SR-8-A (9)
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Santa Monica. California
CA R~~'SSS ssmoosr
Slty Co~n~ll Meetina 1-d-85
~TAlr REPORT
R-4
JAN 8 1985
TO.
Mayor and City CouncIl
FROM.
CIty Attorney
5UB3ECT
Ordlnance A~endlng Chapter 1 of Ar~icle X
of the San~a MODIca MunICipal Code RelatIng to
Santa MonIca AIrporL
In
connect:.10'i wlt:.h
the
adoptlon of
the Santa MonIca
Al r'oort
Plan
and NOIse MItlcatlon
Program, the CIty CounCIl
rj:r~C"tetj
the
Cl~V
At':ornev
to
Ol'epa re
an
ordlnance
establlshlna
lIew
aIrport nOIse regulatIons
In response to
till '3
dlrectlo~. the accomnanYlng
ordInance has been prepared
and IS oresented for CIty CouncIl conslderatlon
BACKGFQUND
T~e Clty ha3 ooera~ed ~he MunIcIoal A!rport contInuously
Since
1948.
when
the
UnIted States
Government transferred
i-: r:1 Y"i. 't r 0 l
b a c k r") t- t-l eel t v aft eo [ ... he
~nd of World War II.
The
rules
90Vernl'1Q
ooeratlon
of
the
AIrport were
baSIcally
(:':Jd 1 f 1 e.j
1 n nrd I rjan'~e NU'l'her 414 i ;~CS ; .
adopted In 1953
A
5erIes of ordinances Intended to requlate nOIse at the AIrport
',./.3::::
~nact:erj
IJet'^,een
1973
anel 197'3
These ordinances were
conC::lcere-j
by
t.he
Federal
courts
10 Santa
MonIca AI.!]2Q!:'.t.
ll~.;; Q~J_.s! 1:01 Q~ ~ C lDl- 0 f _;:EJll-fL1:1Qll.l..f.E!. .
479 F
Supp
927 lC D
Cal
1 ~! 7 9 " ~f~ 6 =, 9 F. 2 d 1 ij U ! 9 t r, C 1 r. 1. 9 8 1 '] .
In that case,
t.}le
"~'l+-ed 3tar-r:. l"'Yjc': or
;0:)':0':;;':'. al~ltoq')h invalldatlna an
1
6>-,4
JAN 8 /985
.
.
ordInance
b 3. n 11 I no
l~t 31rrraft from ~he AIrport. upheld the
other
nOIse reaulatlons as reasonable measures to protect the
'lllJnlCIOal enVlrOnme'1t from the effects of aircraft. nOise
In January. 1984. the Cl~Y Council approved Resolution
6814
[CCS ';
;;idoot1 l'1Cl
-an
A:rDort
Plan and
NOIse MltloatIon
Peooram
for
the
AIrport and approvIng
an AIrport Agreement
...rlth
the Federal AVIation AdmInistration (FAA! providing for
the
operatIon
of
the
AlrDort
until
the year
2015
The
Aoreement
calls
fl~r
the
redevelopment
and
inprovement of
Airport
faCilities
and
the
implementatIon
of
the
NOise
t-lltlGCition
Proaram
ThIS
ordinance
implements
the
NOIse
MltloatIon
Prooram by redLJClnq the maXimum "SIngle event" or
." SENE~ It
nOise
11 ml t
f CO";l
100
deCibel.;;:
[dB j to
95 dB and
1 n s tIt '.; tIll q
adm 1111 stra t I ve
remedies
and procedures
for Its
enforcerr'ent.
In October. 1384. Sraff proposed that the entIre chapter
governll1<;:l
the AIrport be revIsed
to remove obsolete language
rtnlj
prov I S 10n'5
Dn~e'UP1: ed
- -
bv Federal
r-eaulatlon
of
the
navIgable
airsoace
of
the
UnIted States.
as well
as to
lmplenent
t.L.e
Alcoort
Aareement
The
AICDort
CommISSion
ccnslde::-ed a "dISCU'S::'>IOr: outlIne" of the proposed AIrport Code
Re v I S 1 ,) ':
a tIts October
1934 meetlna, acceoted the structure
of
t~H:~
proposal.
and
referred the proposal
to the AIrport
WorkIna
Grouo
fThe
AIrport WorkinQ GrJup
is an informal
advlsor-y
Dody
composed of AIrport
neIghbors. AIrport userS,
and aovernment offICIals. WhlCb was convened to aSSIst In the
develooment of the AIrport Plan and NOIse MItIgatIon prograw.
2
.
.
The WorkIng Group dIscussed proposed text on October 22,
1984. N~ve~~er 2~
1984
and D~cember 12. 1984
SectIons '''''eTe
added.
deleted. and modIfIed In lIght of comments and concern
t.v
Workino
Grouo
memhecs
and
the
Federal
AViatIon
AdminIstratIon
[~O ensure that the ordInance IS In accordance
Wlt}-,
r~'e
Al ro,""'rt
~,<] t- eemen ~
Sind does not
confll~~ WIth any
Federal
AVIatIon Reculatlons)
The constructive comments and
effort
bv
the
l1embers
of
the
AIroort Worklna
Group ale
aCknowledged and apprecIated
The
~IrDar~ CommISSIon. at Its
meetIng on December 17.
1984.
favorably
consIdered a draft
of the ordinance
SInce
the
I\lfoort
C Oll1fl1I S'; I ,)f.
mee~lna. the CIty Attorney ~as made
varIOUS technIcal chanaes to the ordInance.
LEGA1_3.NALYSI5
The CIty'S rIGht. as orOOfletor of the AIcoort. to adopt
~'e a S <:I nab 1 e
regulatIons to protect
the local enVIronment from
the UnIted States Court of
.3.1rCr3ft
~OI~e was establIshed by
ApDeals
for
the
NInth CIrcuIt
10
Santa
MODIca
Alroort
a~2~atlQrr-y~_CI!Y-2L_Santa~~~A
The
Aareement
WI th
the
FAA
resolved
the
legal
controversy ovpr the e~teq~ to
Whl~h the CIty c0uld re9ulate
nOIse
Under that agreement. the CIty may reduce Its maXImum
.31nal",
event nOIse lImIt to 9~
dB. ado?t a performance based
nOIse
lImIt. and maIntaIn the currect restrIcLIons on pattern
flYII1?
nlClr.t
,jeoar t'JI'es ,
ana
helIcopter
traInIng.
TIll '3
ordInance Implements the terms of the Agreement
3
.
.
The rIaht of the CIty as proprIetor to adopt regulatIons
governIng field 00eratlons O~ the AIrport 1; well establIshed
The
changes
to
fIeld
regulatlons
are. for
the most part)
technIcal
and
editorIal 1n nature
The proposed permIt and
appeals
procedures are non-dIscrimInatory and allow fleXible,
effI'~lent
("1'111
rerned I ~."
The
varIOuS
leClal
claIms
of
IndiVidual ooerators are. far the most part. unaffected by the
ordInance.
t.he
sole
exc,=,pt10n
IS
that the
orocedures for
scheduled
aIr serVIce permits have
been modIfied so that all
'iew
- . ~
-:l ~ L
,- Fl r l' 1 e l'
ora PC' '3 a 1. s
must
be
-3CCOffiOanled by
an
envIronmental assessment.
Since
an
EnVironmental Impact Report
was certIfIed 10
CODDectlon WIth
the
adoptIon of the
AIrport Plan and NOIse
M I t I ':J a '= ;. 0 n Pro? r a ill. the lIn 9' a. <:' t 5 <) f t I j1::> q <) I S e [' e q u 1 at Ion s h a v e
alreadv been evaluated and no further envIronmental assessment
1'": renull'ed
SEt-':' ION BY SECTION ANAL YS IS
The
d:-aft:
ordInance
IS l'i1lmbered
somewhat dIfferently
than
tre
eXlstlng MUD1CIpal Cod~ prOVISIons (MunICIpal Code
P..c:lcle
x.
C hap::.el'
1
J.
SeC~10ns
lOlOO-10145j
We
have
oraanlzed
trle
Airport
Code Int.o
rour subchapters.
General
P c {) V 1 .3 1 -"I n s
.Sectlons
lOOOO-1:J0021.
NOlse
Abatement
Code
fSe-ctlc.ns
l0050-100591)
AlrDoet Field Reaulatlons iSectlons
lillnO-lrlllq.;, 31ld Glossary of technical ter'1lS (SectIon llJ150J
,II summary outlIne of the oroposed AIrport Code follows
T..-lhe r e
.3?D:roprIare.
co r t- e s 0')11'11 fl')
sectIons
of
the eXlst:lna
4
.
.
MuniCipal
, = .:' d ear e I [i dl ;- ate d
The essence of ~roposed new or
changed preVISions IS orleflv described
A GENERAL PROVISIONS
See t I I} r. 1 j) 0'3 0
.Name-,-_DllrDos~, and scop~
This
defInes
the
scope
of
the
'AlrDort
Code"
as
aovernlno
the use and operatIon of the Airport and states the
C1er'eral
p\J!"Dcse
of
the 0rdlnance
It
IS based on eXlstln0
SectIon 10100 With "clean-uo' :anguage changes.
SectloiI 10DU1
~~thorltv for Reaulatlons
This
s~ates ~hat the CIty IS exerCISlna Its proprietary
powers
over
the
Airport
conSistent With
federal and state
control over oreemoted areas
:t IS based on eXlstIna Section
10100ro, .
With
lanouaae
cnanCes
primarily drawn
from the
Alroort Agreement
Section 1U002
Powers of AIL22r~Dlrec~Q~.
ThIS section states the general enforcement authority of
the
;lroort
D Ire c t 0 ~'
and
four
specific
powers.
General
au'::.horl ty
to enfor'ce law~
requlatlons.
and orders. delay of
-3.1rCr3f1:-
ooeratlons; susoenSlOP of
flluhts. and regulations
It
IS derived from several
Code sections, Including 10105(c)
10eaCe
officer aod rul~-makl~~
authority)
10113 [~usoenslon
of
flIahts)
10134 [discretion of DlrectorJ. and 10144 Ipower
to
eiec':
or
deny use
to VIolators)
The "peace officer"
Dowers
of the Alrcort Director have been deleted. as has the
oower
~ 0 d eo" c 1. ear an':" e '3 3 r..j '5 u s pen d p l' act Ice f i I 0 h t s "I nth e
5
.
.
lpterest
<='f
S :l f e tv"
The Idle-maklno provlslons have been
slmpllfJed
B AIRCRAFT NOISE ABATEMENT CODE
Sectlon 10050. Name
P~r005e. and Scope.
The
NOIse
Code would
b€
separately named
for ready
reference.
Its
General
Intent
IS to
encourage all pIlots
~Slna the Al~?Ort t~ fly theIr aIrcraft a~ qUIetly as possIble
conslstenL wIth aVIatIon safety
It
IS also Intended to set
max IlTll~m
lI~Its on oer~ISSlble ~lrcraft
nOIse and to reoulate
nloht and repetItIve aIrcraft operatIons as well as hellcooter
'.)perat !,,")ps
Tl-te
Code
wc,jJ Id (Iovern
all
take-offs
fl'om.
landIngs at, aDd other operatIons from the AIrport.
S e <:' t 1 'J n 1 0 0 C, 1 Aut h <) r 1 t Y f 2I Reg u 1 a t Ion S .
ThIS
sectIon reCItes that the
CIty 5 power to regulate
nOIse
derIves
from the
prInCiples of
Santa MonIca AlrpQrt
a~~ocI~~~Q~__Y-____f~~ and
the
Clt.y s AlrDort
Agreement and
approved NOise MItIGatIon Program
5ectlvtl 10052
BaSIC D~ lQC'IPles
TblS
:; e c t I ':tn
states fO'l1'
baSIC enforceMe~t prInCIples
for
nOIse
VIolatIons
FIrst IS cooperatIon WIth the pIlot
conrnll":""'"ll ":.".r
Second IS the aeneral orohlbltlon on ViolatIons of
the
Code.
AIrport
DIrector
reQUlatIons
or
order::.,
and
3collc.'\h:e
stat.:. and fe,:J.er-al laws
ThIrd IS that all leases.
!,,'erml t.s .
and contractual rIqhts are condItIoned on compliance
WI til
law
3nd mav ~e rev~ked
for ~ultlple Violations after a
6
.
.
h e a 1 i n .J
Fou~th 15 ~he duty of the AlrDort Director ~o Inform
all
persoqs
uSInq the AIrport
of applIcable regulatIons. to
'.:'"o~Jn se 1
ard educate pIlots. and to record vIolatIons and take
approprlate actIon.
S~ctlOr< 1n053
CIVIl
ThIS
and
sectIon
Eli f orcem.::l! t an,j Appea 1
est3tll~hes standards
and procedures for
admInIstratIve enforcement of
nOIse vIolatIons by
~he AlrD0r~ Dlrect0r
Th~re are e:gbt subsectIons
A VIolatIons of the NOIse Code are remedIable by order
_,f
~~e ~:r?ort DI~ect0r
3~~ctlon5 m3Y be Impo~ed for reoeat
or wilful vIolatIons
B
Ealh vIolatIon IS punIshable by
a CIVIl penalty of
UD to $500. a 5uspen810n elf aIrport prIvileges or permIts for
un '::') one veal'. (aft:er "'JtlTlcatlon to the FAJ!>.I. or both
The AIrport DIrector may also reqUIre the abatement
.::>f
v "' 0 1 a t 1 'J'l S
ar.d
cOf'l.DllanCe WIth
conditions
related
to
abatement of further vIolatIOns.
D
The
A.lr'Dort
D 1 r' e c tOt'
shall conSider
all relevant
fact~r~ in enforclrc the NOIse Code. IncludIng the WIlfulness.
number and severIty of violatIons. weather ~ondltlons! and the
eXIstence
and
USE?
of
safe
nOIse
abatement
procedures
ap!:Jt""0t)t- 1.3 te
to
the a 1 r- c t- 3 f t
The
prOVISIons of the AIrport
Agreement
C0ncernlng
violations
of the 95
dB maximum nOIse
Ilml~ have been lr,corD0rrited
E Orders of th~ AlrDolt Director are appealable to the
CI tu s Year 111<] Exa'Ull'er
7
.
.
F
,A, WIlful
'J 1) lac I 0 i1
ot
an
oc,jet'
of
the A.Irport
DIrecto~ IS punIshable as a mIsdemeanor
,~
If
d person falls ~~ Day a CIVIl penalty WIthIn 30
days.
the AIrport DIrector shall Impose a 10\ late charge and
mav ~x~lude the Ge~SQn from the Alcooet until full payment IS
JTIade
ti
Tr-L€
re~edles upder SectIon
10053 are supplementary
LO other legal or eaultable remedIes avaIlable to the CIty
SectIon lfJ054 Re=.Q0n~.lt:)lllty for' CompllaIlce
T"!--: 1 S
.:; e c :: 1 r) ;-1
01' ,) V 1 d e ~
:hat
an
.:ccder of
the AlrOcHl:
DIrector mav be
dIrected
to
a
P 1 lot. a I r n- aft
owner, or
alrrraf~ acCOrdInG ta CIrcumstance3 and prescrIbed standards
An alrcKafl may be
excluded
from the AIrport
If It
exceeds
'!oIse
Illnlt.S
We
dIstInguIsh between
"LIsted
AIrcraft,"
w~lch cannot comply wIth the maXImum SENEL and may
~ e ex c- 1. u d e d aft e 1- 1: he f I t- S t v 1 0 1.;; t: 1 r) n 0 f t it e 9 5 d B 11m 1 t, and
"PermItted
AIrcraft."
WhICh may be
excluded after repeated
Vlo2--3tIOt'3
1 f
t:he
31rc~aft
1-:; "lIkely 1:.0 vIolate [SectIon
100551
even If flown aCCOrdInG
to recommended safe operatIng
~roc@dures under normal weat~er condItIons
~11 ots may be sanct: loned for
repeated nOIse VIolatIons
wIthIn
the
con!::t0l
0f
the
Pllot
and
not
caused
by
an
approprIate
and
safe
response to an
emergency
PIlots can
o"lv be
3anct:lo-r:ed
If
the\!
1 n d 1 V 1 d '1 a 11 y co rom I t m u 1 tIp 1 e
vIolatIons.
The m...n e r' I ,) t P e l' t: r. ant he p 1 lot. -I 0 f ape r m I t t e d aIr era f t
based
ot
t!,e
P. 1 roo l' t
IS sut:;1ect to sal.ctIons
I f he 'n- she
8
.
.
rails to adVise the pl~ot of the NOise Code or recoqnlzed safe
pcocedUl'es
to
achIeve
compliance
An
owner
of
a listed
31:'craft
IS
al20
sub r e r: t
r. ,',
ilPe or exclUSIon
We have
defined "owner" to include FBOs who allow thIrd parties to use
3.n
aircraft under a lease-haCk
30reemept wIth the registered
owner
S~ctlon 10055. Maxln~m NOIse LimIt
No
aIrcraft shall exceed a
Slnqle Eve~t NOIse Exposure
Level
iSENEL) of 95 deCibels as measured at the AIrport NOIse
"1cn~to::nCi
S-t:.3!:1()11'3
TbJ."S aPlel)d3 e:<l_=;tlliO
Sectlcn 10105 to
lower
the maXImum nOise limit as called
for DY the AIrport
:"'r:n eeme"-,':
T~
1. <
additional
nOl~e mODltorl[)Q
statlOn'3
are
established.
an
SENEL
limit
eqUIvalent
of
95
dB
at the
orl?lnal ~onltor10n ~tatIon~ WIll apply
The
effect
of
Section
10055
cannot
be precisely
oredIcted
Some alr~raft types. most
of WhICh are not based
at
the AIrport. WIll be unable to meet the 95 dB limIt.
Some
tvoes. 9redominatelv Jet;. tWin enOlne pcopellor aircraft. and
"warbirds. ,.
WIll
samet lfnes meet
and
sometimes
exceed the
lImIt
As to these alrc~3ft.
the Airport Director and NOise
Abatement
Officer Will use both educatIon and sanctIons under
5 e ,- t I r) 11 S 1 0 0 5 2 -1 i) n 54 t <) e f, for ':: e and a bat. e v I 01 a t 1 0 n s
SectIon 10056
Performance Based NOise LImIt
ThIS
new
section Will Implement
the Performance Based
NOI'5e
L Ilnl t
called
fnr
~)y t ~j ~
Airport Aoreement.
SectIon
10056
prOVIdes that ~o aIrcraft
shall exceed tne SENEL lImIt
:;
.
.
e5tabllshed by the Alroort DIrector as the lowest SENEL lImIt
,:hat
can be met ~v the
type of alI~raft concerned consIstent
wIth safe operatIng procedures
It has three maIn pOInts.
A
Ti11S
Perfor~ance-3ased
NOIse
LImIt
shall
be
establIshed by
the
AIrport DIrector pursuant
to a two-year
experlm~ntal peooraro 111 accordance wIth the AIrport Aareement.
B
Performance-Based
NOIse
LImIts
shall be
based on
actual meaS'H-ements of .:::t1rer-aft coer-atlons.
c.
PepdIng completIon of
thIS experImental program, no
P 1 1 ,) t
who vIolates the Performance-Based NOIse L1mlt but does
not
VIolate the maXImum nOIse ll~lt of
95 dB may be fIned or
excluded from the AIroort
SectIon 101)57
~ours of OOeratIon
Pu l~S uan t
to
the All"port
AgreementJ
eXIstIng SectIon
l0inl WIll remaIn e3sentially JDchanged
SectIon 10058 Re2trlctlons on AIrcraft Operatlon~
Pursuant
to
the
Alroort
Agreement.
eXIstIng SectIon
1{jl11
Wlll rernalll essentlall~ unchanged The 5ectlon has been
re-pamed.
'Touch
and
qo' and' stop
and go" operatIons are
orohlDlt::ed
'-,n
Sat'lrdays.
Sundays.
and holIdays. and durIng
sunset and 7'00 a m
wee~days between one-half hour after
Se,-tI0n 10059
HellC0o~eL OperatIons
COnSl'3t~'Jt
WIth
the
AIroort Aoreemept
no addItIonal
c;'lbstantlal
hellcoptel'
operatlons WIll
based at
t'le Alroort:
d u 1- 1 no
the nOIse
be permItted to be
evaluatIon perIod
Pucsuant
to
the
AIrport
Agreement.
the
eXIstIng
ban
on
10
.
.
hellcootec
pattern
flYIng
and traIning
operatIons fSectIon
10105,;:1,; 211 w:ll remaIn 'll1-:hanaed
The prohIbItIon
or
new based hellcopter
actIvity IS
authorIzed lJut
not
reQuIred
by
the AIrport Aareement
concurred With the Staff
Although most of
the WorkIng Group
proposal.
one ODerato~ co~t~nded that the moratorIum on based
helIcopter
o'OeratIons
should
not
be
Imposed
untIl
after
comoletlon I)f the st:'ldv
A separate orooosa1 for a helIcopter nOIse study wIll be
')resel',:er]
In tbe l'ear future
~ regulat:on may be developed
establIshIng
nOIse monItorInq
statIons
underlYIng
flIght
t l' a c k s
actually
flown
by helIcopters. WIth
a maXImum 5ENEL
equIvalent to the lIniIt of 95 SENEL at the orIgInal monItors.
C AIRPORT FIELD REGULATIONS
See t ~ ,) n 1 f) 1 C; 0
Nal'le
ocrDOse. and s~ope
ThIS
sectIon
states
that the
'FIeld Reoulatlons" are
Intended
~o maIntain the safety and economIC VIabIlIty of the
po, 1 ~ Y) 'J C +-
an'J
goveCG all a~tlvIty of persons, motor vehIcles.
alid
aIrcraft on the around
The FIeld RegulatIons shall not
derooate
ohllaatIons Imposed bv oresent
or future FHO leases
or ot~er contracts
SectIon 11)l01
CommercIal Oper'atlons.
T;--,I S
s pet I 'J'1
contlnlles
the eXIstIna
l'equ 1 t-ement;
In
SectIon
10102 that no persop shall
use the AIrport as a base
for
anv
co mme l' CIa 1
aCLI'JI~Y WIthout
an 'operatIo~s permIt"
lssued by the CIty Manaaer.
ThE- term "commercIal actIVIl:Y' IS
- ~
.
.
defIned
to
1 n '_ 1 u d e
both aViatIon
and non-aVIation bUSIness
uses on the Alcoort
T I, ere
was
milch
dlSC'~SSlon
about
the
scope
of
requIrements
for
operatIons permIts,
mostly centered around
f~lght
1 n s t [' U c t Lon
dpd
a~lcraft maIntenance
FIxed-base
ooerators
maintaIned
tbat
free-lance
commercIal operatIons
both
+:hreaten
1:heiT
e C 0 ~11) nll ::;
VIabIlIty
and deny
the CIty
adequate control over safety.
FIlots and free-lance mechaniCS
'1ldl'ltalr'ed
that there was lIttle potentIal economIC damage to
FBOs and that safety concerns could be met by re?lstratlon and
proof of FAA ':.=>rtIfl(::ation
Staff i~ primarily concerned that
InstrLlrtors
are
accountable
for
InformIng
and
educatIng
studellt
?Ilots as ~o nOise abatemept and that rules governing
mecranlcs
not
dlSCrlJTllnate
In
favor
of
eIther free-lance
rv~chan 1 CS:
or fIxed-based 0perators. while ensuring safety and
protectln? rhe CIty from Dotentlal liabllltv.
We
h-3ve
pt'OVIded f'''r a
dIscretionary expedIted permit
procedure for fll?~t Instructors and mechaniCS not r~qulrlng a
fi,<ed
base
iisee
Section
lU1G2lbi
Stapdards
f ':J r
flIght:
Instructors
and mechanICS are contaIned In SectIons 10104 and
lOins.
SectIon 10102. Operatl,)nS Perrrl1:s.
TbI":'
section
states
the stat1dards
and plocedures for
operatIons oermlts
There are ten subsectIons:
A
ApDll.:a t I 0'15"
are ore~ented to
the Airport DIrector
on
an approved form and
conSIdered by the AIrport CommISSIon
0e~ore
: s'O'IJance
0f
a oerffilt by
the Cl ty "1anager'
ReqUIred
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.
.
Informat10n Include3 IdentIfIcatIon of prInCIpals,
documentatIon of fInanCIal responSibility, types of serVIce to
be
Pk-O'} Ided, ar-d type~ alLd nl.1mt,.er
of aircraft proposed to be
l'sed
B
Reoulatlons
prOVIdIng for
expedIted procedures for
commercial
ooeratlons
not
requiring
a
fixed
oase
at the
AIrport
shall
l:)e
oromulaated
Unless
the Airport Director
determines
that
the
scope
and
charact:er
of
the proposed
serVice req~l:es a ful~ operations permIt. an expedIted permIt
shall
be
Issued
bv
the AIrport DIrector
upon proof of FAA
cer':lflcatlon,
aareement
t,)
IndemnIfy the
CIty. conditIons
relatln0 to motor vehicles used in the servIce, and payment of
anv
fees Or In~urance r~qulre~ents
that ~ay be prescribed by
the Cl1:y CouncIl
Employees of operatIons permIt holders need
no~ obtain a sEoarate oermlL
- -
~
'-
An
operatIons permIt shall IdentIfy the locatIon of
tlte
h_~.:.
1 . ct ::0 '-
and
the
speCIfIC
;J ses
pecmltted
ll,nlendmen t
procedures are prOVIded
D
Jl.,opi Ication3
for"
cornmerclai "aIr
carrIer" serVice
ll:"1cludlnQ
COfl1muters and
other federally-certIficated flIght
actlvlt;.e~l
mvst Identifv aIrcraft
nOIse, automobIle traffiC
and
ot.her
environment.al
Impacts
and
propose
necessary
mltIoatIon measuces
A.n
operat"ions
Dermlt
1. "3
supplementary
to
other
development
reVIews. bUSIness lIcenses and approvals.
An FBO
lease d,::,e,:;
not constItute 30 operations
permit unless It So
speclfles_
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F Pernllts may De denIed or granted sUbJect to standard
condlt-:cns
or
oartlculac
. +-
r:-onc 1 'e IOnS
related
to
safety.
economIC
vIabIlIty. or envIronmental
concerns
DeCIsIons of
tbe "~11::\J Manaaer are Lina... sublect to ludlClal reView
D Appllcatlons are deemed approved SUDlect to standard
'-;:11,,:1 1 t: ""'IS
If not acted on withIn 60
day~ of the fILIng of a
comDleted
appllctlon.
The CIty Manager may extend
the
.-jeadlll,e f,:,l:' 2r, ad':lltIonal sn nays
H
OperatIons
permIts may not
be granted
untIl all
or::i,ec
c ~ a U 1 t' -= d a ;) 0 r 0 v 3 l:s a l- e see u c e d .
except that a bUIlding
permIt mav not be granted WIthout an operatIons permIt.
r
The
~lrDort DIrector may Issue an order dIrectlna a
permIt
holder
to
comply With
the
Airport Code
or pet"ml t
c0'1d:t:l0n'3
1\ WIlful
~JlOlatlon of an
order IS arounds for
SllsoenSlon or
revocatIon
of
a
permIt, appeals
are to the
Bearln') S:-::amlner
J .
P\-cceSSlqq
fees
for
ODeratlon-:;
permIts
and
FBO
leases May be establIshed by the CIty CouncIl
Section i'Hil3 EX~DtlOn'3
ThiS
,:.ect~on prOVIdes exemotlons from operatlOn'3 permIt
procedllres
for flYIng clubs and the sale or lease of personal
dlr"::-raft
F1YID()
clubs
are
defIned
as
non-peoflt
membership
Or' 0 a fll Z a t 1 on s
formed
to
allow for
mult.Iple
ownershIp
of
a::.rcraft
~
flYlng
Cl1lb
IS
exempt
fr0'll obtaInIng
an
ooeratlons
permIt
If
It
obtaIns a permlt
from the Airport
:Jlrector
t:>'t
3ubrnlttlro
Its bv-law~ and
peoof of non-oroflt
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.
stat'!-=;
FlYIng clubs ffi3V no~
enaage In commercIal activIty
The
sec-tl'Jn
IS
based
on
a Dart of
eXIstIng SectIon 10138
'Ca<:eac.rles
0f
A I I- " C aft 1
wh 1 ChI S
otherWIse proposed to be
deleted frow the Code
A
Der'o;;cn may sell hIS
or her oersonal aIrcraft wIthout
obtalnlna an opera~Ions permIt, sublect to a lImItatIon of two
sales wltl'lln
a
year
A pet~'3on may
also
lease oersonal
aIrcraft to an FEO wIthout obtaInIng an operatIons permIt
S>:?ctlon 10104
FlIGht Instructors
EXIsting
:3 e C ': 1 0" 5
10126
and l0126A.
t- e qUI r I n 9 f 1 I 9 h t
Instructors
to be certIfIed by the FAA, to reolster wIth the
.
AIrDort
Dlre-:tor.
and t,) adv I '3:e
students of nOIse abatement
and
other
AlqJO~t
regula.tlons,
would
remaIn sUbstantIvely
unchanged
FIloht
Instructors must also
agree to l~demnlfy
the CIty. Except for employees of operations permIt holders,
fllaht Instruc~ors must ob~aln an exoedIted permIt.
SectIon 10105
s...u:..~!~~.Lt_Ma In tenance and Re~l!:
ThIS
sec~lon provIdes
standards under WhICh aIrcraft
r1a.111tena~~re
and
rena11
IS
p~rformed
MechanICS
must
be
certified
by t~e FAA. reolster With the AIrport DIrector, and
acrree
to
Indemnify the CIty
TIle
Llty may Impose necessary
condItIons
relatlno
to
automobIles
used by mechanICS.
~ecr.anIC:;3
mus,:
keeo ~al~~enance
areas
clean
and
ensure
adequate access fOr other AIrport users
Except for employees
:>f
')oerat Ions
oernll t
he ider' S .
mechanICS
must
obtaIn
an
expedIted
DermIt.
ThIS sectIon does
not purport to regulate
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the
quaIl -::y Ol~
manner
of
repaIr
serVIces
or maIntenance
See'JICeS
SectIon 1010t.
lndemnltv
T~e requIrement that aIrport users IndemnIfy the CIty IS
derIved from eXIstIna SectIon 10103
SectIon 10107
In~g!:an~g
Slmllar~ly,
the
requIrement
that
aIrport
users
have
p'JblI'":
llabllltv
1 P 3 U r' a '1 c e
In
am amO'ln t
set by the CIty
CouncIl
IS
derIved
from eXIstIna SectIon
10103.
A clause
['eOI] 1 r 1 no
the Cltv to be named an addItional Insured has been
added
T~~re was ~ucn dIScussIon c0ncernlng the amount and type
of Insurance requIred. partIcularly from free-lance mechanICS
Wh0 felt that the l~surance carCled by the aIrcraft owner was
sufflC!ent
Staff
belIeves that the
specIfICS of Insurance
reau i L~em=nt'3
"3hould
be
addressed
"3eparately when
the CIty
HoweverJ
CouncIl
consIders fees and
InSurance reqUIrements.
Staff
lJelleves
t:hat
some form ,)f
adequate publIC lIabilIty
InSUlance ?rotectlon should be reqUIred based on the adVIce of
InsurHnce ~Qnsultants and rIsk manaaer's
S~ctIon 10108 ~~r~L~i1_T~~=Do~~_~nQ_HaQgar_Rental
EXIstl~q Sectlon 10121. prOVidIng that tIe-down and
han,)a r
rentals
be
set by CIty CounCIl ResolutlonJ would be
Sllshtly modIfIed.
Proposals for the
substance of tIe-down
and hanaar rePtal~ WIll be addrp3sed separately
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'3ectlon lu109
La'1dlna Fees
The
subst-3.pr'i'>
of
eXIstlno
SectIon
10142.
whIch
establIshes
a s~~edule of charges for landlnas at the Airport
b V va r I .) U S
cateaorles of c0m~erclal
aIrcraft. is re-stated
Landino
Fees mav
be establIshed or
amended by City CouncIl
Resol')':lon
LandIno
fees:
are
charoed
only
for tranSient
comrperclal
operatIons;
persons:
and busInesses
based at the
~lrpor~ would be exemot from LandIno fees. as IS presently the
case
A reVised fee proposal will be separaLely considered by
the Worklno Group 31ld Alrpor~ CommIssIon ID the near future. a
- -
report :5 now In oreoaratlon.
SectIon 10110
TechnIcal Codes
Th l":;
orOVl3Ion orovIdes that
structures at the AIrport
are sublect to applIcable prOVISions of the uniform Lechnlcal
c 0 n :;!: r 'J C 1: 1 0 n ,- 0 des ado '0 t e d by 1:. h eel t y
SectIon 10111
FIre Reaulatlons.
EXlstlna
Section
10115.
whIch contaIns
numerous fIre
safetv DrOVlSlons.
has been SimplIfIed
but IS sUbstantIvely
unchanged
The UnIform FIre Code as
adopted by the CIty and
other fIre laws are made applIcaole
SectIon 10112
~lL~~L1-~LQ~nd OperatlQrr~
Th!s
section
Incorporates
eXlstlng
SectIons
10116
(r~~nl~g enQlnesl
10117 f3ircraf~ securIty), 10118 [OperatIng
whIle
IntoxIcated}, and 10120 (removal
of wrecked or damaged
alrr:r~ft:l
The larq~age has been SImplIfIed
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SectIon 1[~113
F';e::'l'-I'J Ooeratlon
Thl-:=
sectIon would establIsh safety standards
for
aIrCraft
fuel]no operatIons consIstent WIth state. federal,
and
IGcal
fIre
law
It
alSO orovldes a
recognltlon of a
pllot's
rIoht ~o fuel hIS or her own aIrcraft and a provIsIon
1:l)at
serVIce
fee'3
f.') r
~asollne and 011
sales may be
escabllshed by the CIty CouncIl
[modIflcatIon of SectIon
10123;
'3 pe elf Il~
c;tandards
for fuelIng trucks may be
developed.
'3 e,~ t 1 iJ n 1 '-, 1 1 4
Ul.rallgnt Alrrraft
UltralIght 3Ircrafc. as deflned by federal regulatIon
[FAR Part 1031. are prOhIbIted from operatIng at the AIrport
On tl)e advlce of the FAA. we have provIded that such a
prohIDltIon be establIshed pendln9 verIfIcatIon by the FAA and
t~e CI~l' that ul~rallQht aIrcraft ~annot safely operate at the
AIrport
SInce
It
]$ wldelv aareed that the operatIon of
ultralIght aIrcraft
In busy urban
aIrports such as Santa
~Oll1C8 m3V Interfere W]t~ aVlarlon traffiC. 9artIcularly where
there
IS no avaIlable seoarate rUDway or fllght corrIdor. It
IS not a~tIcIpated that ultraliGhts will be permItted at the
AIrport In the foreseeable future
Sectlon lr1115 Motor Vei-}lc~eS
EXl5tlng Code provlslon5 dealIng wlth ground vehicles at
~he AIro0rt have been consolIdated and
SImplIfIed
These
Incl'Jde
SectIons
10127
(parKIn{~l
10128
[o~eratlng on
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deSlonated
t"'oadways;
l012BA lsceed
lllnlt'
l0128B ltraffIC
sIgnsl
10129 [excepted vehlclesl. 10130 lno autos on landIng
5" t rip 1. 1') 1 3 1 J V I ala tIC n s l, and 1 iJ 1 3 3 I aut ~ 0 r 1 t Y toe 0 VI I _ The
term "motor vehicle" Includes bIcycles as well as automobIles,
e'::c
SectIon 10116
Pede.3tt'lans.
EXlstlna Sectlon 10132. DrohIDltlng oedestrlan access to
landlna areas
IS retaIned
5"",.tlO'1 10117
ExperImental Fllohts
EXIstIng SectIon 10137, prohlbltlng experImental fllohts
or ground demonstrations WIthout permission of the Airport
D1 rect',r
IS retaIned
SectIon 10118. Dam~g~B~Qort~~~d ResponSlbIllty.
EXIstInq Section
10135
(responsibilIty for damage to
Alf00rtl WIll r~maln unchanaed
SectIon 10119 ~Q~~Q~_Pictur~~
ThIS
sectIon replaces eXIstIng Sections 10125 [permIts
and
re~~al fOf motIon Dlcture
3CtlVltyJ and 10140 [stIll and
sound pI ctures "I
PerlTlIts
for commercIal
photography at the
Alfoort
wOllld be aranted by the AlrpOL't DIrector WI th
necessary condItIons. Fees would be set oy the City CounCIl.
Section 10120 Penalty
~ vlolatl~n of a FIeid Reoulatlon IS made a mIsdemeanor
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D. GLOSSARY OF TECHNICAL TERMS.
Se':tion 10150
DefInItIon of Terms.
A
al,)ssarv of
- -
t'?chnIcal
terms
used
In the Code.
IncludInq nOIse
abatement specIfIcatIons.
has been made a
separate
.=ectllJn
The ter-ms thus far defined Include "flIght
patte!'n, "
"sound pressure level,"
"A-weIghted sound pressure
1 eve 1 . ,;
"Slngle Event NOIse Exposure Level
(5ENEL J ." and
"CommunIty NOlse EqUIvalent Level lCNEL)
RECOMMENDATION
It
IS
re3pectfully ~ecommended that
the accompanYIng
ordInance be Introduced for fIrst readIng
Pre9ared oy Robert M ~yer5. CIty Attorney
5tephen 5 Star~. ASSIstant CIty Attorney
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CA:RMM:SSS:sssmog3
Clty Councll Meetlng 1-8-85
Santa Monlca Callfornla
ORDINANCE NUMBER
(Clty Councll Serles)
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL
OF THE CITY OF SANTA MONICA
AMENDING CHAPTER 1 OF ARTICLE X
OF THE SANTA MONICA MUNICIPAL CODE
RELATING TO THE SANTA MONICA AIRPORT
THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SANTA MONICA DOES ORDAIN
AS FOLLOWS:
SECTION 1. Chapter 1 of Artlcle X of the Santa Monlca
Munlclpal Code, conslstlng of Sectlons 10100 through 10144, IS
repealed In lts entlrety_
SECTION 2. Chapter 1 IS added to ArtIcle X of the Santa
Monlca Munlclpal Code to read as follows:
Chapter 1 - MUNICIPAL AIRPORT
Subchapter A.
GENERAL PROVISIONS.
SECT ION 10000. Name, Pur pose, and
Scope.
ThlS Chapter shall be called the
Santa Monlca Alrport Code. It governs the
use and operatlon of the Santa Monlca
~1unlclpal Alrport (TIthe AIrport"). The
Alrport Code lS Intended to provlde for
.
.
reasonableJ safeJ and efflclent use of the
Alrport as a publlc transportatlon
faclllty and as a base for aVlatlon and
aVlat1on-related operatlons and to protect
the munlclpal enVlronment from the effects
of alrcraft nOlse.
SECTION 10001. Authorlty for
Regulatlons. The Alrport Code 1S adopted
pursuant to the Clty'S power as owner,
operator, and proprietor of the Airport to
regulate the use of the Alrport,
conSls"tent wlth the power of the Un1ted
States Government to
and alrcraft safety.
control alr trafflc
Th1S Code also
constitutes an exerC1se of the CIty's
polIce power over ground operatlons, motor
veh1cles, and other matters not preempted
by State or Federal law.
SECTION 10002. Powers of AIrport
Dlrector. The Alrport Dlrector shall have
the rlghtJ powerJ and authorIty to enforce
thlS Code and other lawsJ regulatlonsJ and
orders relatIng to the use of the Alrport.
These powers Include the followlng
specIflc powers and dutIes:
2
.
.
(a) General AuthorIty. The AIrport
DIrector IS Invested wIth all rIghts,
power and authorIty of the CIty to Issue
orders and enforce orders, laws and
regulatIons pertaInIng to the use of the
AIrport.
(b) Delay of AIrcraft OperatIOns.
The AIrport DIrector may delay or restrIct
any aIrcraft operatIon subJect to any
lImItatIons Imposed by State or Federal
law and In accordance WIth the follOWIng
standards:
(1) DIscretIon may only be
exercIsed where there IS reason to belIeve
that a person or aIrcraft WIll VIolate or
has VIolated the proprIetary rIghts of the
CIty, that a VIolatIon of thIS Code IS
ImmInent,
or
that
ItS
exerCIse IS
necessary for the protectIon of the publIC
healtn, safety, or welfare.
(2) The AIrport DIrector may
Issue an order ImpoundIng any aIrcraft
untIl charges for storage, supplIes, or
serVIce rendered to It by the CIty shall
have been paId.
(3) NothIng In thIS SectIon
shall authorIze the AIrport DIrector to
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.
.
deny access to the Alrport to employees of
the Federal Government or to other persons
ln case of an emergency.
(c) Suspenslon of Fllghts. The
Alrport Dlrector, by approprlate notice,
may restrlct or suspend all flights or
flYlng when required by mllltary need,
emergency, or other speclal clrcumstances.
(d) Regulatlons. The Alrport
Dlrector, with the approval of the Clty
Attorney, may adopt rules and regulations
to carry out the purposes of thiS Chapter.
The Airport Dlrector shall publiSh such
rules and regulations once ln a newspaper
of general Clrculatlon wlthin the Clty of
Santa Monlca. Wlthln ten (10) days of the
date of publlcatlon of such rules and
regulatlons, any interested person may
flle a request wlth the Alrport Director
that the Alrport CommlsSlon reView the
rules and regulatlons so publlshed. The
rules and regulatlons shall be flnal at
the eXplration of the perlod for
requestlng
for reVlew
reVlew ln the event no request
lS flIed, or ln the event of
the flllDg of a request for reVlew, when
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.
.
the
rules
and regulations have been
approved by the AIrport CommISSIon.
Subchapter B.
AIRCRAFT NOISE ABATEMENT CODE.
Scope.
Code
ThIS
be
subChapter
called the
of
Purpose and
the AIrport
SECTION
10050.
Name,
may
Abatement
IIA1rcraft N01se
Code"
or IIN01se
Code."
It 1S
generally Intended to encourage all p1lots
US1ng the AIrport to fly theIr aIrcraft as
qUIetly as possIble conSistent w1th
aV1atlon safety. It IS dlso Intended to
set maX1mum lImIts on permISSible aircraft
nOise and to regulate nIght and repetItive
operat1ons as well as helicopter
operat1ons. The N01se Code governs all
take-offs from, landings at, and other
operations from the AIrport.
SECTION 10051. Authority for
RegulatIons. The NOIse Code 1S enacted
under the power of the C1ty, as proprIetor
of the AIrport, to make reasonable
regulat10ns Intended to protect persons
exposed to a1rcraft nOIse from n01se
pollut1on, 1n accordance With the Judgment
1n Santa MonIca Airport Assoc1atlon v.
5
.
.
CIty of Santa MonIca, 479 F. Supp. 927
(C.D. Cal. 1979), affTd 659 F.2d 100 (9th
CIr.1981).
The Noise Code IS also enacted In
furtherance of the Agreement executed
January 31, 1984, between the CI~y and the
Federal AVIatIon AdmInIstratIon ("the
AIrport Agreement") and the NOIse
MItIgatIon Program of the CIty'S AIrport
Plan, both adopted by ResolutIon Number
6814 (CCS).
SECTION 10052. BaSIC PrInCIples.
The NOIse Code shall be Interpreted and
enforced to achIeve abatement of aIrcraft
nOIse to the extent technologIcally
practIcable and consonant WIth aIr safety
and to promote cooperatIon, com~unlcatlon,
and complIance WIth law. The follOWIng
baSIC rules shall apply to the NOIse Code:
(a) The AIrport DIrector shall
cooperate WIth pIlots and other aIrport
users and WIth the Federal Government In
order to promote voluntary complIance WIth
the prOVISIons and purposes of the NOIse
Code and shall aSSIst, counsel, and
educate regardIng ways to Improve the
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.
.
n01se performance of all a1rcraft US1ng
the A1rport.
(b) No person shall operate an
a1rcraft at the A1rport 1n v1olat1on of
any prov1s1on of the N01se Code or 1n
v1olat1on of any appl1cable federal or
state law or regulat10n or order of the
A1rport D1rector. The term "at the
A1rport" 1ncludes operat1ons wh1le an
a1rcraft is on the ground, as well as
land1ng at, tak1ng off from, or other
operat1ons a~ or from the Airport.
(c) All privileges, llcenses,
permits, and contractual rights perm1tting
a person or aircraft to use or be based at
the Airport are conditioned on adherence
to the NOise Code and other appl1cable
laws, and may be revoked for multiple
v1olations after a hearing pursuant to the
procedures of thiS Chapter. ThiS remedy
shall be supplementary to the r1ghts of
the City under contract.
(d) The Airport Director shall
1nform all persons USing the Airport of
appl1cable nOise abatement regulations and
recogn1zed safe nOise abatement operating
procedures for each type of a1rcraft,
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shall counsel pIlots on complIance wIth
regulations, and shall record violations
and take approprIate actIon In accordance
WIth Section 10053.
SECTION
10053.
Enforcement and
Appeal. The AIrport Director shall Issue
orders ImpOSing CIVIl and administrative
remedies for Violations of the NOise Code.
T~e follOWIng standards and procedures
shall apply:
(a) All VIolations of the NOise
Code shall be remediable by order of the
Airport Director. Sanctions may be
Imposed for repeat or Wilful VIolatIons.
(b) An order of the Airport
DIrector may Impose, for each separate
VIolatIon, a CIVIl penalty of up to $500,
a suspenSIon of airport prIVileges or
permIts for up to one year, or both. The
Airport DIrector shall notIfy the Federal
AVIatIon AdmInistration prior to orderIng
the sUspenSIon of aIrport prIVileges or
permIts under thIS subsection.
(c) The AIrport Director may also
reqUIre the abatement of Violations and
complIance With conditions related to
abatement of further VIolatIons.
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Cd) The AIrport shall consIder dll
relevant factors In each case, IncludIng
the wIlfulness, severIty and frequency of
vIolatIons, and the eXIstence and use of
safe nOIse abatement operatIng procedures
approprIate to the aIrcraft. WIth respect
to pIlots who repeatedly operate an
aIrcraft In VIolatIon of the nOIse lImIt
of SectIon 10055, the Airport Director,
may, after InvestIgatIon to assure that a
VIolatIon was not related to extraneous
factors beyond the pIlot's control such as
loss of power, avoIdIng other aIrcraft, or
unusual weather condItIons, Impose
sanctIons under thIS SectIon.
Ce) Any person aggrIeved by an
order of the AIrport DIrector may appeal
to the CIty'S HearIng ExamIner pursuant to
the tIme lImIts and procedures of SectIon
6126 of the MunICIpal Code. The deCISIon
of the HearIng EXdmlner shall be final
except for JudICIal review and shall not
be appealable to the CIty CouncIl.
(f) A WIlful VIolatIon of an order
of the Airport Director shall be a
misdemeanor punIshable under SectIon 1200
of the MunICIpal Code.
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(g) A person who falls to pay a
C1Vll penalty wIthIn 30 days after the
Issuance of an order to do so shall pay a
separate charge of ten percent (10%) of
the unpald amount of tne C1VIl penalty.
The Alrport DIrector may also exclude such
person from the AIrport untIl such tIme as
the penalty and any late payment charge
are paId. Such an order shall be flnal
and shall not be appealable to the HearIng
ExamIner.
(h) The remedIes under set forth In
thIS Sectlon are supplementary to any
legal or equItable remedIes avaIlable to
the CIty In Its governmental and
proprIetary capaCItIes, lncludlng but not
Ilmlted to the rlght to abate nUlsances
and hazards.
SECTION 10054. Responslblllty for
ComplIance. An order of the Alrport
Dlrector may be dIrected to a pIlot, owner
of an alrcraft, or aIrcraft as the
clrcumstances of the case may requIre, ln
accordance wIth the followIng standards:
(a) Where a partIcular aIrcraft IS
operated In excess of nOIse Ilmlts, that
alrcraft may be excluded from the AIrport
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In
accordance
wIth
the
followIng
standards:
shall
that
the
(1) The AIrport Director
maIntaIn a lIst of aIrcraft types
are estImated to be unable to meet
maXImum nOIse lImIt of SectIon 10055
under any condItIons and operatIng
procedures. ThIS lISt shall be based on
actual measurement of aIrcraft operatIons.
If there are InsuffICIent measured flIghts
of a partIcular type, the AIrport DIrector
shall act upon the best avaIlable
InformatIon, IncludIng Federal AVIatIon
AdmInIstratIon estImates. These "LIsted
AIrcraft" may, after one violatIon of the
maXImum nOIse lImIt, be excluded from the
AIrport.
(2) An aIrcraft other than a
LIsted AIrcraft may be excluded from the
AIrport after repeated vIolations of nOIse
lImIts If the AIrport DIrector determInes
that the "PermItted AIrcraft" is lIkely to
VIolate nOIse lImIts even If flown
accordIng to
procedures
condItIons.
recommended safe operatIng
under normal weather
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(b) If a p1lot operates an alrcraft
1n vlolat1on of the NOlse Code and the
clrcumstances Indlcate that the vlolatlon
was wlthln the control of the pllot and
was not related to extraneous factors
beyond the p1lot's control, sanctlons may
be 1mposed on the pilot of the alrcraft
for repeat v1olatlons. Pllots shall not
be subject to sanctlons unless they
ind1vldually comm1t multiple violations.
(c) If an aircraft IS operated 1n
vlolatlon of the NOlse Code by a person
other than the owner of the alrcraft, the
pllot and not the owner of the aIrcraft
shall be subject to sanctlons, except as
follows:
(1) The owner of a Listed
Alrcraft shall be subject to C1Vll penalty
or excluslon w1th respect to the aircraft
1n v1olat1on.
(2) The owner of a perm1tted
alrcraft based at the A1rport shall be
subject to sanctlons If the AIrport
DIrector determInes that the owner falled
to adv1se the pllot
of the NOlse Code
of the appllcablllty
to the alrcraft or
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recognized
safe procedures to achieve
compliance.
(3) The owner of an aircraft
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excluded from the Airport shall be subject
to sanctions or prosecution for knowingly
or wilfully violating an order of the
Airport Director imposing such excluslon.
(4) For
purposes
of thiS
section, the term "owner of an alrcraft"
lncludes
the
registered owner and a
flxed-base operator who allows a thlrd
party to use the aircraft pursuant to a
"lease-back" agreement witn the registered
O'lfo/n er .
SECTION 10055. MaXimum NOise Limit.
No aircraft shall exceed a Single Event
NOlse
Exposure
Level
(SENEL) of 95
decibels as measured at the Airport NOise
Measuring Stations eXisting on January 1,
1985.
If
additional
Stations
are
established, the maXimum SENEL shall be
set
for
each measuring pOint at an
eqUivalent level.
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SECTION 10056.
N01se LImIt.
(a) By regulatIon
accordance w1th SectIon
Performance Based
adopted 1n
10002(d), the
AIrport DIrector shall provIde for a
Performance Based NOIse LIm1t by aIrcraft
type. No aIrcraft shall exceed the SENEL
lImIt establIshed by the AIrport DIrector
as the lowest SENEL 11mIt that can be met
by the type of a1rcraft concerned
conSIstent wIth safe operatIng procedures.
(b) The Performance Based NOIse
LImIt shall be for a two-year experImental
perIod commencIng on tne date of Its
adoptIon and shall be developed 1n
consultatIon wIth the Federal AV1atIon
Adm1n1stratIon
1n accordance w1th the
AIrport Agreement.
(c) Performance-Based NOIse LIm1ts
shall be based on actual measurement of
a1rcraft operatIons. If there are
1nsuff1cIent measured flIghts of a
part1cular type, ~he AIrport DIrector
shall set a lImIt based on the best
avaIlable InformatIon.
(d) Pend1ng completIon of th1S
exper1mental program, no pIlot who
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vlolates the Performance Based NOlse Llrnlt
but does not vlolate the maXlffium nOlse
Ilmlt of 95 dB may be flned or excluded
from the Alrport.
SECTION 10057. Hours of Operatlon.
The AIrport shall be open for publlC use
at all reasonable hours of the day and
nIght, subject to the folloWIng
restrlctlons:
(a) The AIrport Dlrector may close
the AIrport because of condltlons of the
landlng area, necessary maIntenance, the
presentatIon of speCIal events, and
SImIlar causes.
(b) No alrcraf~ shdll be started,
run-up, or depart the AIrport between the
hours of 11:00 p.m. and 7:00 a.m. Mondays
through FrIdays nor between 11:00 p.m. and
8:00 a.m. Saturdays and Sundays, except
In case of bona fIde medIcal or publIC
safety emergency, WIth the consent of the
AIrport DIrector or, In hIS or her
absence, the Watch Commander of the PolIce
Department.
SECTION
10058.
RestrIctIons on
Aircraft
OperatIons.
The
follOWIng
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regulations apply to operations at the
Airport:
(a) Touch and Go and Stop and Go
operatlons are prohlblted on Saturdays,
Sundays, and holldays, and durlng weekdays
between one-half hour after sunset and
7:00 a.m. of the folloWing morning. ThlS
restriction shall not apply In
emergenCIes, where necessitated by safety
conSIderatIons, or when reqUIred by the
Federal AVIa~lon AdmlnIstratIon.
(b) Touch and Go
be per~ltted only after
operatlons shall
the pllot of the
aIrcraft has receIved permlsslon from the
aIr trafflc controller In the control
tower and In no event shall be made unless
the aIrcraft has InItlated takeoff prlor
to reaching the touch and go Ilmlt line
paInted on the runway.
(c) Slmulated forced landIngs shall
not be permitted until the aIrcraft
reaches pattern altItude and In no event
shall be made OppOSIte to the dIrectIon of
take-off.
SECTION 10059. HelIcopter Opera-
tIons. The followlng prOVISIons apply to
the use of helIcopters at the AIrport:
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(a) Untll the completlon of the
study of hellcopter nOlse authorlzed by
the Alrport Agreement, no person shall be
granted a permlt or lease to use the
Alrport as a base for any operatlon
lnvolvlng the substantlal use of
hellcopters.
(b) Hellcopter fllght tralnlng
operatlons at the Alrport are prohlblted
at all tlmes.
Subchapter C.
AIRPORT FIELD REGULATIONS
SECTION 10100. Name, purpose, and
scope. ThlS subchapter of the Alrport
Code may be called the "Alrport Fleld
Regulatlonsll
or
"Fleld
Regulatlons."
These regulatlons are generally lntended
to malntaln the safety and econOIDlC
vlablllty of the Alrport through
enforcement of unlform standards and
permlt procedures. The Fleld Regulatlons
govern all actlvlty of persons, motor
vehlcles, and alrcraft on the ground of
the Alrport. They shall not derogate any
obllgatlons lmposed by present or future
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contracts between the Clty and Flxed-Base
Operators or other users of the AIrport.
SECTION 10101. Commerclal Opera-
tIons. No person shall use the AIrport as
a base for any commerclal actlvlty wIthout
an operatIons permIt lssued by the City
Manager. The term "commerclal actIvIty"
Includes the carrYlng for hIre of
passengers, frelght, express or mall, the
sale of fuel and related products or
serVIces, the sale or lease of new or used
aircraft, the sale of aIrcraft parts and
supplIes, flight or ground schools
reqUIrIng a fIxed base, aIrcraft repair
and maIntenance, the sale of food and
refreshments, or any other actIVIty for
WhICh a bUSIness lIcense from the CIty IS
requIred.
SECTION 10102. OperatIons PermIts.
The follOWIng standards and procedures
apply to operatIons permIts:
(a) ApplIcatIons shall be presented
to the AIrport DIrector on an approved
form and conSIdered by the AIrport
CommIssIon before Issuance of a permIt by
the Clty Manager. ApplIcatIons shall, at
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a mlnlmum, ldentlfy the applicants and Its
prInCIpals, document the applIcant's
fInancIal responsIbIlIty, and specIfy
types of serVice to be provided and types
and number of alrcraft proposed to be
used.
(b) The AIrport DIrector shall, by
regulation, provIde for an expedIted
permIt procedure for commercIal operatIons
not reqUIrIng a fIxed base at the AIrport.
The AIrport DIrector may grant expedIted
permIts upon regIstratIon of the applIcant
and proof of complIance wIth the
folloWIng:
demonstrate
( 1 ) The
that he or
applIcant shall
she has valId and
current certIfIcatIon from the Federal
AVIatIon AdmInIstratIon
required for
appllncant's
as
the
of
t.he
performance
serVIces.
(2) The applIcant shall agree
to be bound by the provISIons of SectIon
10106 provIdIng for Indemnity of the City.
(3) The applicant shall
regIster any ~otor vehlcles used In the
course of hIS or her busIness wIth the
AIrport Director, furnlsh proof of publIc
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lIabIlIty Insurance for such vehIcles, and
comply wIth any condItIons the AIrport
DIrector deems necessary to promote safety
and maIntaIn adequate access to the
AIrport.
(4) The applIcant shall pay
such processIng fees and furnIsh proof of
such Insurance as may be requIred by
ResolutIon of the CIty CouncIl.
(5) The AIrport DIrector May,
based on the scope and nature of the
serVIces proposed to be provIded, requIre
that the applIcant obtaIn an operatIons
permIt from the CIty Manager pursuant to
the regular procedures and standards of
SectIon 10102.
(c) An operatIons permIt shall
IdentIfy the locatIon of the base and the
specIfIc uses permItted. The permIt may
be amended to permIt addItIonal locatIons
or uses. ApplIcatIons for amendments need
only contaIn InformatIon relatIve to the
addItIonal locatIons or uses sought and
IdentIfIcatIon of any changed condItIons
SInce the Issuance of the orIgInal
operatIons permIt.
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(d)
ApplIcatIons for
shall IdentIfy and
of the serVIce
aIrcraft
nOIse
exposure,
aIr carrIer
assess the
on communIty
automobIle
serVIce
effects
traffIc, and
envIronmental
approprla.te
EnvIronmental
other
Impacts
mItIgatIon
assessment
accordance wIth
State and
sIgnI flC ant
and propose
measures.
shall be In
CIty laws and
proceaures. As used In thIS sectIon, "aIr
carrIer" serVIce Includes commuter
serVIce,
aIr
charter
and
aIr taxI
operatIons, frIeght, cargo, express, and
mall servIce, and other commercIal flIght
operatIons certifIcated by the Federal
AVIatIon AdmInIstratIon.
(e) The reqUIrement of an
operatIons permIt IS supplementary to
necessary development revIews, busIness
lIcenses and other fees and approvals as
may be required by applIcable law. The
leaSIng by the CIty of a parcel of land
for fIxed-base aVIatIon operatIons does
not relIeve the lessee, or any other
person OCCUPYIng the parcel, from the
reqUirement of obtainIng or amending
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operatlons permlts unless the lease so
speclfles.
(f) The Clty Manager may deny,
grant uncondltlonally, or grant an
operatlons permlt subject to condltlons
reasonably related to the promotlon of the
safety or econOffilC vlablllty of the
Alrport, compllance wlth the Alrport
Agreement or Alrport Plan, or the
abatement
alrcraft
of
communlty
exposure
to
nOlse or other envlronmental
concerns. A declslon of the Clty Manager
shall be flnal, subject to Judlclal
reVlew. The Alrport Dlrector may
establlsh by regulatlon standard
condltlons to be part of all operatlons
permlts unless speclflcally deleted.
(g) Except as provlded In
Subsectlon (h), an operatlons permlt shall
be deemed granted subject only to standard
condltlons If It lS not dlsapproved or
condltlonally approved by the Clty Manager
wlthln 60 days of the flllng of a
completed appllcatlon unless extended by
the Clty Manager In wrltlng for an
addltlonal perlod not to exceed 60 days.
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(h) No operatIons permIt shall be
granted unless and untIl the applIcant or
au~horlzed representatIve nas obtaIned all
other governmen~al approvals applIcable to
the proJectJ except that a bUIldIng permIt
may not be granted wItnout an operatIons
permIt.
(1) The AIrport DIrector may Issue
an order dIrectIng a holder of an
operatIons permIt to comply WIth
applIcable laws or condItIons of permits.
The Cl~Y Manager may suspend or revoke an
operations permit for Wilful Violation of
such an order. Any suspenSion or
revocatIon may be appealed to the CIty.S
HearIng ExamIner pursuant to the time
limIts and procedures of Section 6126 of
the MunICIpal Code. The effect of such
suspensIon or revocatIon shall be stayed
pendIng ~Imely appeal to the HearIng
ExamIner.
(J) The CIty CounCIl by ResolutIon
may es~abllsh and from tIme to tIme amend
fees for the proceSSIng of applIcatIons
for operatIons permIts and fIxed-base
operator leases, WhICh shall not exceed
tne reasonable cost of such proceSSIng.
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SECTION 10103. ExemptIons. Opera-
tIons permIts shall not be reqUIred If the
provIsIons of any of the following
subsectIons are met:
(a) FlYIng clubs shall be exempted
from obtaInIng an operatIons permIt upon
the Issuance of a permIt from the AIrport
DIrector. FlYIng clubs are defIned as
non-profIt membershIp organIzatIons formed
to allow for the multIple ownershIp of
aIrcraft. Issuance of the permIt shall be
based solely on examInatIon of club
by-laws and verIfIcatIon of non-profIt
status. The permIt may be revoked by the
AIrport DIrector If the club engages In
commercIal actIVItIes as descrIbed 1n
SectIon 10101.
(b) A person may sell hIS or her
personal aircraft wIthout obtaInIng an
operations permIt, prOVIded that no person
may engage In two such sales WIthIn any
twelve-month perIod WIthout an operatIons
permIt. A person may lease hIS or her
personal aircraft to holders of commerCIal
operations permits WIthout obtaining an
operatIons permit.
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SECTION 10104. FlIght Instructors.
No person shall hold hImself or herself
out as a flIght Instructor or gIve flIght
InstructIon except In complIance wIth the
followIng requIrements:
(a) The Instructor shall regIster
WIth the AIrport DIrector, demonstrate
that he or she has a valId and current
flIght Instructor's certIflca~lon from the
Federal AVIatIon AdmInIstratlonJ andJ
except for employees of holders of
commercIal operatIons permIts, obtaIn an
operatIons permlt under SectIon 10102(b).
(b) All persons InstructIng or
checKIng out pIlots In flYIng at the
AIrport shall fully acquaInt them WIth the
NOIse Code and other regulatIons In effect
at the AIrpor~ and shall be responsIble
for the conduct of such student pllots
under theIr InstructIon.
SECTION 10105. AIrcraft MaIntenance
and RepaIr. No person shall hold hImself
or herself out as an aIrcraft mechanIc or
maIntain or repaIr the aIrcraft of dnother
person for conslderatlon except In
complIance WIth the follOWIng
reqUIrements:
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(a) The mechanIC shall regIster
With the AIrport DIrector, demonstrate
that he or she has a valId and current
certIfIcatIon from the Federal AVIatIon
AdmInIstration, and, except for employees
of holders of commercIal operations
permIts, obtaln an operations permIt under
SectIon 10102(b).
(b) RepaIrs of aIrcraft In
deSIgnated tie-down or storage areas shall
be IImlted to maIntenance and repaIrs that
do not Impede the flow of ground traffIC
In the area or Interfere WIth access to
aIrcraft or aIrcraft movement.
(c) AIrcraft parts, tools, or
supplies shall not be permItted to
accumulate in deSIgnated alrcraft parking
or storage areas. Persons conducting
maIntenance
or repaIr actIVItIes shall be
for the prompt clean-up of
and removal of any accumulated
responsIble
such areas
material.
SECTION 10106. IndemnIty. The
prIVIleges of USIng the AIrport and ItS
faCIlIties are condItIoned on the
assumption of full responsIbllIty and rIsk
by the user thereof, and the user shall
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release, hold harmless, and IndemnIfy the
City, members of the City Councll and
Boards and CommIssIons, and officers and
employees of the City from any lIabIlIty
or loss resultIng from such use.
Nothing In thIS Chapter shall be
deemed to Impose any lIabilIty upon the
CIty of Santa Monica or Its officers or
employees, or to create any private rights
of action In any person, or to relIeve any
person uSIng the aIrport from any duty or
standard of care Imposed by law.
SECTION
10107.
Insurance.
All
aIrcraft owners and operators shall be
covered at theIr expense by publIC
lIabIlIty Insurance In such amounts and
terms as establIshed by ResolutIon of the
CIty CounCIl. Such Insurance shall name
the CIty, members of the CIty CounCIl and
Boards and CommIsSIons, and offIcers and
employees of the CIty as addItional named
Insureds.
SECTION
10108.
AIrcraft Tie-Down
and Hangar Rental. The owner or operator
of aircraft USIng the Airport shall pay
the prescribed rental rate. The tie-down
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or parkIng rate shall be based on the
length of the wIng-span In feet, Lhe
weIght of the aIrcraft, the number of
engInes, or SImIlar measure, and shall be
charged by the month, day, or half-hour.
The rental rate for hangar parkIng shall
be a SIngle monthly sum. All such rates
shall be establIshed by ResolutIon of the
CIty CounCIl.
SECTION
10109.
LandIng
Fees.
Owners or operators of aIrcraft operated
for
commercIal
purposes shall pay a
landIng fee In the follOWIng amounts:
AIRCRAFT GROSS WEIGHT FEES PER LANDING
Less than 2,000 Ibs. $2.00
2,000 to 4,000 Ibs. $3.00
4,000 to 6,000 lbs. $4.00
6,000 to 10,000 Ibs. .$5.00
10,000 to 20,000 lbs. $7.50
20,000 to 30,000 lbs $10.00
30,000 LO 50,000 Ibs. $15.00
50,000 to 70,000 Ibs. $20.00
Over 70,000 lbs. $25.00
LandIng fees may be establIshed and
from tIme to tIme amended by ResolutIon of
toe CIty CounCIl. LandIng fees shall not
apply to the use or operatIon of aIrcraft
by persons holdIng a valId operatIons
permIt under SectIon 10101.
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SECTION 10110. TechnIcal Codes.
All structures at the AIrport shall comply
wIth applIcable prOVISIons of Chapter 1 of
ArtIcle VIII of the MunICIpal Code
relatIng to TechnIcal and ConstructIon
Codes.
SECTION 10111. FIre RegulatIons.
In addItIon to any other reqUIrement
Imposed by law, all persons at the AIrport
shall comply WIth the follOWIng speCIfIC
fIre regulatIons applIcable to all persons
USIng the AIrport:
(a) Every person USIng the aIrport
or Its faCIlItIes In any way shall use the
utmost cautIon to prevent fIre and shall
not cause to eXIst any condItIon
constItutIng a fIre hazard.
(b) No aIrcraft shall be fueled or
drdlned whIle Its engIne IS runnIng or
whIle In a hangar or other enclosed place.
FuelIng shall be done In such manner and
WIth such eqUIpment that adequate
connectIons for the groundIng of statIC
electrICIty shall be maIntaIned
contInuously durIng fuelIng operatIons.
No smokIng shall be permItted WIthIn 50
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feet of the pOInt where fuel 1S removed
from or d1scharged Into any alrcraft.
(c) No cylInder or flask of
compressed flammable gas shall be kept or
stored except at such a place as may be
deslgnated by the FIre Department.
(d) The cleanlng of eng1nes or
other parts of alrcraft shall not be
carrIed on In any hangar except wIth
nonflammable substances. If flammable
11qulds shall be employed for thiS
purpose, the operatIon shall be carried on
in the open alr and a safe dIstance from
other alrcraft.
(e) Durlng busIness hours, hangar
entrances shall be kept clear at all tImes
to permIt ready access to the bUIldIng to
combat fIres.
(f) Floors of bUl1dlngs shall be
kept clean and free of 011, and no
volatlle or flammable solvent shall be
used for cleaning floors.
(g) No boxes, crates, rubblsh,
paper, empty cans or bottles, or other
llt~er shall be permltted to accumulate in
or about any hangar.
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SECTION
10112.
Alrcraft Ground
Operatlons. The followlng regulatIons
shall govern the operatlon of alrcraft
whlle on the ground at the Alrport:
(a) No alrcraf~ englne shall be
started on any alrcraft not equlpped wlth
adequate brakes fully set, unless the
wheels have been chocked wlth blocks. No
alrcraft shall be started or run-up unless
a competent operator lS at the controls of
the dlrcraft a~ all tlmes. No alrcraft
shall be left unattended on the A1rport
unless 1t 1S 1n a hangar completely
enclosed wIth the door locked securely or
such alrcraft 1S locked In such a manner
that 1t cannot be entered or started
w1thout the use of a proper key. All
unhangared aIrcraft shall be parked 1n the
spaces des1gnated for that purpose and
locked as above.
(b) The pre-fl1ght run-up of
eng1nes shall be conducted only at pOlnts
deSIgnated by the A1rport DIrector. No
aIrcraft shall be operated above ldle
power or run-up unless It 1S In such
pOSItIon that the propellor or turbIne
blast wIll clear all bUIldIngs, all
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aircraft maneuvering areas, and all people
In the observatIon areas.
(c) No person shall take any
aircraft on, to, or from the Airport, or
operate any such aircraft, while under the
Influence of, or while USIng, any
IntOXicating liquor or drug.
(d) Wrecked or damaged aIrcraft
shall promptly be removed from runways or
taxiways by the aircraft owner or operator
subject to the direction of the Airport
Director and appropriate officIals of the
United States of America.
SECTION 10113. Fueling OperatIons.
AIrcraft fuelIng operations shall be
conducted conSistent with safety standards
contaIned In state, federal, and local
fIre law. The followlng dddltlonal
provlslons shall apply to the fueling of
alrcraft at the Airport:
(a) The right of a pilot to fuel
hIS or her own aircraft pursuant to
federal law shall be respected.
(b) The CIty CounCil may by
ResolutIon, establIsh a fuel flowage fee
to be paid to the City by all persons or
companies supplying gasoline or olls to be
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used, dIspensed, or sold at the AIrport by
persons other than the CIty.
SECTION 10114. UltralIght AIrcraf~.
PendIng verIfIcatIon by the Federal
AVIatIon AdmInIstratIon and the CIty that
ultralIght aIrcraft can operate at the
AIrport wIthout compromISIng aVIatIon
safety, no person shall operate an
ultralIght aIrcraft, as defIned by Federal
AVId~lon RegulatIons Part 103, at or from
the AIrport.
SECTION 10115. Motor VehIcles.
(a) No person shall operate a motor
vehlcle at the AIrport except In
accordance WIth thIS SectIon. As used In
thlS SectIon, the term "motor vehIcle"
Includes any vehIcle other than an
aIrcraft, IncludIng bIcycles.
(b) Motor vehIcles shall be parked
In deSIgnated parkIng areas.
(c) No person shall operate a motor
vehlcle on, upon, or across any portIon of
the AIrport except along or upon roadways
deSIgnated for travel by motor vehIcles or
those portIons of the AIrport set aSIde by
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the Airport Director for automobile
parking purposes.
(d) No person shall operate, drive,
or propel any motor vehicle at a speed of
greater than 25 miles aD hour at the
Alrport.
(e) The Airport Director may place
on the Airport such stop signs and parking
regulatlon signs as he or she may deem
necessary. No person shall park any
vehicle contrary to the directIons on any
parkIng sIgn or enter any IntersectIon
posted wlth a stop sIgn wIthout fIrst
brInging hIS or her vehicle to a full stop
within 6 feet of such IntersectIon.
(f) No person shall operate, drive,
or propel any motor vehIcle on any landing
area of the Airport.
(g) Pollce or flre vehIcles driven
on the Airport In response to emergencIes
shall not be subject to subsections (e)
and (f). Vehicles drIven on the Airport
for the purpose of making repairs and
Improvements to the Airport or for
wreckage removal and governmental vehicles
driven on the Airport on offiCial bUSiness
shall not be subject to subsectIons Cd)
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and (e), provIdIng that the operators
obtaIn a permit to enter the landIng area
from the Alrport DIrector, conspicuously
display an approved orange and white
safety flag on the vehlcles, and enter and
leave the Alrport at establlshed gateways.
(h) All vehlcles haulIng trash
shall be covered. No vehicle used for
haulIng trash, dIrt, or any other
materIals shall be operated on the Alrport
unless such vehlcle lS constructed so as
to prevent Its contents from dropplng,
slftlng, leaklng, or otherWlse escaplng.
Any person who spllls any dIrt or any
other materIals from vehIcles operated at
the Airport shall ImmedIately clean up the
spllled material.
(1) Vlolatlon of the provlslons of
thlS sectlon shall be punlshable by flne
pursuant to Section 3395 of the Munlclpal
Code. The procedures of SectIon 3386 and
3386A of the MunIcIpal Code shall be
applIcable to vlolatlons of the motor
vehlcle operatlng and parklng regulatlons
of thIS Chapter.
(J) The AIrport Director shall have
authorIty to tow or otherwlse move motor
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vehIcles Wh1Ch are parked 1n v1olatlon of
th1S Chapter In accordance w1th applIcable
law.
SECTION
10116.
Pedestr1ans.
No
pedestrIans shall be upon any taxIway or
landIng area of the A1rport w1thout f1rst
obtaInIng a sIgned permIt from the A1rport
D1rector, exceptIng mechanIcs who are by
necessIty reqUIred to be on a tax1way or
landIng area to remove damaged aIrcraft.
SECTION 10117. Exper1mental
FlIghts. No experImental cert1f1catIon
test fl1ghts or ground demonstrat1ons
shall be conducted on or at the A1rport
w1thout the wrItten permIss10n of the
A1rport DIrector.
SECTION 10118. Damage Reports and
ResponSIbIlIty. Any person damagIng any
Ilght or fIxture by means of contact with
any aIrcraft or surface veh1cle shall
report such damage to the AIrport D1rector
Immed1ately and shall be fully responsible
for any costs requ1red to repa1r or
replace the damaged faC1l1ty.
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SECTION 10119. MO~lon PIctures and
CommercIal Photography. No person shall
take stIll, motIon, VIdeo or sound
pIctures for commercIal purposes on the
AIrport wlthou~ a use permIt approved by
the AIrport DIrector. The use permIt
shall be In wrItIng and shall set forth
any conditions pertainIng to use as the
AIrport DIrector shall determIne and the
fee or charge to be paId for such use.
The fees and charges for the use of the
AIrport for commercIal photography shall
be establIshed by ResolutIon of the CIty
CounCIl and shall be paId prIor to the
Issuance of the use permit. Any VIolatIon
of the terms or conditIons of such permIt
shall be a misdemeanor.
SECTION 10120. Penalty. The
VIolatIon of any prOVISIon of thIS
subchalJter shall be a mIsdemeanor
punIshable by a fIne of up to $500, a JaIl
term of up to SIX months, or both.
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Subchapter D.
GLOSSARY OF TECHNICAL TERMS.
SECTION 10150. Def1n1t1on of Terms.
The fOllowIng words or phrases as used In
thIS Chapter shall have the followIng
meanIngs:
(a) TraffIc Pattern. An
approxImately rectangular fl1ght track
desIgned to provIde for an organ1zed flow
of local traff1c around the A1rport 1n
Wh1Ch the runway centerlIne forms one part
of one of the longer legs of the
rectangle. The traff1c pattern shall be
establIshed by the Federal AV1at1on
Adm1nIstrat1on 1n cooperat1on w1th the
C1ty.
(b) Sound Pressure Level. The
sound pressure level of a sound IS 20
t1mes the logar1thm to the base 10 of the
rat10 of the measured root mean square
(RMS) value of the sound pressure to a
reference sound pressure. Measurement
unIts are deCIbels (dB).
The reference
pressure 1S 20 mIcro Pascals. [SPL = 20
Log (P measured Preference)]
(c) A-We1ghted Sound Pressure
Level. The sound pressure level WhICh has
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been f~ltered or welghted to
quantltatlvely reduce the effect of low
frequency nOlse. It was deslgned to
approx1mate the response of the human ear
to sound. A-we1ghted Sound Pressure Level
1S measured 1n dec1bels w1th a standard
sound level meter whlch conta1ns the "A"
welghtlng network. A-weIghted declbels
are abbrevlated dBA. Relevant standards
are def1ned by the Amer1can Nat10nal
Standards Inst1tute Spec1f1cat1on for
Sound Level Meters (S1.4-1971).
(d) Slngle Event N01se Exposure
Level. SENEL 1S the t1me-1ntegrated
A-welghted Sound Pressure Level of a
s~ngle a1rcraft flyover (Wh1Ch exceeds a
threshold nOIse level) WhICh 1S expressed
by the level of an equ1valent 1-second
durat10n reference slgnal. The threshold
level at the Alrport shall be at least 65
dbA. SENEL provldes a measure Wh1Ch
quant1f1es the effect of durat10n and
magnltude for a slngle event measured
above a spec1f1ed threshold. SENEL 1S
def1ned by Cal1forn1a Dlv1s1on of
Aeronaut1cs, "No1se Standards for
Cal1forn1a A1rports," Cal1forn1a
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Adm~n~strat~ve Code Chapter 9, T~tle 4
(RegIster 70, No. 48, November 28, 1970).
(e) CommunIty No~se Equ~valent
Level. The CNEL IS the annual average (on
an energy baSIS) no~se level measured ~n
A-weIghted Sound Pressure Level for a 24
hour period WIth dIfferent weIghtIng
factors for the nOIse levels occurrIng
durIng the day, evenIng, and nIghttIme
perIods. CNEL IS defined by CalIfornIa
DIVISIon of AeronautICS, "NOIse Standards
for CalIfornia AIrports," California
AdmInIstratIve Code Chapter 9, TItle 4
(RegIster 70, No. 48, November 28, 1970).
SECTION 3. Any prOVISIon of the Santa Monica MuniCIpal
Code or appendIces thereto InconSIstent WIth the prOVISIons of
thIS ordInance, to the extent of such InconSIstenCIes and no
further, are hereby repealed or modIfIed to that extent
necessary to effect the prOVISIons of thIS ordinance.
SECTION 4. If any part of thIS ordInance ~s for any
reason held to be InvalId or unconstItutIonal by a deCISIon of
any court of competent JurIsdIctIon, such deCISIon shall not
affect tne valIdIty of the remaInIng portIons of thIS
ordinance. The CIty CounCIl nereby declares that It would
have passed tDIS ordInance and each and every part not
declared InvalId or unconstItutIonal Without regard to whether
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any part of thls ordlnance would be subsequently declared
lnvalld or unconstltutlonal.
SECTION 5.
The Mayor shall slgn and the Clty Clerk
shall attest to the passage of thIS ordlnance. The Clty Clerk
shall cause the same to be publlshed once In the offlclal
newspaper wlthln 15 days after ltS adoptIon. The ordlnance
shall become effectlve 30 days after the date of ItS adoptlon.
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
~ ",... ~- -
Robert M. Myers
CIty Attorney
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