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GEOR.GETOWT Mt'i;IClPAL
AIRPORT RULES
;AND REGULATIONS
AN ORDINANCE PROVIDING RULES AND REGU ATIOITS CONCERNING THE GEORGETOWN
MUNICIPAL AIRPORT PROVIDING THAT 90 PERSON..IALL USE THE AIRPORT FOR
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CCHRYING ON OF COT2ERCIAL ACTIVITIES FOR INSTRUCTION TN AVIATION IN ANY
OF ITS BRANCHES FOR.. SALE OF ANY CO.:rG"ODITIES, ETC, UNLESS APPORVE'D BY
''+'RITTEN PERMIT" FROM THE CITY COUNCIL; PROVIDING, FOR GENERAL RULES AND
REGULATION IN THE USE OF' AIRPORT: REG TING IR AND GROUND TRAFFIC
REGULATING THE USE OF AIRCRAFT ENGINES PR.OVTDING FOR FIRE REGULATIONS:
REGULATING STUDENT TRAINING A D PRACTICE FLYING s .ALL PERSONS USING AIR""
PORT MAY SECURE COPIES OF THIS ORDINAiICE FRO1,1 AIR PORT MAitlAGERs PRO
VIDING FOR CONFLICT IN RULESt PROVIDING A PENALTY OF $2OO.00 FOR VIOLATION
OF THIS ORDINANCE PROVIDING A SAVING CLAUSE. 1101) -DECD>RI G .AN EtT-MRCENCYY
FOR ' ENACTItTNT OF ORDINANCE.
DE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF TIT CITY Or GEORGETO104z3, TEXAS:
SECTION 1. USE OF AIRPORT RESTRICTED. No person, firm., association,
corporation or entity, incorporated or otherwise, shall use the .Airport for
carrying on of commercial activities, for the carrying for hire of passengers,
freight, express or mail*, for instruction in aviation in any of its brances,
for the sale of fuels, refreshments, or any commodity, or for any other commercial
purpose unless; approved by a written permit from the City Council or its duly
authorised Agent,
GENERAL RULES
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AND REGULATIONS
SECTION 2. The following rules and regulations ,shall obtain and be
observed in the use* operation and conduct of said Georgetown Municipal
Airport, viz,*
Rule 1. THE CIVIL AIR TRAFFIC RULES promulgated by the Civil. Aeronautics
Administration for observance by aircraft operated anywhere in the United
tog,}and presently or hereafter effective, are hereby referred to, adopted
I and made a part hereof as though fully set ,forth and incorporated herein.
For the convenience of the airm. h ,t City Secretary and the Airport
Manager shall each endeavort to always have on file in their respective offices,
a copy of said Air Traff`i:o Rules.
Rule 29 DAFIAGE TO .AIRPORT. Any parson, corporate or individual, and
the owner of any aircraft causing damage of any kind to said Airport, whether
through violation of any of these Rules or through any act of negligence,
shall be liable therefore in and to said City of Georgetown.
Rule INJURY TO PERSON. Any person going upon
said Georgetown NTunicipal Airport, or using it for any p.
do at his own risk, to person and property: and shall :ho
harmless for and on account of any injury or damage to p
suffered thereby. Such a person shall be bound by and o
and regulations concerning and pertaining to said Airpor
0
he grounds ° of
pose, shall do
the Citi of Georgetown
son or property
y all the rules
Rule 4. LICENSED PILOTS* Only aircraft and airmen lAcensed by the
Civil Aeronautics Administration shall operate upon or o'er said
Georgetown Municipal Airport, Provided that this limitati,on shall not
apply to students in training under licensed instructors nor to public*
aircraft of the Federal Government or of a state, territ ry or political -..
subdivision thereof, or to aircraft licensed by a foreig; government
with which the United States has a reciprocal agreement lovering the
operation of such liecensed aircrgfts
Rule 5. REGISTRATION. Every person stationed, emp oyed, receiving
instructions or operating upon said Georgetown TFxunicipal Airport shall
register at the office of the Airport Manager, shall giv his name, address,
telephone number and the nature of his business or occupation. Identa�
fication numbers of all aircraft hangared at Georgetown `unicipal Airport
shall be registered at the office of the Airport Manager
Rule 6. USE OF A3110THER'S PROPERTY. Unless authori2 d by the owner in
writing , the use of any aircraft, pasts, equipment, ace ssories or tools of
another , situated on said Airport, is forbidden.
Rule 7. INTOXICANTS AND NARCOTICS FOR.BIDDEN9, No p rson under the ins'
'luence of an intoxicant or narcotic shall operate or: fl in any aircraft
upon or over said Georgetown Municipal Airport.' Provid d such inhibition
shall not apply to a passenger when accompanied bar a nur e or caretaker in
an aircraft apart from the pilot.
Rule 8. LTEN FOR CTFAR.GES. To enforce the payment of any charge made
for repairs, imporvements, storage or care of any personml property, made
or furnished by the City of Georgetown or its agents, in connection with
the operation of said Georgetown Municipal Airport, the ity'-of Georgetown
shall have a lien upon such personal property, which sha'1 be enforceable
as provided by law.
Rule 9. LIEN POSSESSORY RIGHT. To enforce the paym;nt of any such
charge, the Airport Manager may retain possession of suci personal property
until all reasonable, customeary and usual compensation shall have been paid
in full.
Rule 10. WRECKED AIRCRAFT. Every aircraft owner,1,,his pilot and
agents, shall be respmnsible for the prompt removal, und'r the direction
of the Airport Manager, of wrecked aircraft.
Rule 11. REPAIRS TO AIRCRAFT. No aircraft shall e repaired on any part
of the landing or takeoff area, and all repairs shall ba made at the places
designated by the Airport Manager for such purpose.
Rule 12. TARE OFF PERIODS. Unless approved by the Airport Manager,
the Airport shall be closed to any take -off during the time the Beacon Light
is in operation during daylight hours. And, if at any time the ceiling
is below seven hundred feet and the visibility is under ne mile, the
Airport Manager may deny clearance to any aircraft.
Rule 13. GLASS : to bottle or glass shall be left ot broken upon the
flour of any building or upon any part of the surface ar'a of the ,Airport.
Rule 14. ALTITUDE AND NOISE OF ENGINES. No aircrafi shall be operated
over the City of Georgetown at an altitude of less than,ane thousand feet
above the ground. Aircraft engines shall not be acceler ted nor decelerated
while over Georgetown in;..such manner as,to distract, excet or disturb
persons on the ground, regardless of altitude.
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AIR AM GROUND TRAFFIC
AFI
15- VEHICULAR TRAFFIC* All vehicular traffic shill be confined
to the reads, streets, avenues and alleys provided on''.the grounds Tor 'that
purpo , arnd shall not be operated at a speed in excess ,of twenty miles
per hour.
Rule 16. PARING AIRCRAFT. Aircraft shall not be parked on or within
200 Feet of any part of the landing or takeoff area of the Airport* and
all unhoused aircraft shall be parker, in`:the space designated by the Airport
kan.ager for that purpose.
Rule 17. GASSING. All aircraft shall be gassed;on the parking ramp
v clear of hangars.
Rule 18. TAXYING IN HANGAR$. There shall be no taxying of aircraft
by motor power into or out of hangars.
Rule 19, TAKEOFFS ON APRON, ETCo Xoe take offs or landings shall be
made on the apron or parking ramp, except on special permission of the
Airport Manager. All aircraft shall be taxied out from and into the parka
ing ramp on the right side of the taxi strips.
Rule 20. TAKEOFFS ALL04M* Take- offs will be allowed from the inter
section of the runways at the pilots discretion, also touch and go landings
may be made at the discretion of the pilot. 'All aircraft shall "clear" for
incoming and takeoff traffic before taxying into takeoff position.
Rule 21. TAKEOFF CLDM* On takeoff aircraft shall climb straight out
to a level of four hundred feet, clear aiport boundary and execute a ninety
degree turn to the left. To leave traffic, the aircraft shall be climbed
to five hundred feet before executing a forty-five degree climbing turn to
the right out of traffic.
Rule, 22. TRAFFIC FLO9 All aircraft landing at the municipal airport
shall fly a standard left hand traffic pattern at an altitude of at least
600 feet above the ground. Pattern entry shall be made at an angle of 45
i degrees to the active runway with the runway to the pilot's left at all
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times. Entry shall be made at the midpoint of either the upwind or downwind
leg.
Rule '2 . CLEARING --,STREET. No aircraft shall land or take off in such
spanner as to clear any public street or highway at an altitude of less than
100 feet, nor land or take off on the taxiway or over hangars or other
structures, automobile parking areas or groups of spectators.
Rule 24. AIRC114A.FT TURN. ,Any aircraft within three miles of the airport
at an altitude of less than 1,500 feet above the ground shall conform to the
rounder clockwise flog of traffic. All a roraft shall establish their pattern
altitude before entering the trgffic pattern and shall not deviate from this
altitude (except in an emergency ) until descent for landing is necessary.
Rule 25. All aircraft shall be taxied at a slow and reasonable speed, and
if not equipped with adequate brakes, shall have an attendant beside at least
one wing, when taxying in the vicinity of a hangar or other building.
Rule 26.
TAXYING AIRCRAFT.
Aircraft shall be brought to a
complete
stop, when
in the vicinity of
aircraft either landing or taking
off.
Rule 27. STRAIGHT IN APPROACHES. Straight in approaches shall not be
used unless authorized by the airport manager or unless radio contact
with the airport advisory radio has been established from at least five
miles out. Aircraft which find it dangerous or difficult to conform to the
standard pattern due to their high speed or other special characteristics
may fly a circular counter clockwise pattern with a -radius of not more than
three miles and at an altitude of not more than 1,000 feet above the ground.
Rule 28. COI ION COURTESY. The exercise of cone.on courtesy is ex�
petted of all pilots in traffic pattern work on the Airport.
RUNNING AIRCRAFT ENGINES
Rule t:. It is not equipped with adequate brakes, the engine shall not
be started in an aircraft untiland;unless thewhieelo. have been set with
blocks attached to ropes or other suitable means for removing them.
Rule 30. No engine shall be started or run unle's a competent
operator is at the controls of the aircraft* and no eng`ne shall be
started or run inside any building.
Rule 31. No engine shall be started, run or war�'ed up until and
unless the aircraft is in such position that the propellr stream will
clear all buildings and groups of people in the observation areas and
path of the aircraft.
FIRE R gUL&TIO a
Rule 32. Every person going upon or using the rport or its
facilities in any manner, shallexercisethe greatest care and caution
to avoid and prevent fire.
Rule 33. .Aircraft shall not be, fueled while th
running or while in a hangar or other enclosed place.
done in such manner aiad with such equipment that adequa
grounding, static electricity shall be continously maint
operation.
Rule 34. Compressed inflammable gas shall not
upon the .Airport, except at such place as may be desig
Manager«
Rule 35. No inflammablesubstanceshall be used
motors or ether parts of an aircraft inside a hangar or
Flammable liquids may be only used for the purpose state
clear of any building.
4ngine is
eling shall be
connections forL
;.. during the
kept or « 1� «
« bythe Airport
n cleaning
her building`.
outside of and
Rule 36. No one shall smoke, ignite a match or ighter in any
building, except in offices, waiting rooms or buildings here specially
permitted by the -Airport tanager.
Rule 37. hangar entrances shall be kept clear a all times.
Rule 38. The floors in all buildings shall be k
free from oil, and no volatile, flammable substance shat
cleaning the floors.
Rule 39.
No
boxes, crates,
cans, bottles, paper
shall be permitted
to
accumulate in
or about a hangar.
STUDENT THAT I', s
.AND PRACTICE FLYING
•t clean and
be used for
other litter
Rule
40.
Instructors in flying
shall inform
stu
encs and shall inform
themselves
of all
or taken -off
rules
and regulations
purpose
in effect at
the`;irport.
student,
Rule 41. By notices posted in his office, the A sport Yanager may
designate limited areas of the Airport for practice flyi by and training
of student s.
Rule
42.
Aircraft
shall
not
be permitted
to rems`n
on the landing
or taken -off
areas
for the
purpose
of
instructing
student,
Rule 43. The airport manager may, in the intere of safety, dem
signate special traffic procedures for certain operation such as air shows,
agricultural operation,, etc'., €'
K1VTJO1¢' LBDGB OF
RULEII:aPLIED
Rule 44. By publication of this ordinance as re
persons will be deemed to have knowledge of its contents
Airport 3'vanager is directed to have copies of the ordina
all times available in his office, and to furnish such c
and operators of aircraft using the Airport.
iced by law, all
However. the
e printed and at
ies to oivaaers
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Coy FL T, IN RULES
Rule 45, xf and where there is conflict in these and the Civil
Air Traffic Rules, the latter shall prevail.
FE liALTY FOR VIOLATION
SECTION 3® Any person operating or`ha.ndlirig an aircraft in viola
tion of a v of these rules or refusing to comply therewith, nay., f,,,t once,
be ejected from the Airport, or may for any period f time, not exceeding
fifteen days, be "grounded `# by the Airport Manager, and, upon hearing, by
this council, may be deprived of the further use of the Airport and its
facilities for such period of time as may appear necessary for the pro
taction of life and property. Provided that *here any such penalty has
been imposed, -there shall be no prosecution under the succeeding section.
SECTION 4. .Any violation of this ordinance shall be a misdemeanor,
punishable by fine in any sum not exceeding Two hundred 0200.00) Dollars.
SALTING CLTTASE
SECTION 5. Should any part of this ordinance be held invalid, no
other part shall necessarily be effected thereby.
Fill BE �GENC Y ENAC i'yNaE 4T
SECTION 6. The; enacty:ient of this ordinance being necessary to the
immediate preservation of public bu iness, health and property. and to
provide for the usual daily operation of a municipal department, it is
declared to be an emer envy measure, which shall have and take ef'f'ect fol
louring its present reading; and adoption.
lREAD, PASSED and ADOPTED by unanimous vote this, the 9th day cif
January A. D„19610'
(s) Co As Forbes
C. A. FORBES, , 1AY'OR
CITY OF GEORGETOiNT , TFXAS
(s) Claude Eads
CITY SECRETARY
APPROVED BEFORE ADOPTION
(s) i7. K. McClain
"ali. Ii. 141 CLATN
C i ty ATTORNEY