San Luis Obispo County Municipal Code Ch. 24.04 Definitions

"Abandoned aircraft" means an aircraft that is:

(1) Tied down without permission;

(2) Left unattended and the owner or pilot is unknown.

(Ord. No. 3273, § 1(Exh. A), 10-7-14)

"Abandoned vehicle" means a motor-driven vehicle, cycle, trailer or similar method of conveyance that is:

(1) Of unknown ownership;

(2) Parked in an undesignated area;

(3) Parked on the airport for longer than seventy-two hours without permission.

(Ord. No. 3273, § 1(Exh. A), 10-7-14)

"Air operations area" means any area of the airports used or intended to be used for landing, takeoff and surface maneuvering of aircraft.

(Ord. No. 3273, § 1(Exh. A), 10-7-14)

"Airports" means any and all airports located within, and owned and operated by, the county of San Luis Obispo, California.

(Ord. No. 3273, § 1(Exh. A), 10-7-14)

"Director of airports" means the person designated as such by the county administrator, or his/her duly authorized representative.

(Ord. No. 3273, § 1(Exh. A), 10-7-14)

"Apron" or "ramp" means those areas of the airport within the air operations area, but outside the movement area, designated by the director of airports for aircraft surface maneuvering, parking, fueling, and servicing as well as enplaning/deplaning aircraft passengers.

(Ord. No. 3273, § 1(Exh. A), 10-7-14)

"Commercial operations area" means that portion of the air operations area designated by the director of airports for scheduled commercial air carrier activities.

(Ord. No. 3273, § 1(Exh. A), 10-7-14)

"County" means the county of San Luis Obispo and its governing board of supervisors.

(Ord. No. 3273, § 1(Exh. A), 10-7-14)

"County fire chief" means the chief of the county fire department, or his/her duly authorized representative.

(Ord. No. 3273, § 1(Exh. A), 10-7-14)

"Movement area" means that portion of the air operations area containing the runways, taxiways and areas designated by the director of airports adjacent to the runway and taxiways.

(Ord. No. 3273, § 1(Exh. A), 10-7-14)

"Nonexclusive" means a power, privilege, or other right that does not exclude or debar another from enjoying or exercising a like power, privilege, or right as defined by Federal Aviation Administration advisory circular 150/5190-5 or latest revision.

(Ord. No. 3273, § 1(Exh. A), 10-7-14)

"Permit" means a written agreement between the county and a permittee.

(Ord. No. 3273, § 1(Exh. A), 10-7-14)

"Permittee" means any person named as such in a permit with the county.

(Ord. No. 3273, § 1(Exh. A), 10-7-14)

"Person" means any individual, firm, partnership, corporation, company, association, joint stock association or body political, and includes any trustee, receiver, assignee or similar representative thereof.

(Ord. No. 3273, § 1(Exh. A), 10-7-14)

"Restricted area" means any area of the airport designated by the director of airports to prohibit entry or to limit entry to specific authorized persons. Restricted areas include, but are not limited to, the air operations area, movement area, and commercial operations area of the airports.

(Ord. No. 3273, § 1(Exh. A), 10-7-14)

"Space rent" means the term used in this chapter in a manner similar to the usual term "tie down." It denotes the space rented to a person for the parking and tethering of his/her aircraft. It does not denote any form of "hangar keeper's liability" or liability similar thereto.

(Ord. No. 3273, § 1(Exh. A), 10-7-14)

"Unauthorized persons, vehicles, or aircraft" is one whose entry is not approved by the director of airports .

(Ord. No. 3273, § 1(Exh. A), 10-7-14)