(A) The airport is leased or owned, and operated by the city, organized under the statutory authority of the state. Connersville Airport, Mettel Field is continuously open for aircraft traffic as regulated by Federal Aviation Administration and State Aeronautics Commission laws and regulations, as well as local airport management decisions imposed for safety or unusual circumstances. Until conditions warrant, normal service is contracted for on a daytime basis only. This airport is governed by the city, which has adopted the following rules with respect to the airport to provide for the safety and proper conduct of persons and property using the airport. The following rules and regulations are to be construed in conformity with all federal, state, or local laws.
(B) The rules and regulations presented within this instrument are designed to provide the basis for the maximum public safety possible in the operation of the Connersville Airport, Mettel Field. Aircraft safety, either while airborne or on the ground and safety with regard to the necessary vehicular traffic at the airport are the first criteria for operation at the airport.
(C) Inasmuch as various organizations and individuals using the airport necessarily have widely varying operation requirements, these rules and regulations were formulated so as to approach these needs, consistent with airport safety. Copies of these rules and regulations will be issued to all organizations and individuals consistently using the airport. When, from time to time, changes or additions are made in the regulations, the procedure shall be the same as established by law in amending any ordinance.
(Ord. 2178, passed 12-13-78)