City of Lawrence

Aviation Advisory Board

Jan. 13, 2005 Agenda

1. Review and approval of November 2004 meeting minutes

2. Airport Manager's Report

a. CIP Project/Priority Review

b. Tower proposal & review of Zoning protections for airport

c. Standard Report

3. FBO Report

4. Airport Rules and Regulations review/discussion

5. ‘Planning for the future’ – airport improvement

6. Misc. business

a. Misc. business

b. Next meeting date & time

Meeting time is 6:30 p.m. in the Richardson Memorial Pilots' Lounge

in the Lawrence Municipal Airport Terminal Building.

Lawrence Municipal Airport

Rules and Regulations

1. The following definitions apply to these regulations:

a. “Airport” means the property owned or leased by the City of Lawrence that is used for airport purposes.

b. “Airport Manager” means the person appointed by the City Manager to manage, control, and direct the Lawrence Municipal Airport, or designated agent.

c. “Person” means any individual, firm, co-partnership, corporation, joint-stock association, or body politic, and includes any trustee, receiver, assignee, or other similar representative thereof.

d. “FAA” means the United States Federal Aviation Administration or it’s successors.

e. “Commercial Aviation” means all aviation activities performed for compensation or hire, including but not limited to: rental, charter, sales, installation, or repair of aircraft, engines, fuel, avionics, or aviation accessories; aircraft towing, banner towing, flight instruction, air taxi, or aerial spraying.

2. Any person using the airport shall be governed by the regulations prescribed by ordinances and resolutions of the FAA and Governing Body of the City of Lawrence, Kansas relative to the use or occupation of any part of the property comprising the airport.

3. No person shall enter any restricted area posted as being closed to the public, except by permission of the Airport Manager.

4. No person other than tenants of the Airport shall engage in any ongoing Commercial Aviation at the Airport, except by written agreement with the Governing Body of the City of Lawrence. Any such person(s) desiring to engage in ongoing Commercial Aviation at the Airport may be expected to obtain liability insurance which names the City of Lawrence as an additional named insured. The City may collect fees for conducting Commercial Aviation activities at the airport. The fees shall be approved by the Governing Body of the City of Lawrence, and shall be in force and effect as of the time of approval or as otherwise set forth.

5. No person may sell, store, or utilize any flammable liquid except in compliance with fire prevention codes and uniform building codes adopted by the City of Lawrence.

6. No person shall operate any motor vehicle or other mobile equipment at the Airport except in accordance with the rules prescribed herein. Except where otherwise posted, the speed limit for all ground vehicles shall not exceed twenty miles per hour.

7. No vehicle, except those being operated by tenants in the course of their regular business, or by others to pick-up or deliver passengers or cargo to or from an aircraft via the most direct path (consistent with yielding the right of way to all aircraft), may be driven on the runways, ramp area, or taxiways, except by permission of the Airport Manager.

a) Registered motor vehicles may only be parked in designated areas.

b) Unattended cars of airport users must be registered with the FBO or Airport Manager. Unattended vehicles will be towed at the owners' expense after 48 hours.

8. No aircraft shall be left unattended unless it is within a hangar, or it is properly parked in a designated aircraft parking place, and it is properly secured to prevent it from being moved. The owner or owners of any such aircraft not properly secured shall be responsible for any damages resulting from failure to comply with this rule.

9. Any person may post a notice or bulletin upon the public bulletin board in the east entryway to the terminal building, provided that such notice is aviation-related, nominal in size, and that such posting does not cover any other postings. Such postings are at the risk of the individual, and may be removed by the airport manager without permission or notice to any individual. Except as provided above, no person may post, distribute, or display signs, advertisements, circulars, printed or written matter except with the approval of the Airport Manager.

10. No person who is under the influence of alcohol or narcotic drugs may operate any motor vehicle or aircraft of any kind on the Airport.

11. No person shall commit any disorderly, obscene, or indecent act, or cause any nuisance on the airport.

12. No person shall:

a. Destroy, injure, deface, mark, or disturb in any way, any building, sign, equipment, marker or other structure, flower, lawn, or other public property on the Airport.

b. Trespass on lawns and seeded areas on the airport.

c. Abandon any personal property on the airport.

d. Interfere with, tamper with, or damage any part of the Airport or any of the airport equipment.

e. No person shall dispose of garbage, waste, refuse, rubbish, or other material on the airport except in receptacles provided for that purpose.

13. No person shall smoke on the passenger apron, in the hangars, or in any other areas on the Airport in violation of “No Smoking” signs. No person shall smoke at a distance closer than fifty feet from any aircraft, fuel truck, or storage area for flammable materials.

14. Penalties for violating provisions of these rules and regulations are described in the Lawrence City Code, Chapter II, Article 1, Section 1-101. Persons observing any violations of these regulations should report violations to the Airport Manager, the City Manager, or any member of the Lawrence Aviation Advisory Board.

15. The Airport Manager and FBO decision will be final on all activities and issues not specifically covered in these regulations or city ordinances.