HomeMy Public PortalAboutOrd. 869 - McCall Municipal Airport - Amending Title VIIIORDINANCE NO. 869
AN ORDINANCE RELATING TO THE McCALL MUNICIPAL AIRPORT, AMENDING
SECTIONS 8.16.1 THROUGH 8.16.4, INCLUSIVE, OF THE CITY CODE OF McCALL,
IDAHO; AMENDING TITLE VIII OF THE CITY CODE OF McCALL, IDAHO TO
PROVIDE FOR VOLUNTARY TAKEOFF AND LANDING RULES, PROHIBITING THE
USE OF AUXILIARY POWER UNITS IN EXCESS OF THIRTY MINUTES AT A TIME,
REQUIRING GROUND UNITS OPERATING AT THE AIRPORT TO CARRY A RADIO
CAPABLE OF USE AND MONITORING OF AIRPORT RADIO TRAFFIC; AND
AMENDING THE TAXIING REGULATIONS AND RULES PERTAINING TO SELECTION
OF RUNWAYS FOR TAKEOFFS AND LANDINGS.
WHEREAS, at the July 9, 2009 City Council Meeting staff presented Council with a proposed
voluntary noise abatement program for the McCall Airport, and Council directed staff to bring to
City Council a proposed Ordinance to adopt the program; and
WHEREAS, the proposed changes to the McCall City Code will reduce the noise impacts from
the airport upon the community and improve the health, safety and welfare of residents and
airport users.
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE MAYOR AND COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF McCALL,
IDAHO, AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1. McCall City Code Section 8.16.1 is amended with the following changes:
8.16.1: AIRPORT RULES -GENERAL:
(A) All aeronautical activities at the McCall Municipal Airport, and all flying of aircraft
departing from or arriving at the Municipal Airport, shall be conducted in conformity with the
current pertinent provisions of the Federal Air Regulations (FAR) promulgated by the Federal
Aviation Administration (FAA).
(B) The Airport Manager may suspend or restrict any or all operations without regard to
weather conditions whenever such action is deemed necessary in the interest of safety.
(C) The Airport Manager shall at all time have authority to take such actions as may be
necessary to safeguard the public in attendance at the airport. Every pilot, mechanic or other
person employed at or using the airport shall cooperate with the airport management to see that
all persons upon the premises use due care and caution to prevent injury to persons or damage to
property and to abide by these airport rules.
(D) Instructors shall fully acquaint their students with these rules and shall be responsible
for the conduct of students under their direction during the dual instruction. When a student is
flying solo, it shall be his sole responsibility to observe and abide by these rules.
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(E) The term "person" shall mean any individual, firm, co -partnership, corporation,
company, association, joint-stock association, or body politic; and include any trustee, receiver,
assignee, or any similar representative thereof.
fF) Landing and Takeoff Rules are voluntary, but pilots are highly encouraged to follow
these rules to improve safety, reduce noise and congestion, and enhance the aviation
community's relations with the surrounding community.
Section 2. McCall City Code Section 8.16.2 is amended with the following changes:
8.16.2: GROUND RULES:
(A) Aircraft engines shall be started or warmed up so as not to endanger life or property.
At no time shall engines be turned up when hangars, shops, other buildings, or persons in the
observation area, are in the path of the propeller stream or jet blast. When aircraft engines are
started a competent operator shall be at all times at the controls.
Auxiliary Power Units (APUs) are not to be started until thirty (30) minutes prior to
planned takeoff time. APUs operating beyond thirty (30) minutes are subject to a noise
reduction/energy conservation/air quality fee to be set by resolution of the City Council. This
rule is mandatory for operators to follow. Once turned off, an APU may not be restarted for one
�1) hour.
(B) Aircraft shall be parked only in areas and in the manner designated by the Airport
Manager.
(C) All repairs to aircraft or engines, except emergency repairs, shall be made in the
spaces designated for this purpose, and not in the area reserved for landing and taking off.
(D) No person or persons, except airmen, authorized personnel, or persons being
conducted by airmen or airport attendants shall be permitted to enter the landing areas, aircraft
parking ramps and taxiways. This does not give any person or persons so excepted the privilege
of unrestricted use of this space. These privileges are confined to the necessary use of this space
in connection with flights, inspections or routine duties.
(E) Aircraft shall be properly blocked and tied down by the owner or operator when
parked for overnight or when conditions otherwise warrant.
(F) No motor vehicle shall be driven onto the landing area proper without the express
permission of the Airport Manager or his designated representative, nor otherwise than in
accordance with his instructions. Fuel trucks and emergency vehicles are excepted. Ground
vehicles shall carry a radio equipped to transmit and receive on 122.8 MHz the common Traffic
Advisory Frequency (CTAF), shall announce their intentions prior to entering the runway
environment, and shall monitor CTAF continuously while within the runway environment.
(G) No automobile shall be parked on the airport property except in areas designated for
that purpose by the Airport Manager.
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Persons renting the tie -down spaces may leave one vehicle within; their rented aircraft
parking space when the aircraft is absent therefrom.
Any vehicles parked in a tie -down area other than as herein provided shall be deemed to
be involved in an extraordinary circumstance and a threat to public safety and the same shall
immediately be towed away and impounded under the direction of the McCall Police
Department, and all costs of towing, impounding and storage shall be paid prior to redemption of
any such vehicle, as provided by Chapter 18, Title 49, Idaho Code, which chapter is hereby
adopted by this reference.
Crossing the taxiway adjacent to the tie -down area in a vehicle is permittedythough due
caution must be exercised by the operator thereof.
(H) Vehicle parking areas at the airport are intended for airport users only. Commercial
truck and bus parking not related to airport use is prohibited.
Section 3. McCall City Code Section 8.16.3 is amended with the following changes:
8.16.3: TAXIING RULES:
(A) No person shall taxi an aircraft to or from the hangar line or to or from an approved
parking space until he has ascertained that there will be no danger of collision with any person or
object in the immediate area by visual inspection of the area and, when available, through
information furnished by airport attendants.
(B) No aircraft shall be taxied except at a safe and reasonable speed.
(C) No aircraft not equipped with adequate brakes shall be taxied near buildings or
parked aircraft unless an attendant is at a wing of the aircraft to assist the pilot.
(D) Run -ups shall be done in a manner and at a location so as not to delay or endanger
other aircraft. Run -ups on the north ramp should be done with aircraft facing north, wind
permitting. Maintenance run -ups should occur between 8 AM and 7 PM.
Section 4. McCall City Code Section 8.16.4 is amended with the following changes:
8.16.4: LANDING AND TAKE -OFF RULES:
Landing and Takeoff Rules are voluntary but compliance is encouraged.
(A) Landings and take -offs shall be made directly into the wind or on the runway or
landing strip most nearly aligned with the wind except when winds are light. Winds of less than
five (5) miles per hour are considered light. Whenever practical, Except when wind dictates
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otherwise, take -offs to the South, Runway 16 are recommended. established protocol, with
landing to the north on Runway 34 established protocol
Traffic Pattern Altitude is 6000 feet MSL.
(B) No landing or take -off shall be made except at a safe distance from buildings and
aircraft.
(C) No turn shall be made after take off until the airport boundary has been reached and
the pilot has attained an altitude of at least seven hundred feet (700') and has ascertained there
will be no danger of collision with other aircraft.
Runway 16 Departures: All aircraft climb runway heading to at least 5,500 feet MSL
prior to any turns.
Runway 34 Departures: Piston aircraft make left turn as soon as safety permits to avoid
residential areas; Turbine aircraft climb runway heading to Payette Lake shoreline prior to any
turns.
Do not operate at high RPM and high power settings at low altitude unless required for
safe operation.
(D) Unless a control tower is in operation, fixed wing aircraft taking off or landing, or
flying in the traffic pattern at the McCall Airport shall use the standard left-hand traffic pattern.
(E) VFR "Straight in" landings are prohibited. permitted, traffic permitting.
(F) Helicopters shall avoid the flow of fixed wing aircraft.
(G) Whenever possible, All radio equipped aircraft shall monitor the common traffic
advisory frequency (CTAF-formerly called UNICOM), 122.8 MHz and announce intentions to
use the runway, unless an Air Traffic Control Tower (ATCT) is in operation and then shall
follow the instructions of ATCT.
(H) When preparing for take -off aircraft on the ground shall yield to, all aircraft
beginning final landing approach.
(I) Wind permitting, use runway 16 for touch and go landings shall be permitted with safe
spacing of aircraft and traffic.
fJ) Operations from 11 PM until 6 AM are discouraged, and operations from 6 AM until
7 AM should be minimized. Touch and Go operations should be avoided before 8 AM and after
7 PM.
fK) Avoid low altitude flying over populated areas, maintaining traffic pattern altitude as
long as practicable, flying at or above the VASIs or PAPIs.
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Section 5.
This ordinance shall be in full force and effect from and after its passage, approval and
publication, according to law.
PASSED AND APPROVED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF McCALL, IDAHO THIS
4 DAYOF NOVEMBER, 2009.
Attest:
By
BessieJo Wagner, City Clerk
Ordinance No 869
November 4, 2009
Approved:
Bert Kulesza, Mayor
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A SUMMARY OF ORDINANCE NO. 869
PASSED BY THE CITY OF McCALL, IDAHO
AN ORDINANCE RELATING TO THE McCALL MUNICIPAL AIRPORT, AMENDING
SECTIONS 8.16.1 THROUGH 8.16.4, INCLUSIVE , OF THE CITY CODE OF McCALL,
IDAHO; AMENDING TITLE VIII OF THE CITY CODE OF McCALL, IDAHO TO
PROVIDE FOR VOLUNTARY TAKEOFF AND LANDING RULES, PROHIBITING THE
USE OF AUXILIARY POWER UNITS IN EXCESS OF THIRTY MINUTES AT A TIME,
REQUIRING GROUND UNITS OPERATING AT THE AIRPORT TO CARRY A RADIO
CAPABLE OF USE AND MONITORING OF AIRPORT RADIO TRAFFIC; AND
AMENDING THE TAXIING REGULATIONS AND RULES PERTAINING TO SELECTION
OF RUNWAYS FOR TAKEOFFS AND LANDINGS.
The provisions of Ordinance 869 are summarized as follows: This
ordinance outlines recommended, voluntary takeoff and landing rules for
Runways 16 and 34 designed to minimize aircraft noise over populated areas of
the city.
Auxiliary power units may not be operated more than thirty (30) minutes
at a time and once turned off may not be restarted for one (1) hour.
Ground vehicles at the airport must carry a radio equipped to receive and
transmit on the Airport's Common Traffic Advisory Frequency, must announce
their intentions before operating in the runway area, and must monitor the radio
when operating in the runway area..
The Ordinance shall be effective upon publication of this Summary.
The full text of the Ordinance is available for review at City Hall and will be provided by the
City Clerk to any citizen upon personal request, or can be viewed on the City website at
www.mccall.id.us.
APPROVED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF McCALL, IDAHO, THIS 19 DAY OF
NOVEMBER, 2009.
Approv,
By
ATTES
By�
BessieJo W.!ner, City C,rk
Ordinance 869 Summary
November 19, 2009
Bert Kulesza, MayorYL-