A. Permit Required: No person shall conduct fueling operations until he or she has completed the fueling application form and received a fueling permit from the city. In order to receive a fueling permit, the person shall be an aircraft owner fueling his or her own aircraft and vehicles with his or her own personnel and equipment; or a person having a valid written lease agreement with the city or a commercial aeronautical activities permit from the city for commercial fuel sales. Each person receiving the fueling permit shall comply with all applicable regulations in this title, and the information provided on the fueling application form.
B. Authorized Personnel: Each fueling permit holder shall assure that each person responsible to the present holder for fueling is trained in the safe operation of the equipment used, in the operation of emergency controls, and in emergency procedures, before allowing that person to fuel or defuel aircraft or vehicles.
C. Equipment:
1. Maintenance: All fuel servicing equipment shall comply with a national testing laboratory standard for that equipment. Equipment shall be maintained in a safe operating condition. Equipment shall be removed from service when it leaks or malfunctions.
2. Parking: No person shall park a fuel servicing vehicle or allow it to remain within fifty feet (50') of any building. No person shall park fuel servicing vehicles or allow them to remain parked side by side with less than ten feet (10') between them.
D. Location Designated: Fueling operations shall be conducted in areas designated by the city. No fuel servicing shall be conducted inside a hangar or building; within twenty five feet (25') of any hangar or building; or within fifty feet (50') of any open flame, combustion and ventilation air intake or any boiler, heater, or incinerator.
E. Spills:
1. Prevention; Cleanup: Each fueling permit holder shall exercise care to prevent fuel spills. When a spill occurs, fuel servicing shall be stopped immediately and shall not continue until the fuel spill has been cleaned up. Each fueling permit holder shall be responsible to clean up the permit holder's own spills. If the fueling permit holder fails to do so immediately, the city may have it done and bill the responsible party for the cost of the cleanup.
2. Notification: The responsible party shall notify appropriate emergency services and the airport manager immediately when a fuel spill occurs.
F. Grounding: During fuel servicing operation, the aircraft and fuel servicing equipment shall be grounded and electrically bonded to prevent ignition of volatile gases by static electricity.
G. Prohibited When: Fueling and defueling are prohibited when any of the following conditions are present:
1. The engine is running on the aircraft or vehicle being fueled or defueled, unless authorized by the aircraft operating manual.
2. When a combustion heater, charger, radio transmitter or any other potential ignition source is being operated within fifty feet (50') of the fuel servicing operation.
3. When lightning is within five (5) nautical miles of the airport.
H. Smoking: Smoking is prohibited within fifty feet (50') of any fuel servicing operation, any fuel truck, and any aircraft while fueling operations are taking place.
I. Attendant Required: Each fueling permit holder shall assure that a cabin attendant is stationed near the cabin door, if passengers are on board an aircraft while it is being fueled or defueled.
J. Fire Extinguisher: At least one fire extinguisher with a minimum 10-B:C classification shall be within seventy five feet (75') of all fuel servicing operations.
(Ord. 2005-45, 7-19-2005)