Corona Municipal Code Ch. 4.04 General Provisions

Sections

Statutory reference:

For statutory provisions declaring the operation of airports by the state and political subdivisions to be public and governmental functions, see Cal. Pub. Utilities Code § 21004

(A) "Aircraft" means any contrivance now known or hereafter invented, used or designed for navigation of or flight in the air.

(B) "Itinerant or transient aircraft" means any aircraft not permanently based at the airport.

(C) "Airport" means the Corona Municipal Airport as described in this chapter.

(D) "Manager" means the Airport Manager of the city or his or her authorized representative.

(E) The "standard gross weight" of any aircraft is that weight specified by the license for the particular aircraft granted by the Federal Aviation Agency of the United States of America or such other governmental agency or authority having jurisdiction on the premises.

(F) “Based aircraft” means any aircraft that originates or terminates its flights routinely at the airport.

(G) “UNICOM” means radio frequency upon which aircraft land at non-towered airports broadcast their position.

(H) “AWOS” means Airport Weather Observation System.

(I) “Fixed Base Operator (FBO)” means a commercial aviation business entity which maintains facilities on the airport for the purpose of engaging in the retail sale of or providing one or more of the following: aviation fuel, oil or lubricants; the sale or storage of aircraft; rental of aircraft; flight instruction and training; airframe and power plant (engine) repair; and avionics sale and service.

(J) “Master Lease Holder (MLH)” means a fixed base operator who operates under a lease agreement with the city for the specific purpose of providing aircraft hangars and tiedown spaces for rent.

(`78 Code, § 4.04.010.)

The Corona Municipal Airport is that certain property located in the Prado Flood Control Basin, Riverside County, State of California and more particularly described as follows:

That portion of Lots 2, 3 and 4 of the portion of Rancho La Sierra Yorba allotted to the Prudencio Yorba Estate, in the County of Riverside, State of California, as shown on a map recorded in Book 2, Page 21 of Maps, Records of said county and that portion of the former right-of-way of the Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway Company, described as a whole as follows:

Beginning at the northeasterly corner of Lot 24 of the resubdivision of Block 69 of the lands of the South Riverside Land and Water Company, as shown on a map recorded in Book 2, Page 3 of Maps, Records of San Bernardino County, California, said corner being a point in the west boundary line of Smith Avenue and the south boundary line of said railroad right-of-way; thence westerly along said south boundary line along a curve concave southerly, having a radius of 5679.65 feet and a central angle of 9° 15' 28" for a distance of 917.71 feet; thence tangent to said curve north 86° 03' 03" west 3185.04 feet; thence north 8° 01' 13" east 442.63 feet; thence south 39° 56' 57" west 283.00 feet to said west 102.22 feet to the north boundary line of the former right-of-way; thence north 45° 58' 03" west 509.31 feet; thence north 43° 01' 57" east 243.38 feet; thence south 86° 04' 19" east 1908.39 feet; thence south 46° 31' 03" east 442.63 feet; thence south 39° 56' 57" west 283.00 feet to said north boundary line; thence along last said line south 86° 03' 03" east 1364.71 feet to the beginning of a tangent curve, having a radius of 5779.65 feet and being concentric with the curve first herein described; thence easterly along said concentric curve to said west boundary line of Smith Avenue; thence south 23° 45' 52" west 101.69 feet, more or less, to the point of beginning, containing 78.42 acres, more or less.

(`78 Code, § 4.04.020.)

The provisions of this chapter apply to all users and tenants of the airport. Any entry upon or use of the airport is conditioned upon compliance with these provisions; entry upon this airport by any person shall be deemed to constitute an agreement by such person to comply with the provisions.

The Airport Manager has the authority to take such reasonable action as may be necessary in the control and management of the airport.

Should any paragraph or provision of this code be declared by any court of competent jurisdiction to be unconstitutional or invalid, such decision shall not affect the validity of any other provision hereunder.

(A) Airport lessees, tenants, and permittees, authorized to use the airport and its facilities, or to fly to or from the same, shall be at all times conditioned upon the assumption of full responsibility thereof, and lessees, tenants, permittees, and users of the airport acknowledge that the airport is within a flood plain and that the city and the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACOE) are in no way responsible or libel for any flood water damage. It shall be a further condition thereof that each person, as consideration of the use of the airport, shall at all times release, hold harmless and indemnify the Airport Manager, the city and the USACOE and their employees from and against any and all liability, responsibility, loss or damage, resulting to any such person or caused by or on his/her behalf, and incident to the manner in which the airport is operated, constructed or maintained. The use of the airport by any person for any purpose, or the paying of fees thereof or the taking off or landing aircraft therein shall be itself an acknowledgement that such person accepts such privileges on the conditions set forth.

(B) Notwithstanding the foregoing, those airport users shall not be required to indemnify the city or USACOE for damages occasioned by the sole negligence or willful misconduct of the city or USACOE or its employees or representatives.

(A) Material Safety Data Sheets (MSDS) for each hazardous material you store or use on-site must be on file and readily accessible to all workers, including tenants.

(B) If total incidental storage of flammable and combustible liquids and/or hazardous materials exceeds the quantities allowed in accordance with the Fire Code, you must have secondary containment, a spill control kit, and a spill contingency plan procedure. The spill contingency plan shall include:

(1) Spill control procedures.

(2) Emergency response training required.

(3) Emergency contact information.

(4) Training records.

(C) Hazardous waste must be managed in compliance with state and local regulations. Personnel must be aware of hazardous waste management requirements such as hazardous waste characterization, storage of hazardous waste containers, inspection of container storage areas, contingency planning, manifesting and other recordkeeping requirements, personnel training, satellite accumulation points, and accumulation limits. If you use or store hazardous materials, you must have a written hazard communications program, that is designed to provide all employees with information about the hazardous chemicals to which they are exposed. The program must meet Federal and State requirements. Develop a bilingual program if any employees are Spanish speaking only. Ensure that the plan is properly implemented, including employee training.

(D) Ensure that for industrial areas that have storage of flammable/combustible liquids that the quantity of liquid meet the minimum requirements prescribed in the California Fire Code, as adopted and amended by the city.

(E) Ensure that used oil filters are drained of free-flowing used oil. Ensure that the drained used oil filters are accumulated, stored and transferred in a closed, rainproof container that is capable of containing any used oil that may separate from the filters placed inside. Ensure that all drums of used oil filters are sealed transfer so that used oil will not spill out. Ensure that containers used for accumulation are labeled “Drained Used Oil Filters” and show the initial date of accumulation or receipt on each container of filters. Verify that the storage of less that one ton of used filters is limited to one year (unless one ton or more is accumulated, in which case, storage is limited to 180 days). Ensure that drums of used oil filters are sealed during transfer so that used oil will not spill out.

(F) Above ground fuel storage tanks must be approved by the Army, double-walled, plus have an outside block retaining wall, and must have a spill kit readily accessible. Mobile refueling carts/vehicles must be permitted through the DOT and the Corona Fire Department and must have a spill kit on the unit. Any fueling operation must have a spill plan with written storage tank procedures and responsibilities to address storage and handling requirements, release/spill prevention and response.

(G) All batteries, charged or dead, should be properly stored and protected from persons walking by. The protected area should be enclosed, properly vented, with an emergency face and body wash unit and protective gear for the operator.

(H) Electrical panel areas need a clear zone delineated in front of the panel marked with yellow diagonal lines.

(I) Additionally, commercial/industrial tenants must also adhere to the guidelines for non-commercial tenants at Corona Municipal Airport.

(Ord. 2917 § 9, 2007)

The Corona Municipal Airport is situated on Federal land in a flood basin that is owned by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, our landlords. Periodically, the landlord inspects the premises, to include the inside of hangars, to insure compliance with Federal and State regulations. Your cooperation with the following guidelines will help the Corona Municipal Airport be in compliance.

(A) Storage in hangars of aircraft parts is allowed only if related to on-site aircraft repairs, operations, or on-site aircraft restoration. The storage of household items, Christmas decorations, motor vehicles, ATV’s, boats, motorcycles, antique vehicles, race vehicles, more bicycles, scooters, or golf carts then necessary to provide airport ground transportation, off-site business files, equipment, supplies, furniture, and other non-aviation related storage is not acceptable use of Federal lands.

(B) All lofts and above ground storage decks to be built in and/or secured to hangars must be permitted through the city Building Department. Storage racks should be secured in case of an earthquake.

(C) Each hangar will have a minimum of one approved fire extinguisher with a current inspection or purchase date.

(D) Pesticides should not be stored in the hangars without an approved pesticide control plan. This includes, but is not limited to, Round Up, Ortho, Triox, Vegetation Killer, Malathion, Speciracide, and the like. Small household spray cans are permitted.

(E) Total incidental storage of flammable and combustible liquids (hazardous materials) must be less than 25 gallons. Greater than 25 gallons total requires that all be stored in a 2-hour fire rated storage unit, or in the case of a 55-gallon drum, it must have secondary containment.

(F) All storage containers must be labeled as to the contents. This includes cans, buckets, jars, barrels, bottles, and the like. Each should have a lid. Hazardous chemicals (cleaners, solvents and the like) that are transferred to smaller containers must also have labels on the smaller containers identifying the hazardous chemical and the appropriate hazard warnings. Batteries should be in/on some type of metal/rubber/plastic container that would contain battery acid in the event of a leak.

(G) Gasoline (small amounts only) will only be stored in approved red gasoline containers. Note: This gasoline would count towards your 25 gallon total limit explained in division (E) above.

(H) Oily rags must be stored in approved covered containers labeled. Oily rags cannot be stored in plastic containers or boxes.

(I) Compressed gas cylinders (oxygen, nitrogen, acetylene, propane and the like) must be labeled and stored upright, secured about the midpoint. Flammable compressed gas cylinders must be kept at least 20 feet from flammable liquids, highly combustible materials, and oxidizers.

(J) Tools and equipment used in aircraft maintenance and repair must have appropriate safety guards and shields.

(K) Signs, pictures, posters, calendars, and the like should not be inappropriate.

(L) Electrical wiring must be in accordance with the building code.

(M) Vehicles parked at the airport must have a current license plate/registration. Vehicles are not allowed to be parked for extended durations.

(N) Recreational vehicles and motor homes can only be parked at the airport for short periods. Spending the night in RV’s while parked at the airport is prohibited by the city’s lease with landlord. The only exception to this rule is for security, with prior arrangements approved by the Airport Manager.

(O) Hangars will be inspected annually by your leaseholder and the city. Questions about compliance should be directed to your leaseholder.