(A) Fuel delivery and dispensing. No person shall transport, store, or deliver fuels to be used for aviation purposes on the airport, or dispense fuels into aircraft unless it is in accordance with this section.
(B) Open-flame operations. Open flames, flame-producing devices or other sources of ignition shall be permitted in designated areas only, or as approved by the Manager.
(C) Smoking. No person shall smoke on any apron or ramp, in any hangar or shop, or in any other place on the airport grounds where smoking is specifically prohibited by the town.
(D) Storage.
(1) No person shall store any combustible materials, flammable liquids, or other hazardous materials in an aircraft hangar or other building on the airport except in containers made specifically for said storage and in locations approved by the town, or as otherwise permitted by his/her lease and the Rules. Quantities of lubricants and other fluids required for day to day aircraft maintenance and operation shall not exceed the quantities allowed by the currently adopted Fire Code. Quantities as allowed by the Fire Department are excluded from this rule.
(2) Each lessee of a hangar on the airport shall provide suitable receptacles for storing waste, rags and other rubbish, and shall remove all rubbish from such hangar at least weekly.
(E) Apron surface areas and floor surface.
(1) Each person to whom area on the airport is leased, assigned, or made available for use shall keep such area free and clear of oil, grease, or other foreign materials that could cause a fire hazard or a slippery or otherwise unsafe condition.
(2) No person shall leave any material unattended (such as oil absorbents or similar material) that creates a hazard when picked up, swirled, or blown about by the blast from an aircraft engine.
(F) Fueling operations.
(1) General requirements.
(a) No person shall fuel or defuel an aircraft while:
1. The aircraft’s engine is running or being warmed by an external heat source;
2. The aircraft is in a hangar or enclosed space;
3. The filler neck or vent of the fuel tank being filled is within 25 feet of a hangar; or
4. While passengers or personnel are on board the aircraft.
(b) No person shall smoke or use any material that is likely to cause a spark or be a source of ignition within 50 feet of any aircraft being fueled or defueled.
(c) Any person engaged in fueling or defueling an aircraft on the airport shall exercise care to prevent the overflow of fuel.
(d) Any person engaged in fueling or defueling an aircraft on the airport shall have ready access to adequate fire extinguishers.
(2) Commercial fueling. All commercial fueling operations on the airport shall be in accordance with the requirements of the latest adopted Fire Code and NFPA 407.
(3) Self fueling of aircraft. Self fueling of aircraft on the airport is permitted in accordance with the following requirements:
(a) Self fueling from a vehicular mounted fuel tank or from a fueling cart shall be in accordance with latest adopted NFPA 407 with the deletion of NFPA 407 Section 4.3.11.2.
(b) Self fueling from hand-held containers shall be in accordance with the provisions of the Rules.
(c) Approved pumps, either hand operated or power operated, shall be used when aircraft are fueled from any container with a capacity of more than five gallons. Pouring or gravity flow shall not be permitted from a container with a capacity of more than five gallons.
(Ord. 824, passed 9-20-12; Res. 2681, passed 9-20-12) Penalty, see § 95.99