A. Statement Of Concept: A charter services operator is a person providing air transportation to the general public for hire, either on a charter basis (commercial operation) or as an air taxi operator, as defined by the FAA.
B. Minimum Standards:
1. The operator shall lease from the airport an area of not less than six thousand (6,000) square feet of ground space including a building thereon providing at least four thousand (4,000) square feet of floor space for aircraft storage and at least one thousand (1,000) square feet of floor space for office, customer lounge and restrooms. The operator shall be responsible for heating, lighting and making adequate arrangements for customer access to the building and furnishing it with communication facilities, including a point of contact, for customer use.
2. The operator shall provide, either owned or under written lease to operator, not less than one (1) single-engine, four- place aircraft and one (1) multi-engine aircraft, both of which shall meet the requirements, including for instrument operations, of the air taxi commercial operator certificate held by the operator.
3. The operator shall provide services upon the leased premises eight (8) hours daily, six (6) days per week. During all other times, the operator shall provide on call service. The operator shall employ trained personnel in such numbers as may be required to meet the minimum standards in an efficient manner, who shall include not less than at least one (1) FAA certified commercial pilot rated to permit the flight activity offered by the operator.
4. The operator shall carry the following insurance with the limits specified:
a. Aircraft liability: Bodily injury and property damage combined, one million dollars ($1,000,000.00) single limit per occurrence; passenger liability, one million dollars ($1,000,000.00) per occurrence; limited to two hundred thousand dollars ($200,000.00) per passenger.
b. Comprehensive public liability and comprehensive property damage: Bodily injury and property damage combined, one million dollars ($1,000,000.00) single limit per occurrence. (Ord. 08-09, 8-5-2008)