13.04.020 Aircraft Charter and Air Taxi Service.
(1) An aircraft charter (commercial operator) and an air taxi operator is a person engaged in the business of providing air transportation of persons or property to the public for hire, either on a charter basis or as an air taxi operator, as defined by the Federal Aviation Administration.
(2) In addition to the requirements set forth in Section 13.04.010 of this Chapter, such operator shall meet the following minimum requirements:
(a) have available for charter and air taxi an appropriate number of aircraft, either owned or under written lease to the operator, which meet the requirements of the air taxi commercial certificate established by the Federal Aviation Administration, including instrument operations;
(b) have full-time operating hours (minimum of eight (8) hours daily, six (6) days per week); and
(c) provide evidence of appropriate Federal Aviation Administration certificate for air taxi and/or air charter operations.