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(1) A fixed base operator shall engage in at least six (6) commercial aeronautical activities, including public aviation fuel sales; aircraft engine, airframe and accessory sales and maintenance; flight training; aircraft charter and taxi service; and at least two (2) other commercial aeronautical activities subject to the minimum standards set forth below for each specific activity. In addition, a fixed base operator shall have:

(a) storage space sufficient to hangar four (4) aircraft;

(b) separate male and female rest-rooms;

(c) a public use telephone;

(d) a separate waiting room or pilot lounge;

(e) hard-surfaced parking area for at least eight (8) aircraft;

(f) minimum operating hours Monday through Saturday for eight (8) hours per day, six (6) days a week, except for legal holidays; and

(g) during normal operating hours, a line serviceman, FAA certificated commercial pilot and flight instructor, and FAA certificated mechanic shall be on duty and available to the public.

(2) Aircraft engine, airframe and accessory maintenance facilities for hire by the public shall include the following:

(a) in case of airframe and/or engine repairs, sufficient hangar space to house any aircraft upon which such service is being performed;

(b) suitable inside and outside storage space for aircraft awaiting repair or maintenance or delivery after repair and maintenance have been completed;

(c) adequate shop space to house the equipment and adequate equipment and machine tools, jacks, lifts and testing equipment to perform top overhauls as required for Federal Aviation Administration certification and repair of parts not needing replacements on all single-engine land and light multi-engine land general aviation aircraft;

(d) at least one (1) Federal Aviation Administration certificated airframe and power plant mechanic available during eight (8) hours a day, five (5) days per week;

(e) proper equipment for repairing and inflating aircraft tires, servicing oleo struts, changing engine oil, facilities for washing and cleaning aircraft, and recharging or energizing discharged aircraft batteries and starters; and

(f) adequate towing equipment and parking and tie down areas to safely and efficiently move aircraft and store them in all reasonably expected weather conditions.

(3) Flight training shall include the following:

(a) at least one (1) full-time (eight (8) hours per day, six (6) days per week) and properly certificated flight instructor for single-engine land airplanes;

(b) at least one (1) dual-equipped single-engine land aircraft properly equipped and maintained for flight instruction and such additional types of aircraft as may be required to give flight instruction of the kind advertised;

(c) adequate office and classroom space for at least ten (10) students with proper restroom and seating facilities;

(d) adequate mockups, pictures, slides, film strips or other visual aids necessary to provide proper ground school instruction;

(e) properly certificated ground school instructors providing regularly scheduled ground school instruction;

(f) continuing ability to meet certification requirements of the Federal Aviation Administration for the flight training proposed; and

(g) adequate facilities for storing, parking, servicing and repairing all of its aircraft or satisfactory arrangements with other operators licensed or otherwise permitted by the City on the airport for such services.

(4) Aircraft charter and/or air taxi service shall include the following:

(a) passenger lounge, restroom and telephone facilities;

(b) adequate table, desk or counter for checking in passengers, handling ticketing or fare collection, and handling of luggage; and

(c) suitable, properly certificated aircraft with properly certificated and qualified operating crew, one (1) of which shall be located at the airport and ready for departure during at least eight (8) hours of daylight operation five (5) days per week except for legal holidays.

(5) Aircraft rental and sales shall include the following:

(a) suitable office space for consummating sales and/or rentals and the keeping of proper records in connection therewith;

(b) hangar storage space for at least one (1) aircraft to be used for sales or rental;

(c) for rental, at least two (2) airworthy aircraft suitably maintained and certificated;

(d) adequate facilities for servicing and repairing aircraft or satisfactory arrangements with other airport operators licensed by the City for such service and repair;

(e) a stock of readily expendable spare parts, or adequate arrangements for securing spare parts required for the type of aircraft and models sold;

(f) current up-to-date specifications and price lists for the types and models of new aircraft sold; and

(g) proper checklists and operating manuals for all rented aircraft and adequate parts catalogue and service manual for new aircraft sold.

(6) Additionally, a fixed base operator shall provide for the adequate and sanitary handling and disposal, away from the airport, of all trash, waste and other materials, including but not limited to used oil, solvents and other waste. The piling of storage crates, boxes, barrels and other containers shall not be permitted within any leased premises.

(7) A fixed base operator shall provide adequate tie down facilities and equipment, including restraining devices and wheel chocks, in a clean operable condition.

(8) Personnel used to dispense aircraft fuels and lubricants shall be trained in the proper recognition of aircraft fuel tank markings, kinds and grades of aircraft fuels and lubricants, and safety precautions necessary for fuel handling.

(9) In all matters relating to aircraft fueling safety and serving, the provisions of National Fire Protection Association manual 407 “Aircraft Fuel Servicing”, together with American Petroleum Institute quality control standards, and such documentation as may be amended from time to time, shall be used as a basis for all airport fueling operations. In the event of conflict between such documents and standards set forth in this Title, the standards of this Subsection shall prevail.

(10) Each fixed base operator shall provide adequate towing equipment to safely and efficiently move aircraft.

(11) In the event it becomes necessary to make physical changes on the premises of a fixed base operator, the operator promptly shall make such changes and installations at its sole expense, subject to the approval of the City. Upon written notice by the City, the operator shall be required to perform whatever reasonable maintenance the City deems necessary. If said maintenance is not undertaken by the operator within ten (10) days after receipt of written notice, the City shall have the right to enter upon the demised premises and perform necessary maintenance, the cost of which shall be borne by the operator.

(Enacted 2004-07)