A. Consent Of County Commissioners Required: No person shall operate or maintain a commercial aircraft repair shop or any other commercial operation, including spray plane operations without first having obtained the written consent of the Board of County Commissioners and the recommendation of the Airport Board.
B. Compliance With Airport Rules And Regulations: If there are ongoing commercial operations operating on airport property, including leased farm ground or farming operations, said operations will be subject to all rules and regulations governing the airport.
C. Infringement Prohibited: Aircraft operations and use of the facilities shall prevail and if said operations infringe upon aircraft usage, then the farming or commercial operations must be changed so as to stop any such infringement. The Airport Board shall make the determination in such cases. (Ord. 83-03, 6-13-1983)
D. Agricultural Spraying Use Fees:
1. License Fee: All persons, entities, and organizations which seek to land and/or take off from the American Falls Airport for purposes of applying agricultural sprays, chemicals, fertilizers, fungicides, or other products from fixed wing aircraft or helicopters must first pay a license fee to Power County, by and through the Airport Manager, in the amount of two hundred fifty dollars ($250.00) per year per entity. Said fee will be assessed per application for up to and including two (2) aircraft. Any aircraft over two (2) will be assessed an additional one hundred twenty five dollars ($125.00) per aircraft per year.
2. Time For Payment: Said fees shall be paid on June 15 of each year commencing June 15, 1992, for all persons who are permanently located at the American Falls Airport and shall be paid prior to the use of the Power County Airport for all persons who wish to use said runway during 1992 and subsequent years for operation of said aircraft for less than a full year.
3. Fee For Runway Availability: Said fee is for the availability of said runway for aircraft used in said agricultural purposes and shall apply equally to all users of said runway regardless of the number of times the runway is used or the length of time that the runway is used.
4. Authority To Cease Operations: The Airport Manager shall have the authority to require any persons seeking to use the American Falls runway for aircraft used in agricultural spraying operation to cease operations until and unless the required fee is paid. (Ord. 92-02, 5-4-1992)
5. Violation; Penalty: Any person who operates an aircraft, fixed winged or helicopter, from the American Falls Airport without having first paid the required use fee therefor shall be guilty of a misdemeanor punishable as provided in Section 6-1-14 of this Chapter. (Ord. 92-02, 5-4-1992; amd. 1998 Code)