, development and expansion of opportunities for employment in the private sector in the City and that aviation and commercial development on the Municipal Airport property is an economic development activity within the meaning of section 10-60 of the City Charter. City Council further finds and declares that offering tax incentives to qualifying businesses performing commercial activities on the Municipal Airport property will enhance and strengthen the City's economic vitality, promote job retention and creation and the City's business climate in general, encourage business spending and enhancing business transactions related to commercial aeronautical activities, attract new businesses to the City, allow existing businesses to expand within the City and further support this economic development activity. City Council also finds and declares that approving economic development agreements as set forth in this section will expedite and improve the City's responsiveness to those desiring to relocate to or expand within the City.
B. Economic Development Agreements Authorized: As set forth by City Council in this section and subject to the authorized incentives, the Mayor is authorized to negotiate and execute one or more economic development agreements with any business that performs a commercial activity in support of the Airport becoming as financially self-sustaining as possible. The Airport Director or his or her designee shall inform the Airport Advisory Commission and the City Council within sixty (60) days of the execution of any economic development agreement executed pursuant to this part.
C. Authorized Incentives: An economic development agreement executed in accord with this section may include one or more of the following incentives so long as the agreement will result in a positive financial impact to the City:
1. Up to one hundred percent (100%) of the City's general fund portion of the sales tax or use tax paid by or for the benefit of the business for the purchase or use of construction and building materials used in the establishment of the new business facility on the Municipal Airport.
2. Up to one hundred percent (100%) of the business personal property tax paid by or for the benefit of the business for any business personal property with its situs at the new business facility on the Municipal Airport with actual value for purposes of assessment greater than five hundred thousand dollars ($500,000.00) (net of any credits or other setoffs).
3. As used herein, the phrase "by or for the benefit of the business" includes sales and use tax payments by any construction contractor engaged by the qualified business to construct and/or equip the new business facility.
D. No Incentive Less Than One Hundred Dollars: No incentive less than one hundred dollars ($100.00) for a year will be allowed.
E. Term: The term of an economic development agreement executed pursuant to this section shall be as follows:
New Jobs | Term |
5 - 9 | 4 years |
10 - 49 | Up to 10 years |
50 or more | Up to 15 years |
F. Other Terms And Conditions: The Mayor is authorized to negotiate all other terms and conditions of an economic development agreement that are not in conflict with this section.
G. Notification Requirement: The Mayor shall inform City Council upon the complete execution of any economic development agreement executed pursuant to this section.
(Ord. 15-45; Ord. 16-66; Ord. 23-37)