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TOWN OF MARANA
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MARANA AZ 85653
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MARANA ORDINANCE NO. 2004.10
RELATING TO MARANA NORTHWEST REGIONAL AIRPORT; AMENDING THE MA-
RANA TOWN CODE BY ADDING A NEW CHAPTER 15.
WHEREAS, the document referred to in this Ordinance as "Chapter 15 - Marana North-
west Regional Airport" is a public record at least three copies of which are filed in the office of
the Clerk of the Town of Marana and kept available for public use and inspection, and which
shall, after adoption of this Ordinance, be incorporated into the Town Code of the Town of Ma-
rana, at least three copies of which shall continue to be kept available for public use and inspec-
tion both with the office of the Town Clerk and on the Town's interact website; and
WHEREAS, the Mayor and Council of the Town of Marana desire to provide enforceable
Town roles and regulations that will govern over Marana Northwest Regional Airport.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED by the Mayor and Council of the Town of Ma-
rana as follows:
SECTION 1. The attached Marana Northwest Regional Airport chapter is incorporated
here by reference and is adopted into and made part of the Town Code of the Town of Marana, to
be codified as Chapter 15.
SECTION 2. The various Town officers and employees are authorized and directed to
perform all acts necessary or desirable to give effect to Chapter 15 - Marana Northwest Regional
Airport.
SECTION 3. If any section, subsection, sentence, clause, phrase or portion of the Marana
Northwest Regional Airport chapter for any reason held to be invalid or unconstitutional by the
decision of any court of competent jurisdiction, such decision shall not affect the validity of the
remaining portions of this chapter.
SECTION 4. It is necessary for the preservation of the peace, health, and safety of the
Town of Marana that this Ordinance become immediately effective; therefore, an emergency is
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hereby declared to exist and this ordinance shall be effective immediately upon its passage and
adoption.
PASSED AND ADOPTED by the Mayor and Council of the Town of Marana, Arizona,
this 18th dayofMay, 2004.
ATTEST:
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
Frank Cassidy, Town Attom~
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Chapter 15 - Marana Northwest Regional Airport
Article 15-1. General Conditions of Use
Section 15-1-1. The conditions under which the airport or any of it facilities may be
used shall be as established pursuant to this chapter or otherwise by the Town
Council.
Section 15-1-2. Any Permission granted by the Town directly or indirectly,
expressly or by implication, to enter upon or use the airport or any part thereof,
including but not limited to, operators, off-airport users, crew members and
passengers, spectators, sightseers, pleasure and commercial vehicles, officers
and employees of airlines, lessees and other persons occupying space at the
airport, persons doing business with the airport, its lessees, sublessees and
permittees and all other persons whatsoever, whether or not of the type
indicated, is conditioned upon compliance with this chapter and any rules,
regulations or minimum operating standard promulgated hereunder. Entry upon
or into the airport by any person shall be deemed to constitute an agreement by
such person to comply with this chapter. The Town reserves the dght to deny
any or all usage of the airport to any parson or persons for any cause.
Section 15-1-3. Unless expressly provided otherwise, any consent or other
permission of the Town under this chapter must be obtained in advance in
writing and signed by the Airport Director.
Section 15-1-4. Unless expressly provided otherwise, any notice or application to
the Town must be given in writing to the Airport Director during normal
business hours at the airport office.
Section 15-1-5. The Marana Northwest Regional Airport Minimum Operating
Standards and any amendments thereto are hereby adopted by reference as if
set out at length in this Chapter.
Section 15-1-6. The Marana Northwest Regional Airport Rates and Fees Schedule
and any amendments thereto are hereby adopted by reference as if se{ out at
length in this chapter.
Section 15-1-7. The Marana Northwest Regional Airport Ultralight Standards and
any amendments thereto are hereby adopted by reference as if set out at
length in this chapter.
Article 15-2. General Rules and Regulations
Section 15-2-1. The Airport Director may issue such rules, regulations, orders, and
instructions as are necessary in the administration of this Chapter. He may post
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signs at the airport which state or apply such rules, regulations, orders, or
instructions. Each person on the airport shall comply with these orders,
regulations, and signs. Each member of the staff of the Airport Director, as a
representative of the Airport Director, is empowered to require compliance with
the provisions of this Chapter and all orders and regulations issued by the
Airport Director.
Section 15-2-2. The airport shall be conducted as a public air facility for the
promotion and accommodation of civil aviation and associated activities.
Section 15-2-3. The airport shall be open for public use at such hours and subject
to such restrictions as may be determined by the Town Council.
Section 15-2-4. The privilege of using the airport and its facilities shall be
conditioned on the assumption by the user thereof of full responsibility and dsk
for such use, and by accepting the use of the airport and its facilities, the user
thereof releases and agrees to hold the Town and its officers and employees
harmless and indemnify them from any liability or loss resulting from such use.
The owners and operators of all aircraft based at the airport shall comply with
all of the applicable provisions of Title 28, Chapter 12, Arizona Revised
Statutes.
Section 15-2-5. The Airport Director may waive any portion of this chapter to
ensure public safety or the efficient use of the airport for up to 30 Days.
Article 15-3. Conflicting Laws, Ordinances, Regulations and Contracts
Section 15-3-1. In any case where a provision of this chapter, rules and regulations,
minimum operating standards, or rates and fees schedule adopted hereunder
is found by the Town attorney to be in conflict with any other provision of this
chapter or regulations adopted hereunder or in conflict with a provision of any
zoning, building, fire, safety, health or other law, ordinance or code of the Town
or the Federal Aviation Administration or the Federal Government or the
Arizona State Government, the provision which establishes the higher
standard for the promotion and protection of the health and safety of the people
shall prevail.
Section 15-3-2. In cases where two (2) or more provisions of this chapter are in
conflict, the most stringent or restrictive shall prevail.
Section 15-3-3. It is not intended by this chapter to repeal, abrogate, annul, or in
any way impair or interfere with existing provisions of other laws or ordinances,
except those specifically repealed by this chapter, or to excuse any person
from performing obligations to the Town under any lease or other contract.
Section 15-3-4. No existing or future Town contract, lease, agreement or other
contractual arrangement, nor any payment or performance thereunder, shall
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excuse full and complete compliance with this chapter. Compliance with this
chapter shall not excuse full and complete compliance with any obligations to
the Town under any existing or future Town contract, lease, agreement or other
contractual arrangement.
Section 15-3-5. Compliance with this chapter does not excuse failure to comply
with any other law.
Section 15-3-6. All lease agreements and permits and other contractual or
governmental arrangements to which the Town may be a party shall be
subordinate to the provisions of any existing or future agreement between the
town and the United States relative to the operation and maintenance of the
airport.
Article 15-4. Aircraft Operations
Section 15-4-1. If the Airport Director believes the conditions at the airport or any
portion thereof ara unfavorable for aircraft operations, he may close the airport
or such portions thereof, using applicable FAA proceduras as appropriate.
Section 15-4-2. No person shall navigate, land aircraft upon, or conduct any aircraft
or other operations on or from the airport, nor shall any person engage in any
other aviation activity at the airport or elsewhere within the Town, otherwise
than in conformity with the requirements of the Federal Aviation Administration
and all other applicable federal, state, Town laws, statutes, ordinancas, rules,
regulations and minimum operating standards.
Section 15-4-3. Any use of the airport by any person constitutes that person's
agreement to conform in all raspects to the requiraments of any grant
agreements by the Town with the State of Arizona, the United States, and any
other governmental entity.
Section 15-4-4. No person shall take off or land an aircraft on the airport except on
a runway or an approved helipad unless otherwise authorized by the Airport
Director.
Section 15-4-5. No person shall land on a closed runway.
Section 15-4-6. No person shall takeoff on a closed runway.
Section 15-4-7. No person shall land on a taxiway.
Section 15-48. No person shall takeoff on a taxiway.
Section 15-4-9. No person shall taxi, hover, or enter on a closed runway.
Section 15-4-10. No person shall taxi, hover, or enter on a closed taxiway.
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Section 15-4-11. No person shall taxi, hover, or enter on a closed apron area.
Section 15-4-12. No person shall taxi, hover, or enter on a closed taxilane.
Section 15-4-13. All aircraft traffic shall conform to the established traffic pattern as
approved by the Airport Director.
Section 15-4-14. Aircraft shall not occupy any hangar, shade or tiedown, nor shall
aircraft be operated in areas of the airport, where the aircraft's wingspan
exceeds the maximum approved wingspan designation for that area as
specified by the Airport Director or as published.
Section 15-4-15. Aircraft shall not occupy any hangar, shade or tiedown, nor shall
aircraft be operated in areas of the airport, where the aircraft's weight exceeds
the maximum approved weight restriction for that area as specified by the
Airport Director or as published.
Section 15-4-16. No person shall park or loiter an aircraft on any runway or taxiway
at the airport.
Section 15-4-17. No person shall park or store an aircraft at the airport except in
areas designated by the Airport Director.
Section 15-4-18. Preventive maintenance work, as defined in Title 14, Part 43,
Appendix A(c), Code of Federal Regulations, may be performed by the owner
of the aircraft in a secured hangar. Aircraft owners who possess current
mechanic ratings such as A & P and A & I may also do additional work in a
secured hangar area.
Section 15-4-19. No aircraft maintenance shall be performed in the open tiedowns,
covered tiedowns, or apron areas.
Section 15-4-20. No person shall conduct experimental flight or ground
demonstrations on the airport without pdor permission of the Airport Director.
Section 15-4-21. No person shall take any aircraft from the landing area or hangars
or operate such aircraft while under the influence of intoxicating liquor or a
dangerous drug.
Section 15-422. No person shall board or disembark from any aircraft on a runway
or in the takeoff or landing area except in an emergency or with prior approval
of the Airport Director.
Section 15-423. Persons parking transient aircraft shall register their aircraft with
the Airport Director or his representative as soon as possible after landing at
the airport.
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Section 15-4-24. All owners and operators who desire to base their aircraft at the
airport shall register their aircraft with the Airport Director or his representative
prior to beginning operations. Any change in ownership of the aircraft shall be
reported immediately.
Section 15-4-25. No person shall leave an aircraft unattended unless it is properly
tied down or placed in a hangar.
Section 15-4-26. No engine in an aircraft shall be started or run without a
competent person at the engine controls and unless blocks have been placed
in front of the wheels or the aircraft has adequate parking brakes. No aircraft
engine shall be operated in such manner as to endanger life or property.
Section 15-4-27. No aircraft shall be operated in or taxied into or out of a hangar or
covered tiedown.
Section 15 ~ 28. No aircraft capable of movement on the ground shall be operated
on the airport unless it is equipped with wheels and wheel brakes except with
permission of the Airport Director.
Section 15-4-29. No aircraft shall be permitted to remain on any part of the landing
or takeoff areas for the purpose of repairs.
Section 15-4-30. All aircraft shall be taxied at slow and reasonable speeds and
shall not be taxied across or onto a runway without first stopping at the
holdshort line and waiting for any approaching aircraft preparing to land.
Section 15-4-31. No person shall, without the owner's permission interfere or
tamper with an aircraft parked or stored at the airport.
Section 15-4-32. No person shall, without the owner's permmsslon enter into an
aircraft parked or stored at the airport.
Section 15-4-33. No person shall, without the owner's permmss~on enter into an
aircraft hangar at the airport.
Section 15-4-34. No person shall, without the owner's permission, remove fuel from
an aircraft parked or stored at the airport.
Section 15-4-35. No person shall, without the owner's perrmss~on taxi an aircraft
parked or stored at the airport.
Section 15-4-36. No person shall, without the owner's permission fly an airc{'aft
parked or stored at the airport.
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Section 15-4-37. No person shall move an aircraft on the airport in a negligent or
reckless manner.
Section 15-4-38. No person shall start or taxi any aircraft on the airport in a place
where the air or exhaust blast is likely to cause injudes to persons or property.
If the aircraft cannot be taxied without violating this Subsection, the operator
must have it towed to the desirable destination.
Section 15-4-39. No person shall operate or move a rotorcraft at a place on the
airport while its rotors are turning unless there is a clear area of at least f"~ty
feet (50') from the outer tip of each rotor.
Section 15-4-40. No person shall hover taxi a rotorcraft on taxilanes between the
hangars, covered tiedowns or open tiedown areas.
Section 15-4-41. Rotorcraff shall only takeoff and land on an approved helipad or
helistop.
Section 15-4-42. Rotorcraff stored in hangars or tiedowns must be towed to an
approved helipad or helistop before starting the engine.
Section 15-4-43. Rotorcraft shall not be operated in a manner that will produce dirt,
rocks or debris on any runway, taxiway, taxilene or apron area.
Section 15-4-44. No person shall operate a hang glider, powered paraglider, ultra-
light aircraft or any other device under Part 103 at, onto or from the Airport
without pdor approval of and a written agreement with the Airport Director.
Section 15-4-45. Hot Air Balloons shall not be operated from the airport without
prior approval of and a written agreement with the Airport Director.
Section 15-4-46. No person shall use a tiedown on the airport unless he has been
authorized to use it.
Section 15-4-47. Except in an emergency, no person shall emplane or deplane
passengers on the airport on an area that has not been established for that
purpose by the Airport Director.
Section 15 ~ ~.8. No person shall park an aircraft which is carrying explosives or
inflammable material, nor shall he load or unload such items on or from such
aircraft, other than in areas designated by the Airport Director.
Section 15-4-49. Aircraft stored outside must have a current annual certification.
Section 15-4-50. Aircraft stored outside must be supported by its own landing gear
with fully inflated tires and in a condition to tow.
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Section 15-4-51. Aircraft not meeting Section 15-4-49, and/or Section 15-4-50 will
be considered abandoned and will be removed by the airport at the expense of
the aircraft owner.
Section 15-4-52. Aircraft stored outside shall not leak fuel, oil, or other materials on
the ground or apron areas.
Section 15-4-53. Inoperable, abandoned or junked aircraft will not be permitted at
the airport unless they are stored in a fully enclosed hangar.
Section 15-4-54. No person shall use a flammable volatile liquid having a flash
point of less than one hundred degrees (100°) Fahrenheit to clean an aircraft,
aircraft engine, propeller, or appliance in an aircraft hangar or similar type
building or within fifty feet (50') of another aircraft, building, or hangar.
Section 15-4-55. No open flame, flame-producing device, or other source of ignition
shall be permitted in any hangar or similar-type building except in locations
approved by the Airport Director.
Section 15-4-56. No person shall smoke on any apron or ramp, in any hangar or
shop, in any aircraft, or in any other place on the airport where smoking is
specifically prohibited by the Airport Director.
Section 15-4-57. No person shall store or stock material or equipment on the airport
in a manner that constitutes a fire hazard.
Section 15-4-58. No person shall store any combustible materials, flammable
liquids, or other hazardous materials in an aircraft hangar or other building on
the airport except in locations and containers approved by the Fire Department.
Section 15-4-59. Each lessee of a hangar on the airport shall provide suitable metal
receptacles for storing waste, rags, and other rubbish and shall remove all
rubbish from its premises each week.
Section 15-4-60. Each person to whom space on the airport is leased, assigned, or
made available for use shall keep the space free and clear of oil, grease, or
other foreign materials that could cause a fire hazard or a slippery or otherwise
unsafe condition.
Section 15-4-61. No person shall use any material (such as oil absorbents or
similar material) that creates an eye hazard when picked up, swirled, or blown
about by the blast from an aircraft engine in any passenger loading area or
other public area.
Section 15-4-62. No person shall conduct a painting or doping process on the
airport except in a properly designed fire-resistive and ventilated room or
building in which all lights, wiring, heating, ventilating equipment, switches,
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outlets, and fix, tums are approved for use in such hazardous areas end in which
all exit facilities are approved and maintained for such use. A written letter from
the Fire Department must be presented to the Airport Director approving such a
facility before any painting or doping can occur.
Section 15-4-63. There shall be no painting or doping outside on airport property.
Section 15-4-64. Used and new batteries must be stored in an enclosed area per
storm water guidelines.
Section 15-4-65. Used and new oil, fuel and other fluids and matedal must be
stored in an enclosed area per storm water guidelines.
Aircraft Accident Procedures.
Section 15-4-66. Persons involved in aircraft accidents occurring at the airport shall
make a full report thereof to the Airport Director within twenty-four (24) hours
after such accident.
Section 15-4-67. Any person damaging property on the airport by means of contact
with aircraft shall report such damage to the airport office immediately and shall
be fully responsible to the Town for costs of repairs.
Section 15-4-68. Every pilot and aircraft owner shall be responsible for the prompt
removal of his disabled aircraft or parts thereof as directed by the Airport
Director or his representative, subject to accident investigation requirements.
Section 15-4-69. The Airport Director shall be responsible for securing aircraft
accidents subject to accident investigation requirements with the assistance of
the police and fire departments.
Section 15-4-70. The Airport Director shall be the incident commander for all
accidents on airport property.
Section 15-4-71. Each operator of a motor vehicle involved in an accident between
that vehicle and an aircraft or in any other motor vehicle accident on the airport
that results in personal injury or in total property damage of more than fifty
dollars ($50.00), shall make a full report thereof to the Airport Director as soon
as possible after the accident. The report must include the name and address
of the person reporting.
Article 15-5. Motor Vehicle Regulations.
Section 15-5-1. No person shall operate any motor vehicle on the airport in violation
of this Chapter or rules promulgated and posted by the Airport Director or the
laws of the State of Arizona.
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Section 15-5-2. No motor vehicle shall be operated on the airport if it is so
constructed, equipped, or located as to endanger parsons or proparty.
Section 15-5-3. No parson shall operate a motor vehicle on the airport in a
negligent or reckless manner.
Section 15-5-4. No person shall operate a motor vehicle on the airside of the airport
in excess of 15 MPH.
Section 15-5-5. No motor vehicle shall be permitted on taxiways, runways, or
operational areas without prior permission of the Airport Director.
Section 15-5-6. No parson shall operate a vehicle onto or across a runway except
when authorized by the Airport Director.
Section 15-5-7. No parson shall operate a vehicle onto or across a taxiway except
when authorized by the Airport Director.
Section 15-5-8. Operators of motor vehicles on the airside of the airport must yield
the right-of-way to taxiing aircraft.
Section 15-5-9. All motor vehicles on the field area shall pass to the rear of aircraft
whose engines ara running.
Section 15-5-10. No parson shall oparate an uncovered vehicle to haul trash on the
airport.
Section 15-5-11. No person shall operate a vehicle for hauling trash, dirt, or any
other material on the airport unless it is built to prevent its contents from
dropping, sifting, leaking, or otherwise escaping.
Section 15-5-12. No person shall spill dirt or any other material from a vehicle
operated on the airport.
Section 15-5-13. When backing gasoline tenders, the driver shall remain in the
vehicle and shell not stand on the running board or fender. Gasoline tenders
shall at no time be so positioned as to prevent their rapid removal.
Section 15-5-14. No person shall clean or make any rapairs to motor vehicles
anywhere on the airport, unless it is in an enclosed hangar or building.
Section 15-5-15. No person shall operate a bicycle, go cart, ATV, sand dune or any
other type of unlicensed vehicle on the airside of the airport.
Article 15-6. Parking / Storage.
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Section 15-6-1. No person shall park or stand a motor vehicle on the airport except
in an area specifically designated therefor.
Section 15-6-2. No person shall park a vehicle in a restricted or reserved area on
the airport unless he displays, in the manner prescribed by the Airport Director,
a parking permit issued by the Airport Director for that area.
Section 15-6-3. No person shall park a vehicle on a runway, taxiway or taxilane.
Section 15-6-4. No person shall park a vehicle in a runway safety area.
Section 15-6-5. No person shall park a vehicle in a taxiway safety area.
Section 15-6-6. No person shall park a vehicle in a taxilane safety area.
Section 15-6-7. No person shall park a vehicle on the airport for more then three
days unless they are perked in an area designated for long term perking.
Section 15-6-8. No person shall park an unoperatable motor vehicle on airport
property.
Section 15-~-9. No person shall park or operate an unregistered motor vehicle on
airport property.
Section 15-6-10. No person shall abandon a motor vehicle on the airport.
Section 15-6-11. No person shall leave a motor vehicle standing unattended or
perked on the airport with a key in the ignition switch, the motor running, a key
in the door lock, or an open door.
Section 15-6-12. No person shall park or stand a motor vehicle at any place on the
airport in violation of any sign posted by the Airport Director.
Section 15-6-13. No person shall park or stand a motor vehicle within fifteen feet
(15') of a fire hydrant on the airport or park in such manner as to block any fire
gate or entrance.
Section 15-6-14. No person shall park a motor vehicle in any marked space in such
manner as to occupy more than one (1) space.
Section 15-6-15. No person shall park a motor vehicle in individual storage hangars
or aircraft shelters unless permitted by the owner or lessee of said structure.
Section 15-6-16. Vehicles, motor homes, boats, trailers and recreational vehicles
shall not be stored anywhere on the airport unless in an enclosed hangar or
building structure.
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Section 15-6-17. All vehicles including, cars, motor homes, boats, trailers and
recreational vehicles, stored in an enclosed hangar or building structure must
have an aircraft with an FAA current registration that is airworthy and flyable in
the Same enclosed hangar or building structure.
Section 15-6-18. Mini-mobles or other similar types of storage containers shall not
be located anywhere on the airport without the approval of the Airport Director.
Section 15-6-19. Motor homes, boats, trailers and recreational vehicles shall not be
parked in an open parking area anywhere on the airport for more than two
days.
Section 15-6-20. Motor homes, boats, trailers and recreational vehicles shall only
be parked in areas approved by the Airport Director.
Section 15-6-21. RV's and Motor Homes are not permitted on the airside of the
airport.
Section 15-6-22. RV's, Motor Homes, boats, trailers, recreational vehicles and
storage containers are not permitted to be stored on airport property.
Section 15-6-23. The Airport Director or his agent may remove, at the owner's
expense, any motor vehicle, motor home, boat, trailer, recreational vehicle,
storage container, or any other type of vehicle or storage device which is in
violation of this Chapter. The vehicle or storage device shall be subject to a
lien for the cost of removal.
Article 'IS-7. Rulea of Conduct
Section 15-7-1. No person shall commit any act or nuisance on the airport.
Section 15-7-2. No person shall camp on the airport.
Section 15-7-3. No person shall sleep on the airport.
Section 15-7-4. No person shall loiter or loaf on any part of the airport.
Section 15-7-5. No person shall start a fire on the airport.
Section 15-7-6. No parson shall live on the airport.
Section 15-7-7. All children under the age of thirteen (13), must be accompanied by
an adult eighteen (18) years of age or older at all times while on airport
property.
Section 15-7-6. No person shall dispose of garbage, papers, refuse, or other such
material on the airport except in receptacles provided for that purpose.
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Section 15-7-9. No person shall destroy, injure, deface, or disturb any building,
sign, equipment, marker or other structure, tree, flower, lawn, or other public
property on the airport.
Section 15-7-10. No person shall alter, make additions to, or erect any building or
sign or make any excavations on the airport without the permission of the
Airport Director.
Section 15-7-11. No person shall willfully abandon any personal property on the
airport.
Section 15-7-12. No person may ride horseback on the airport without permission
of the Airport Director.
Section 15-7-13. No person shall hunt, pursue, trap, catch, injure, or kill any bird or
animal on the airport.
Section 15-7-14. No person, except peace officers, an authorized post officer, air
carrier, airport employee, or a member of an armed force of the United States
on official duty, shall carry any weapon, explosive, or inflammable material on
or about his person, openly or concealed, on the airport. This Section shall not
apply to persons carrying firearms in cases, broken down or unloaded, when
said firearms are being transported by air. For the purpose of this Section, a
weapon includes all those listed in Section 13-3101, Ai'izona Revised Statutes.
Section 15-7-15. No person shall solicit fares, or funds for any purpose on the
airport without permission of the Airport Director.
Section 15-7-16. No person shall post, distribute, or display signs, advertisements,
circulars, or other pdnted or written matter in the public area of the airport
without permission of the Airport Director.
Section 15-7-17. No person may enter the airport with a dog or other animal unless
the animal is restrained by a leash or properly confined as determined by the
Airport Director. No person in charge of a dog or other animal shall permit the
animal to wander unrestrained on any portion of the airport.
Section 15-7-18. No unauthorized person shall enter the airside of the airport.
Section 15-7-19. No unauthorized person shall enter or cross an apron area.
Section 15-7-20. No unauthorized person shall enter or cross a taxiway.
Section 15-7-21. No unauthorized person shall enter or cross a runway.
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Section 15-7-22. No unauthorized person shall enter any restricted area posted as
being closed to the public.
Section 15-7-23. No person shall use a rest room other than in a clean and sanitary
manner.
Section 15-7-24. No person shall sleep in a motor vehicle at the airport.
Section 15-7-25. No person shall smoke any substance on the aircraft aprons,
taxiways, taxilanes, or runways.
Section 15-7-26. No person shall bike, skateboard, rollerblade, scooter or perform
similar activities on the airside of the airport without permission of the Airport
Director.
Section 15-7-27. No person shall walk in a picket line as a picket or take part in a
labor or other public demonstration on any part of the airport except in a place
specifically assigned by the Airport Director for picket lines or other public
demonstrations.
Article 15-8. Fueling Operations
Section 15-8-1. No person shall transport or deliver aviation fuels, oils, or lubricants
on the airport or dispense fuels into aircraft unless he is the holder of a valid
permit with the Town authorizing such activity.
Section 15-8-2. No aircraft shall be fueled or defueled except by a contractually
authorized commercial enterprise that holds a valid permit with the Town
authorizing such activity.
Section 15-8-3. All aircraft owners who desire to self-fuel must provide proof of
public liability and environmental impairment liability insurance and obtain a
permit from the Airport Director.
Section 15-8-4. All Commercial enterprises engaged in self-fueling will pay a
flowage fee as established in the airport rates and charges. The operator will
provide the Airport Director with monthly fuel purchase and delivery documents
in a form acceptable to the Airport Director.
Section 15-8-5. All Commercial enterprises engaged in self-fueling will train their
employees annually on safe fuel handling practices, fire fighting procedures,
and spill containment. They will provide the Airport Director with proof of
training ce~'ffication NFPA# 407 FAA AC 15/5230-4.
Section 15-8-6. All Commercial fulers must have their fueling equipment inspected
and approved by the Fire Department annually. A written letter from the Fire
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Department must be presented to the Airport Director showing an approved
inspection annually.
Section 15-8-7. All self-fulers must have their fueling equipment inspected and
approved by the Fire Department annually, A written letter from the Fire
Department must be presented to the Airport Director showing an approved
inspection annually.
Section 15-8-8. All self fueling will take place on the lessee's leased area or directly
in front of lessee's hangar.
Section 15-8-9. No aircraft may be self-fueled which is not owned by the self-fueler.
Section 15-8-10. No person shall fuel or defuel an aircraft on the airport while its
engine is running or is being warmed by applying external heat.
Section 15-8-11. No person shall fuel or defuel an aircraft on the airport while it is in
a hangar or enclosed space.
Section 15-8-12. No person shall fuel or defuel an aircraft on the airport while
passengers are in the aircraft, unless a passenger loading ramp is in place at
the cabin door, the door is open, and a cabin attendant is at or near the door.
A "No Smoking" sign shall be displayed in the cabin and the rule enforced.
Section 15-8-13. No person shall start the engine of an aircraft on the airport if
there is any gasoline or other volatile flammable liquid on the ground beneath it
of sufficient quantity to constitute a hazard.
Section 15-8-14. No person shall operate a cell phone, radio transmitter, radio
receiver or switch electrical appliances on or off in or within 50 feet of an
aircraft on the airport while it is being fueled or defueled.
Section 15-8-15. During the fueling of an aircraft on the airport, the dispensing
apparatus and the aircraft shall both be grounded in accordance with orders
and instructions of the Airport Director.
Section 15-8-16. Each person engaged in fueling or defueling on the airport shall
exercise care to prevent the overflow of fuel and shall have readily accessible
and adequate fire extinguishers.
Section 15-8-17. During the fueling or defueling of an aircraft on the airport, no
person shall, within fifty feet (50') of that aircraft, smoke or use any material that
is likely to cause a spark or be a source of ignition.
Section 15-8-18. Each hose, funnel, or appurtenance used in fueling or defueling
an aircraft on the airport shall be maintained in a safe, sound, and non-leaking
condition and must be propedy grounded to prevent ignition of volatile liquids.
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Section 15-8-19. All persons shall comply with the provisions of the adopted Town
Fire Code.
Section 15-8-20. The Town Fire Chief or his duly authorized representatives shall
inspect monthly or as often as may be necessary all buildings and premises for
the purpose of ascertaining and causing to be corrected any conditions which
would reasonably tend to cause fire or contribute to its spread or endanger life
or property from fire. All orders, notices, or recommendations of the Town Fire
Chief shall be complied with by all persons without delay.
Section 15-8-21. Any violation of this section will result in withdrawal of permission
by the Airport Director to use the airport.
Obligation of Tenants
Section 15-8-22. Persons provided with either a code or access device for the
purpose of obtaining access to the airport shall only use airport-issued
codes/devices and shall not allow any other person to use such code or device
nor divulge, duplicate, or otherwise distribute the same to any other person.
Section 15-8-23. No lessee of airport property shall knowingly allow that property to
be used or occupied for any purpose prohibited by this Chapter or by their
lease.
Section 15-8-24. No tenant, lessee, concessionaire, or agent of any of them doing
business on the airport shall keep uncovered trash containers on a sidewalk or
road or in a public area of the airport.
Section 15-8-25. Each lessee of a hangar or other operational area specified by the
Airport Director on the airport shall maintain a bulletin board in a conspicuous
place in his hangar or area. He shall post on that board current workmen's'
compensation notices, a list of competent physicians, a list of his liability
insurance carders, a copy of this Chapter, and a copy of each pertinent order or
instruction issued under this Chapter.
Section 15-8-26. No tenant or lessee of a hangar, shop facility, or other operational
area specified by the Airport Director on the airport shall store or stack
equipment or material in a manner to be a hazard to persons or property.
Section 15-8-27. No tenant or lessee may store any objects, parts, or any other
items except within their own hangar or a screened outside storage facility that
is approved by the Airport Director.
Section 15-8-28. Each tenant or lessee of a hangar, shop facility, or other
operational area specified by the Airport Director on the airport shall supply and
maintain adequate and readily accessible fire extinguishers.
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Section 15-8-29. The Airport Director or his authorized representative shall have
the dght at all reasonable times to inspect all areas under lease to or occupied
by tenants.
Article 15-9. Commercial Operations
Section 15-9-1. No parson shall engage in any business or commercial activity on
the airport without a lease approved by the Airport Director or a Town approved
sublease from a duly authorized master lessee, or a license or parmit from the
Town.
Section 15-9-2. No person shall sell any item on the airport without a lease
approved by the Airport Director or a Town approved sublease from a duly
authorized master lessee, or a license or permit from the Town.
Section 15-9-3. No person shall take still, motion or sound pictures of, at, or on the
airport for commercial purposes without first receiving a written temporary
activity parmit issued by the Airport Director.
Section 15-9-4. No parson shall post, distribute or displays signs, advertisements,
circulars, printed or written matter on airport proparty.
Article 15-10. Violations of this Chapter
Section 15-10-1. Any parson who shall violate any of the provisions of Chapter 15
of the Marana Town Code shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and upon
conviction thereof shall be punished by a minimum fine of five hundred dollars
($500) dollars not to exceed two thousand five hundred dollars ($2,500.00) or
by imprisonment in the Town jail for a padod not to exceed six (6) months, or
by both such fine and imprisonment.
Section 15-10-2. In addition to the panalties set forth in the above paragraph,
violations of this Chapter or of any rule, regulation, order, or instruction issued
by the Airport Director may result in withdrawal of parmission by the Airport
Director to use the airport.
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