San Luis Obispo County Municipal Code Ch. 24.08 Powers and Duties of the Director of Airports

The director of airports shall be subject to the direction, authority and control of the county administrator and the board of supervisors and is their official representative for aviation matters in the county. He/she shall have full authority for the enforcement of all ordinances and regulations affecting the airports. His/her powers and duties shall include, but are not limited to, the following:

(1) To designate aircraft operating, parking, and other such areas necessary for the safe, efficient operation of the airports;

(2) To assign parking, hangar and tiedown spaces;

(3) To move or to order the owner or person in control of any aircraft to move the aircraft to any other location he/she designates when he/she determines that the change is in the interest of safety or is necessary because of space limitations or traffic conditions, or in order to reduce risks due to fire, collision or aircraft movement;

(4) To order unauthorized aircraft to leave the airports;

(5) To promulgate regulations for the operation and administration of the airports.

(Ord. No. 3273, § 1(Exh. A), 10-7-14)

Whenever a power is granted to, or a duty is imposed upon the director of airports, that power may be exercised or the duty may be performed by a person designated by the director of airports or by a person authorized by the county administrator or board of supervisors unless provided otherwise in this title.

(Ord. No. 3273, § 1(Exh. A), 10-7-14)

Pursuant to the authority vested in the board of supervisors by California Penal Code Section 836.5, the director of airports shall have the power to arrest without a warrant whenever he/she has reasonable cause to believe that the person to be arrested has committed a misdemeanor in his/her presence that is a violation of an ordinance that the director of airports has the duty to enforce.

(Ord. No. 3273, § 1(Exh. A), 10-7-14)

In any case in which a person is arrested for a misdemeanor, and the person arrested does not demand to be taken before a magistrate, the director of airports shall prepare a written notice to appear and release the person on his/her promise to appear as prescribed by Chapter 5C (commencing with Section 853.5) of the California Penal Code. The provision of that chapter shall thereafter apply with reference to any proceeding based upon the issuance of a written notice to appear pursuant to this chapter.

(Ord. No. 3273, § 1(Exh. A), 10-7-14)

The penalties for any violation of any provision of this title shall be as set forth in Chapter 1.04 of this county code.

(Ord. No. 3273, § 1(Exh. A), 10-7-14)

The provisions of this title apply within the official boundaries of the San Luis Obispo and Oceano County Airports, and includes the access roads to the San Luis Obispo County Airport known as Airport Drive and Aero Drive (including a section of Aero Drive that is within the city limits of the city of San Luis Obispo and defined by an agreement by and between the city of San Luis Obispo and the county of San Luis Obispo dated October 27, 1998 or latest revision).

(Ord. No. 3273, § 1(Exh. A), 10-7-14)