Chapter 2.56
MUNICIPAL AIRPORT
Sections:
2.56.020 Landing fees for aircraft.
2.56.010 Airport fees.
(a) Tiedown and lease fees shall be charged at the Omak Municipal Airport based on fees set by resolution of the Omak city council.
(b) Any person violating any of the provisions of this chapter shall be found to have committed a civil infraction and any such person found to have committed such a civil infraction shall be assessed a monetary penalty, which penalty shall not exceed three hundred dollars for each offense. Each day during which a violation is committed or continued shall be deemed a separate offense and separate penalties may be assessed for each separate offense. (Ord. 1418 § 5, 1999; Ord. 1157 § 1, 1990: Ord. 998 § 1, 1986; Ord. 954 §§ 1, 3, 1985; Ord. 916 § 1, 1983; Ord. 874 §§ 1-3, 1982).
2.56.020 Landing fees for aircraft.
(a) There are established for the following landing fees for certain aircraft using the Omak Municipal Airport:
(1) Commercial contract carriers who land at the airport on a regular basis shall pay a designated sum set by resolution of the city council on a monthly basis. Such fee shall be paid to the airport manager; provided, however, that such landing fee will be waived if the aircraft operator purchases from the city a minimum of twenty gallons of aviation fuel per landing.
(2) Retardant tankers shall pay designated fees per one thousand pounds of maximum gross certificated landing weight per landing. Payment of such fees shall be made prior to the departure of the aircraft unless arrangements for monthly payments have been made with and approved by the airport manager.
(3) Other commercial operators shall pay designated fees per one thousand pounds of maximum gross certificated weight per landing; provided, however, that such landing fee will be waived if the aircraft operator purchases from the city a minimum of twenty gallons of aviation fuel per landing.
(b) For purposes of this section the term “other commercial operators” includes, but is not necessarily limited to, air taxi operations and the carrying in air commerce of persons or property for compensation or hire. The term shall not cover student instruction or training flights, or apply to an aircraft which is regularly stored on the airport and for which storage the city receives payment for hangar space rental or tie-down fees.
(c) In addition to any civil remedy or remedies provided by state law, nonpayment of fees established by this section is designated a civil infraction and any person, firm or corporation found to have committed such a civil infraction shall be assessed a monetary penalty, which penalty shall not exceed two hundred fifty dollars for each offense. In addition thereto, the airport manager therefor shall be deemed a separate offense and separate penalties may be assessed for each such separate offense. In addition thereto, the airport manager or his representative may refuse to allow any person to land, park, tie-down, store or fuel his aircraft at the Omak Municipal Airport if any fees provided for in this section are not paid in full when due. (Ord. 1418 § 6, 1999; Ord. 1053 §§ 1, 2, 1998).
2.56.030 Fuel prices.
The sale price of fuel (JET A and 100LL) at the Omak Municipal Airport shall be fixed at a rate per gallon equal to the following: Supplier’s wholesale price to the city (including all applicable state and federal taxes) plus fifty cents. Such price shall be reviewed monthly and adjusted based upon a change in wholesale price and/or applicable taxes. (Ord. 1433 § 1, 2000: Ord. 1418 § 7, 1999: Ord. 1321 § 1, 1996: Ord. 1311 § 1, 1996: Ord. 1258 § 1, 1994).