Petaluma Municipal Code Ch. 16.06 Airport Leases

Section 46 of Article VII of the Petaluma City Charter provides that action to provide for leases of city property be

taken by ordinance unless the council takes action pursuant to a general law of the state. The large number of

hangar and tie-down facilities and interest by airport users in such facilities, as well as in ground leases, makes

approval of individual leases by ordinance impractical and costly in terms of staN time and other public resources.

Legislative authority for city council approval of form leases for tie-down spaces, hangars and ground leases and

other speciKed arrangements regarding airport facilities, and for city manager execution of airport leases using

council-approved form documents, is intended to meet the requirements of Section 46, Article VII of the Petaluma

City Charter, provide for appropriate city council oversight concerning the municipal airport lease program,

provide for eMcient use of public resources, promote Kscal eMciency, and provide necessary Lexibility to airport

management to eNectively meet the needs of airport users and maximize airport services and generation of

revenue for airport facilities. (Ord. 2905 NCS §3, 2025.)

In accordance with Section 46 of Article VII of the City of Petaluma Charter, the city council of the city of Petaluma

may approve form lease documents for city-owned hangars and tie-down spaces at the Petaluma Municipal

Airport by resolution; and may approve ground leases, specialized lease arrangements and other specialized use

of the Petaluma Municipal Airport by resolution. (Ord. 2905 NCS §3, 2025.)

The city manager or their designee is authorized to execute, on behalf of the city airport, leases for hangar and tie-

down facilities at the Petaluma Municipal Airport using form leases that have been approved by city council

resolution as long as such leases do not diNer materially from such approved form leases. The city manager or

their designee is authorized to execute, on behalf of the city, other speciKed leases or agreements for use of the

Petaluma Municipal Airport that have been approved by the city council by resolution. (Ord. 2905 NCS §3, 2025.)