Ontario Municipal Code Art. 4 Aircraft Operations

No person shall navigate any aircraft upon, fly aircraft from, or conduct any aircraft operations on or from the airport otherwise than in conformance with the current federal Aviation Administration and Civil Aeronautics Board rules and the rules and regulations of the airport, parts of which such rules and regulations are set forth in this article.

(§ 1, Ord. 1775, eff. March 16, 1972)

All aircraft based at the airport shall be equipped with two-way radio for communication.

(§ 1, Ord. 1775, eff. March 16, 1972)

No aircraft equipped with tail skids may land or take-off at the airport without special permission of the Manager, except in cases of emergency.

(§ 1, Ord. 1775, eff. March 16, 1972)

No person shall taxi any aircraft on the airport:

(a) In excess of a safe and reasonable speed;

(b) On any portion of the airport except regular taxiways, ramps, and aprons;

(c) Across runways without having first obtained permission from the control tower;

(d) Without having first ascertained by visual inspection that it is safe to proceed without danger of collision with persons or objects:

(e) Near buildings or parked aircraft or persons unless equipped with adequate operable brakes;

(f) Who is not a pilot or mechanic licensed by the Federal Aviation Administration; or

(g) Into or out of any hangar or building.

(§ 1, Ord. 1775, eff. March 16, 1972)

No person shall start or run any aircraft engine on the airport:

(a) Unless he is a pilot or mechanic licensed by the Federal Aviation Administration;

(b) Unless blocks have been previously placed and are in front of the main landing wheels at the time the engine or engines are started, or unless the aircraft is equipped with adequate parking brakes which are in operating condition and which have been applied to and at the time of starting the engine or engines;

(c) Without the exercise of every reasonable precaution to protect other aircraft, buildings, property, and persons; or

(d) Within fifty (50) feet of a hangar or other building or structure.

(§ 1, Ord. 1775, eff. March 16, 1972)

The operator of any itinerant aircraft engaged in a commercial revenue producing flight shall immediately, upon landing at the airport, give his name, home address, and the type and registry number of the aircraft to the Superintendent, or his authorized representative, and shall park or tie down such itinerant aircraft in the area designated by the Superintendent.

(§ 1, Ord. 1775, eff. March 16, 1972)

All itinerant aircraft shall at all times be under the control of the operator thereof, and no employee of the Department shall move or handle such aircraft except in cases of emergency.

(§ 1, Ord. 1775, eff. March 16, 1972)

No operator of itinerant aircraft shall take off from the airport without first paying all charges incurred by him at the airport in connection with such aircraft, or making satisfactory arrangements with the Superintendent as to the payment thereof.

(§ 1, Ord. 1775, eff. March 16, 1972)

No person shall park, store, or repair any aircraft except in places designated therefor by the Manager.

(§ 1, Ord. 1775, eff. March 16, 1972)

Upon direction from the Manager, or his designated representative, the operator of any aircraft parked or stored at the airport shall move such aircraft from the place where it is parked or stored to any other designated place at the airport. If the operator refuses to comply with such direction, the Manager may order such aircraft towed to such designated place at the operator's expense and without liability to the airport for damages which may result from, or in the course of, such moving.

(§ 1, Ord. 1775, eff. March 16, 1972)

No person shall leave an aircraft unattended on the airport unless the aircraft is properly secured or within a hangar.

(§ 1, Ord. 1775, eff. March 16, 1972)

Any person operating any aircraft on the airport shall at all times comply with any order, signal, or direction of any authorized employee of the Department.

(§ 1, Ord. 1775, eff. March 16, 1972)

The pilot or person in charge of any aircraft involved in an accident on the ground shall immediately report such accident to the Manager or his authorized representative.

(§ 1, Ord. 1775, eff. March 16, 1972)

No person in control of any aircraft shall permit any person under the influence of intoxicating liquor or narcotics to board such aircraft.

(§ 1, Ord. 1775, eff. March 16, 1972)

The pilot or person in charge of any aircraft involved in an accident shall immediately remove such aircraft and any wreckage or debris caused by such accident to a place designated by the Manager unless such person is required by Federal law or regulation to leave the same in place for investigation.

(§ 1, Ord. 1775, eff. March 16, 1972)