Porterville Municipal Code Art. XI Illegal Activities

No person shall land, take off, taxi, or otherwise operate any aircraft on, at, or from, the Porterville municipal airport when he/she knows such aircraft is not operating properly, or is equipped with any part or safety device which is defective or unsafe. Deviations from this restriction shall only be permitted by the issuance of a ferry permit by the FAA. Nor shall any aircraft be operated on or at the airport, or on any runway thereof, when the airport or runway has been closed to traffic by the airport manager/airport operations supervisor or other legal authority, and such closure has been indicated by the placement of an "X" at each end of the closed runway. (Ord. 1652 § B, 4-20-2004)

No person shall operate any aircraft (or vehicle) on, at, or in the vicinity of the Porterville municipal airport in wilful or wanton disregard for the safety of persons or property, whether his own or that of others. (Ord. 1652 § B, 4-20-2004)

No person shall engage in the performance of any aerobatics, stunt, maneuver not necessary to a normal takeoff, landing, normal turn or level flight of the aircraft over or within one mile of the exterior boundaries of the airport, except for FAA approved airshows. (Ord. 1652 § B, 4-20-2004)

No person shall engage in the sale of any goods, wares, merchandise, or services at or upon the airport without first having complied with chapter 15, "Licenses And Business Regulations", of this code. (Ord. 1652 § B, 4-20-2004)

No person shall commit any disorderly, obscene, indecent or unlawful act or commit any nuisance on the airport. (Ord. 1652 § B, 4-20-2004)

No person shall drink any intoxicating liquors upon any portion of the airport open to the public, except in a restaurant or other place designated and licensed for on-sale liquor dispensing, or in an area protected by the right to privacy.

No person shall become intoxicated or use habit forming and/or illicit drugs on any portion of the airport nor shall any person under the influence enter upon or loiter on or about the airport property. (Ord. 1652 § B, 4-20-2004)

No model or radio controlled aircraft will be allowed on or above Porterville municipal airport property nor on any city property adjacent to the Porterville municipal airport nor any property within the city of Porterville that is under or near the pattern for aircraft or air vehicles at the Porterville municipal airport. (Ord. 1755, 6-2-2009)