HomeMy Public PortalAbout1978_03_08_O005ORDINANCE NO.
TOWN OF LEESBURG
IN
LOUDOUN COUNTY, VIRGINIA
PRESENTED March 8, 1978
78-0-5 ADOPTED March 8, 1978
AN ORDINANCE:
AMENDING SECTION 2.1-6 OF THE TOWN CODE REGARDING
FIXED BASE OPERATOR LICENSE FEES
ORDAINED BY the Council of the Town of Leesburg, Virginia,
as follows:
SECTION I. Section 2.1-6 of the Town Code is hereby amended
to read as follows:
Sec. 2.1-6. Fixed Base Operator License Fees
(a) Before any person is issued a fixed base
operator's license under Chapter III, Section 12, of
the Airport Rules and Regulations, he shall pay to the
town all of the fees as established herein. Fees col-
lected shall be credited to the airport fund in the
accounts of the town and used exclusively to pay the
cost of operating the airport and making improvements
to it for the benefit of the fixed base operators and
other users.
(b) Ail license fees imposed by this section,
except as herein otherwise provided, shall become due
and payable on or before July 1 of each license year
(July 1 to June 30 of each fiscal year). Where a fixed
base operator begins licensed operations after July 1
of a license year, such fee shall be paid at the time the
license application is approved by the airport commission.
Fees for first-year operations shall be based on estimates
of gross receipts from operations in accordance with the
formula provided in Sections 17-29.(a).(1) and 17-29.(a).(2)
of the Town Code and adjusted after the close of the fiscal
year for actual receipts. The Director of Finance shall
assess or refund the erroneous amount to the fixed base
operator, as appropriate.
(c) The airport commission may waive any license
fees established herein for any government or govern-
mental agency or department or person performing non-profit
public services to the aircraft industry, or performing
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air-search and rescue operations, or performing fire
prevention or fire-fighting operations.
(d) Every person who is conducting, operating
or engaging any of the following services shall pay
to the town all of the fees hereinafter provided:
(1) Aircraft sales. For each aircraft
sales license, $20.00 plus 0.25 per cent of the licensee's
gross receipts from aircraft sales.
(2) Parts and accessories sales. For each
parts and accessories sales license, $20.00 plus one
per cent of the licensee's gross receipts from parts
and accessories sales.
(3) Charter operations, etc. For each
charter operations license, which includes without limi-
tation, passenger or "air taxi", freight or delivery,
photography, aerial survey, agricultural sp~aying,
$20.00 plus one per cent of the licensee's gross re-
ceipts from such operations.
(4) Aircraft rental. For each aircraft ren-
tal license, $20.00 plus one per cent of the licensee's
gross receipts from aircraft rental.
(5) Flight instruction or ground schools.
For each flight instruction or ground school license,
$20.00 plus one per cent of the licensee's gross receipts
from flight instruction or ground schooling.
(6) Maintenance services. For each mainte-
nance service license, $20.00 plus one per cent of
the licensee's gross receipts from maintenance services.
(7) Line services. For each line services
license, $20.00 plus one per cent of the licensee's
gross receipts for line services.
(8) Aircraft storage. For each aircraft
storage license, $2.00 per month for each occupied
outdoor aircraft storage space and $3.00 per month
for each occupied inside aircraft storage space.
SECTION II. An emergency exists and this ordinance shall
be in effect from its passage.
PASSED this 8th day of
March , 1978.
ATTEST:
Mary A~ne Newman, Mayor
Town of Leesburg
Cler~of Council