(a) No person shall engage in any business or commercial activity of any nature whatsoever on the airport, including flight instruction and aircraft and engine repair without a written contract or permit with the County or CSA for such activity subject to the following exceptions:
(1) An owner of an aircraft who performs repair upon that aircraft, providing such individual is properly permitted to do such work under current FAA regulations, and, providing further that such work is conducted so as not to create any hazard or nuisance to any other aircraft, person, or operator upon the airport, and provided further that such work is conducted in a location approved by the Airport Manager. Any person holding a current and appropriate FAA mechanic’s certificate may assist an owner, instruct an owner, or supervise such permitted work without remuneration when that owner himself performs such repairs.
(2) An owner may perform a maintenance service for himself or herself.
(3) A person holding a current FAA flight instruction certificate who gives occasional flight instruction, without pay or other remuneration, to an owner of an aircraft in that owner’s aircraft.
(b) Any person required to obtain a permit or contract, must pay the applicable fees and obtain a permit from the Airport Manger prior to providing services or goods to an aircraft owner.
(c) The County or CSA may require permits from individuals or companies to perform maintenance on aircraft under unusual circumstances, i.e., repair to flyaway status by owner of aircraft not based upon airport; aircraft of unusual design, size, or age; aircraft and the components for which there is no qualified licensed operator upon the airport.
(d) The County or CSA may refuse to issue a contract or permit under the following circumstances:
(1) The person applying for the permit is in violation of any provision of this Chapter or has been excluded from any airport for cause under any applicable section of this Title or has had any contract with the County or CSA terminated by the County or CSA at or before the effective date of the requested permit.
(2) No space is available for the intended operation when space is necessary for the conduct of said proposed operations.
(3) The proposed activity will cause a nuisance or hazard by the nature of said operation and its location to the users of the airport.
(4) The person applying for the permit has unfulfilled obligations remaining in an existing or prior contract or permit.
(e) Nothing herein shall be deemed to prohibit the registered owner of a private aircraft from offering said aircraft for sale or from selling said aircraft.
(f) Any individual or company desiring to sell aviation fuel to the public shall provide services commonly associated with traditional fixed base operators, inclusive of hangar storage, pilot lounges and briefing areas, and aircraft parking areas.
(Am. Ord. 2132, passed - -1977; Am. Ord. 3975, passed - -2006)