§ 7-3.106.1. Private Aircraft and Ultralight Vehicle—Regulations.  


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  • (a)

    Every person or persons owning or controlling any private aircraft based at the Modesto City-County Airport shall be subject to the following regulations:

    (1)

    Private aircraft will be operated noncommercially.

    (2)

    Private aircraft may be used by persons other than the owner, or owners, provided that in no case may it be rented, leased, or used for any commercial purpose.

    (3)

    Private aircraft may be used in connection with the owner's own business.

    (4)

    Company- or corporation-owned aircraft, operated for the free transportation of their, and other, personnel or products, are classified as private aircraft and subject to the same restrictions as set forth in this section.

    (b)

    Any person or persons owning, controlling, or operating any ultralight vehicle, as defined in Federal Aviation Regulations (FAR) Part 103, that is either based at or transient to the Modesto City-County Airport shall be subject to the following regulations:

    (1)

    All ultralight vehicles shall be operated in accordance with all applicable federal, State, local, administrative and regulatory statutes, rules, regulations and policies as now existing or hereafter amended including, but not limited to, the operating rules set forth in FAR Part 103 and the Modesto City-County Airport ultralight operations policy.

    (2)

    No person shall operate an ultralight vehicle at the Modesto City-County Airport unless and until the owner and operator has obtained written authorization from the air traffic control facility having jurisdiction over the airspace and said written authorization is on file with the Modesto City-County Airport Manager.

    (3)

    No person shall operate an ultralight vehicle at the Modesto City-County Airport unless and until the owner and operator of the ultralight vehicle has provided the City of Modesto with a certificate of insurance in an amount and in a form acceptable to the City's Risk Manager naming the City of Modesto and the County of Stanislaus as additional insureds.

    (4)

    As used in this chapter and title the term aircraft shall include ultralight vehicles.

(Ord. 891-N.S., amended by Ord. 815-C.S., and Ord. 3212-C.S., § 1, effective 5-10-01)