Bakersfield Municipal Code Ch. 19.04 Vehicles

Motor vehicles shall obey all posted signs and operate in accordance with the Motor Vehicle Code of the state of California and city of Bakersfield. (Ord. 3051 § 1, 1986)

No motor vehicle or other vehicle shall be operated on the aircraft operating area, except by persons authorized by the airport operations manager. No motor vehicle or other vehicle except one having clearance from the airport operations manager shall be operated on or across runways or taxiways. Operators of such authorized vehicles shall be alert at all times and shall operate on runways and taxiways only as necessary in connection with work performed. All vehicles shall yield their right-of-way to aircraft. (I) (Ord. 3051 § 1, 1986)

All vehicles, except authorized vehicles and those responding to an emergency or performing friction testing, shall travel at speeds not exceeding fifteen mph. (I) (Ord. 3051 § 1, 1986)

All aircraft support vehicles shall be equipped with brakes, including, but not limited to, loading ramps, baggage trucks and other such vehicles. Brakes shall be set when the vehicle is parked and not in use. Fuel trucks shall have chocks set in front and rear of tires when not in motion. (I) (Ord. 3051 § 1, 1986)

Vehicles shall be parked in parking areas only in the manner and at locations indicated by posted traffic signs and markings. Vehicles shall not be parked so as to obstruct aircraft movement. Designated vehicle parking spaces are for vehicles used for transportation to and from hangars, aircraft, and aircraft use. They are not intended for long- term parking or vehicle storage. No vehicle may be parked more than two weeks in any on-airport parking location without prior written approval from the airport operations manager. Vehicles not in compliance shall be towed away at owner’s expense. (Ord. 4713 § 1, 2012; Ord. 3051 § 1, 1986)

No person shall operate any vehicle for hire on or from the airport without an appropriate permit from the city and shall comply with such conditions as may be prescribed by the city. (I) (Ord. 3051 § 1, 1986)

No person shall clean or make repairs to motor vehicles anywhere on the airport except those minor repairs necessary to remove such vehicles from the airport. Airport support vehicles are excluded, but shall be removed as soon as possible so not to obstruct air traffic. (I) (Ord. 3051 § 1, 1986)