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Codified Ordinances of Freeport, Illinois
CODIFIED ORDINANCES OF FREEPORT, ILLINOIS
PRELIMINARY UNIT
PART TWO - ADMINISTRATION CODE
PART FOUR - TRAFFIC CODE
PART SIX - GENERAL OFFENSES CODE
PART EIGHT - BUSINESS REGULATION AND TAXATION CODE
PART TEN - STREETS, UTILITIES AND PUBLIC SERVICES CODE
PART TWELVE - PLANNING AND ZONING CODE
PART FOURTEEN - BUILDING AND HOUSING CODE
PART SIXTEEN - FIRE PREVENTION CODE
CHAPTER 1070
Freeport Albertus Municipal Airport
1070.01   Leasing and contract standards; purposes.
1070.02   Definitions.
1070.03   Lease applications.
1070.04   Agreement required prior to commencement of commercial activity.
1070.05   Fixed-base operator leases.
1070.06   Airport Manager.
1070.07   Experience and financial ability of lessees.
1070.08   Aircraft sales.
1070.09   Airframe and/or power plant repair facilities.
1070.10   Aircraft rentals.
1070.11   Flight training schools.
1070.12   Radio, instrument or propeller repair services.
1070.13   Air taxi services.
1070.14   Construction of buildings by lessees.
1070.15   Aircraft fuel and lubricant dispensing.
1070.16   Supplemental lease provisions.
1070.17   Duration of leases.
1070.99   Penalty.
   CROSS REFERENCES
   Municipal airports and landing fields - see 65 ILCS 5/11-103-1 et seq.
   Municipal airport authorities - see 70 ILCS 5/0.01 et seq.
   Aircraft - see 620 ILCS 5/1 et seq.
   Litter from aircraft - see TRAF. 460.10
   Airport Hazard Zoning District - see P. & Z. Ch. 1261
1070.01 LEASING AND CONTRACT STANDARDS; PURPOSES.
   The leasing standards and requirements provided in this chapter have been established in the public interest in order to permit the safe and efficient operation of the Freeport Albertus Municipal Airport on fair and reasonable terms in accordance with the provisions of Section 308 of the Federal Aviation Act, Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, as amended, Part 21 of the Regulations of the Office of the Secretary of Transportation, applicable Grant Agreements properly executed by the City, and Federal Aviation Regulations (FAR).
(1977 Code § 2-201)
1070.02 DEFINITIONS.
   As used in this chapter:
   (a)   "Aeronautical activity" means any commercial activity which involves, makes possible or is required for the operation of aircraft, or which contributes to or is required for the safety of such operations.
   (b)   "Aircraft" means any and all contrivances now and hereafter used for the navigation of, or flight in, air or space, including, but not limited to, airplanes, lighter-than-air crafts, hot air balloons, helicopters, gliders, amphibian airplanes, ultralight aircraft and seaplanes.
   (c)   "Airport" means land and improvements owned by the City and designated by the City for use as a navigational facility known as Freeport Albertus Airport, the facilities and boundaries of which may be modified from time to time.
   (d)   [Left intentionally blank.]
   (e)   "Airport Manager" means the person or entity designated by the City having immediate charge and responsibility for the supervision of the daily operations and activities of the Airport. In the event an entity other than an individual is designated as the Airport Manager, such entity shall designate one individual to exercise the authority of the Airport Manager and a second individual to serve as an Alternate Airport Manager in the absence of the individual primarily designated.
   (f)   "Commercial activity" means any and all activity, including commercial aviation activity and activity conducted at or from the Airport by any person, in which any product is sold or exchanged, or any services are provided for users of the Airport and its facilities, for monetary gain or exchange of goods or services.
   (g)   "Commercial aviation activity" means any and all activity, including that not engaged in with a view to profit, conducted at or from the Airport by any person in furtherance of commercial aviation, including the operation of a fixed based operation; maintenance, repair or servicing of aircraft or the component parts thereof; aircraft sales; aircraft parts or equipment sales; the provision of scheduled or nonscheduled air carrier passenger or charter flights; freight, express package, courier or mail service; student flight instruction; communications; aerial photography and mapping; or any other commercial flight operation.
   (h)   "Fixed base operation" means an operation conducted at the Airport by a person having the right or obligation under an existing agreement with the City, including an airport lease or management contract, to furnish any or all of the following services: storage and/or tie down of aircraft; repair and/or maintenance of aircraft; the sale of new and/or used aircraft, aircraft parts or equipment; the repair, sale and/or maintenance of aircraft radios, instruments and/or electronic equipment; aircraft charter, rental and/or lease; flight instruction; and the sale of aviation fuels and other petroleum products.
   (i)   "Operation of aircraft" or "aircraft operation" means any use, movement or control of aircraft, on or in the vicinity of the Airport, for any purpose whatsoever.
   (j)   "Person" means any individual, firm, copartnership, corporation, company, association, society or group, or duly authorized representative thereof, singular and plural.
(Ord. 95-29. Passed 7-3-95; Ord. 2018-03. Passed 1-22-18.)
1070.03 LEASE APPLICATIONS.
   Applications for a lease shall be in writing and shall set forth, in full and in detail, the scope of operations which the applicant proposes to carry on, including, but not limited to, the following: the amount of land the applicant desires to lease; the type of building the applicant proposes to construct; the building space to be leased or constructed; the services to be offered; the hours of proposed operation; the number of persons he or she will employ; and the number of aircraft to be based at the Airport. All proposals shall be reviewed for compliance with guidelines set forth in any development standard now or hereafter adopted by the City. Proof of insurance coverage required and evidence of financial capability as required in this chapter shall accompany the application. The City shall be the sole judge of what constitutes adequate financial capacity.
(Ord. 95-29. Passed 7-3-95.)
1070.04 AGREEMENT REQUIRED PRIOR TO COMMENCEMENT OF COMMERCIAL ACTIVITY.
   No person shall engage in any business or commercial activity of any nature whatsoever on the Airport without the prior written approval of the City and under such terms and conditions as may be prescribed in writing, in an agreement with the City. No person shall have the Airport as a base or terminal for the carrying on of commercial aviation, fixed-base operator, aviation operator or repair shop activities, scheduled or nonscheduled air carrier carrying passengers, freight, express or mail, student flying, communications or any other commercial flying except by persons under lease with the City authorizing such operations.
(1977 Code § 2-203)
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