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ORDINANCE NO. 4Z-
AN
ZAN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
REDDING ADDING SECTION 3.08.160 TO THE REDDING
MUNICIPAL CODE, MOBILE FUELING OPERATIONS.
The City Council of the City of Redding does ordain as follows:
Section 1. Chapter 3.08, General Airport Regulations, of the Redding Municipal Code is
hereby amended by adding Section 3.08.160, Mobile Fueling Operations, to read as follows:
3.08.160 Mobile Fueling Operations.
No persons shall use, operate or provide mobile fueling equipment or facilities at the Redding
Municipal Airport or Benton Airpark, except as follows:
A. A Full-Service Fixed Base Operator, as defined in Section 3.08.160 G., may operate mobile
fueling equipment or facilities owned or leased by the operator for the benefit of persons using the
Airports.
B. A Specialty-Fixed Base Operator,as defined in Section 3.08.160 G.,that is an authorized helicopter
repair and charter facility, may operate mobile fueling equipment or facilities owned by the
operator to exclusively fuel helicopters owned or leased by the operator. The fuel used in such
mobile fueling equipment or facilities must be purchased from one of the Airports' Full-Service
Fixed Base Operators.
C. The State of California, California Highway Patrol Air Operations, may operate mobile fueling
equipment or facilities owned by the State of California to exclusively fuel helicopters and fixed-
wing aircraft owned by the State of California. The fuel used in such mobile fueling equipment
or facilities must be purchased from one of the Airports' Full-Service Fixed Base Operators.
D. Upon consultation with the City of Redding Fire Chief,or his designee,the Airports Manager may
authorize, under urgent or emergency conditions, the use of mobile fueling operations on either
Airport that do not follow the aforementioned categories. In this case,all appropriate fuel flowage
fees,and any and all applicable future fees and service charges that may be adopted,are to be paid
pursuant to the City's Schedule of Fees and Service Charges.
E. The Airports Manager may approve the use of mobile fueling equipment by aircraft operators that
are tenants of either Airport,provided such equipment is used solely to fuel private aircraft which
are registered in the operator's name. In this case, all appropriate fuel flowage fees, and any and
all applicable future fees and service charges that may be adopted, are to be paid pursuant to the
City's Schedule of Fees and Service Charges.
F. All such use, operation or provision of mobile fueling equipment or facilities must comply at all
times with all federal, state and local laws, rules, regulations and ordinances, including the
Uniform Fire Code.
G. For the purposes of this section, the following phrases when used in this section shall have the
following meanings respectively ascribed to them:
"Full-Service Fixed Base Operator"means a proprietor of a commercial operation offering a full
range of defined aeronautical activities and services to the general public and based at the Airport.
Only Full-Service Fixed Base Operators are permitted to commercially sell and dispense aviation
fuel and petroleum products on the Airport.
"Speciality-Fixed Base Operator" means a proprietor of a commercial operation offering one or
more specific aeronautical activities or services to the general public and based at the Airport.
Section 2. The passage of this ordinance is not a "project"according to the definition in the
California Environmental Quality Act, and therefore is not subject to the provisions requiring
environmental review.
Section 3. This ordinance shall take effect 30 days after the date of its adoption, and the City
Clerk shall certify to the adoption thereof and cause its publication according to law.
I HEREBY CERTIFY that this ordinance was introduced and read at a regular meeting of the City
Council on the 5th day of September,2000;and was read and adopted at a regular meeting of the City
Council on the 19th day of September, 2000, by the following vote:
AYES: COUNCIL MEMBERS: Cibula, McGeorge, Pohlmeyer and Anderson
NOES: COUNCIL MEMBERS: None
ABSENT: COUNCIL MEMBERS: Kight
ABSTAIN: COUNCIL MEMBERS: None
I BERT C. ANDERSON, Mayor
Attest: Form Approved:
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Connie S:rohmayer, Cit ;lerk David E. Tranberg, Assistant Ci"" Atto ey
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