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SALT LAKE CITY ORDINANCE
No. 86 of 1998
(Airport)
AN ORDINANCE AMENDING CHAPTER 2.14 AND SECTIONS 2.08.030,
5.71.010, 5.71.040, 5.71.050, 12.56.240, 16.04.110,
16.12.180, 16.12.400, 16.12.460, 16.44.030, 16.56.020,
16.60.030, 16.60.065, 16.60.110, 16.60.190, 16.60.200, AND
21A.32.060, SALT LAKE CITY CODE, RELATING TO THE AIRPORT
DEPARTMENT.
Be it ordained by the City Council of Salt Lake City,
Utah:
SECTION 1. That Chapter 2.14, Salt Lake City Code, be,
and the same hereby is, amended to read as follows:
Chapter 2.14. AIRPORT BOARD
Sections:
2.14.010 Definitions.
2.14.020 Creation of board.
2.14.030 Eligibility for membership.
2.14.040 Appointment - Oath of office.
2.14.050 Remuneration.
2.14.060 Board members' ethics.
2.14.070 Removal from office.
2.14.080 Election of board officers.
2.14.090 Meetings.
2.14.100 Committees.
2.14.110 Attorney and engineer duties.
2.14.120 Powers and duties.
2.14.130 Review of action -Veto power of mayor.
2.14.010 Definitions.
For the purpose of this chapter the following words shall
have the meanings as given in this section:
A. "Airport" means the city's department of airports,
including the Salt Lake City International Airport, Salt
Lake City Airport No. 2, Tooele Valley Airport, and any
other airport owned or operated by the city.
B. "Board" means the city airport board.
C. "Board member" means a person appointed by the mayor of
the city, with the advice and consent of the city council,
who is duly qualified and an acting, voting member of the
board.
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D. "City" means and has reference to Salt Lake City, a
municipal corporation of the state.
E. "Council" means the city council.
F. "Director of airports" means the city's director of its
department of airports.
G. *
2.14.020 Creation of board.
There is created the city airport board, hereinafter
referred to as "board," which body shall consist of nine
appointed voting board members, no more than four of whom
may reside outside the boundaries of Salt Lake City. The
mayor, each councilmember, the director of airports, the
city attorney and the city engineer, or their designees,
shall be ex officio nonvoting board members.
2.14.030 Eligibility for membership.
To be eligible to be appointed as a board member a person
must be:
A. Not less than twenty-one years of age;
B. A resident of the state; and
C. Not actively engaged or employed in commercial
aeronautics.
2.14.040 Appointment -Oath of office.
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All appointments of board members shall be made by the
mayor, with the advice and consent of the city council. All
appointments shall be made for a four-year term, except when
the appointment is to fill the unexpired term of a resigning
or deceased board member, in which case, such appointment
shall be for the unexpired term. Each board member's term of
office shall expire on the applicable third Monday in
January.
Board members shall sign the oath of office required
by law to be signed by city officials and file the same in
the office of the city recorder. Every board member who
shall fail within ten days after notification of his/her
appointment to file with the city recorder his/her oath of
office to perform faithfully, honestly and impartially the
duties of his/her office, shall be deemed to have refused
such appointment, and thereupon another person shall be
appointed in the manner prescribed in this code.
2.14.050 Remuneration.
Board members may be reimbursed for reasonable and
authorized out of pocket expenses they may incur as board
members.
2.14.060 Board members' ethics.
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Board members shall be subject to and bound by the
provisions of the applicable city and state laws pertaining
to ethics. Any violation of the provisions of such laws
shall be grounds for removal from office.
2.14.070 Removal from office.
Any board member may be removed from office by the mayor,
for cause, prior to the normal expiration of the term for
which such board member was appointed.
2.14.080 Election of board officers.
Each year the board, at its first regular meeting after
the third Monday in January, shall select one of its board
members as chairperson, and another of its board members as
vice -chairperson who shall perform the duties of the
chairperson during the absence or disability of the
chairperson. The director of airports may make available a
secretary from his/her staff to the board when such appears
to the director of airports to be needed.
2.14.090 Meetings.
A. Meetings. The board shall convene for regular meetings
to be held not less than monthly throughout the year. The
board shall keep its meetings open to the public, consistent
with the Utah Open and Public Meetings Act. Special meetings
may be ordered by a majority of the board, or its
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chairperson, the mayor or the city council. Meetings shall
be held at the office of the director of airports, or at
such other public place as may be designated by the board.
Five board members shall constitute a quorum for the
transaction of business. The board may act officially by an
affirmative vote of any five of the board members.
B. Record of Meetings. The board shall cause a written
record of its proceedings to be kept which shall be
available for public inspection in the office of the
director of airports. The board shall record the yea and nay
votes on any action taken by it.
C. Meeting Procedural Rules. The board shall adopt a
system of rules of procedure under which its meetings are to
be held. The board may suspend the rules of procedure by
unanimous vote of the board members who are present at the
meeting. The board shall not suspend the rules of procedure
beyond the duration of the meeting at which the suspension
of the rules occurs.
2.14.100 Committees.
The board may designate such committee or committees as it
desires to study, consider and make recommendations on
matters which are presented to the board. Committee members
may be board members but the board shall have the power to
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appoint such committee members as it deems appropriate and
advisable even though they may not be board members.
2.14.110 Attorney and engineer duties.
The city attorney and the city engineer shall be the
attorney and engineer, respectively, for the board, and the
airport shall reimburse the city for all charges, costs and
expenses incurred by the city therefor.
2.14.120 Powers and duties.
Subject to the provisions of Section 2.14.130, the board
shall have the following powers and duties:
A. The power to determine and establish such rules and
regulations for the conduct of the board as the board
members shall deem advisable. Such rules and regulations
shall not be in conflict with this chapter or other
applicable city, state or federal law;
B. To adopt and alter all rules and regulations which it
shall from time to time deem in the public interest and most
likely to advance, enhance, foster and promote air
transportation at city airports, for the conduct of the
business of, and the use and operation of, the airport and
the facilities thereof, and for the purpose of carrying out
the objects of this chapter; but such rules and regulations
shall not be in conflict with the terms of this chapter or
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any other city ordinance, state or federal law;
C. To recommend the appointment and/or removal of the
director of airports, and also to recommend the appointment
and/or removal of the deputy director of airports and any
project manager hired by the city. All other personnel shall
be processed through the city personnel department with
final recommendations to come from the director of airports
and with appointment by the board;
D. To plan, establish and approve all construction and
expansion projects for the airport. The approval required in
this section shall be in addition to all other approval of
other city departments required by law;
E. To determine broad matters of policy regarding the
operation and management of the airport, which shall
include, but not in limitation thereof, the following:
1. Expansion of the airport,
2. Timing of such expansion,
3. Determining the method of establishing and establishing
rate structures for services or facilities furnished by the
airport to the public or to any person, firm or corporation,
public or private, and for leasing of space or facilities,
or for granting rights, privileges, or concessions at the
airport,
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4. The duration which will be allowed for each particular
class of leases or granting of rights at the airport,
5. To establish any other general provisions of agreements
or leases which may be brought before the board,
6. To make determinations when required as to the public
need and for additional concessionaires, services or
facilities at the airport,
7. To fix and determine exclusively the uses to which any
of the airport land shall be put; provided, that any use
shall be necessary or desirable to city, airport or the
aviation industry,
8. Review and establish policy on all operations or
activities that are major in nature and require policy
determinations,
9. Review and establish policy regarding the improvement
program of the master plan study as related to income and
revenue so that the staging of major capital improvement
projects are within the anticipated airport revenues and
income projected, in a conservative manner,
10.Review and adopt matters of policy on all major
problems which require broad policy considerations,
including rules and regulations, commercial operations and
general aviation,
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11.Review and decide policy matters regarding problems of
general public concern affecting the airport,
12.Decide matters of policy regarding all matters which
are properly brought before the board;
F. To annually prepare a budget for the operating and
maintenance expenditures for the airport and to calculate
the revenue necessary to provide funds for the operating and
maintenance expenditures of the airport. The budget shall be
prepared and filed at such time as the board shall designate
and shall contain a full and detailed estimate of the
revenue required during the ensuing year for the maintenance
and operation of the airport, showing therein the number of
employees, classification, and the amount of salary and
wages. The expenditures for the maintenance and operation of
the airport shall be limited to the extent of specific
appropriations of money made in advance by the board upon
estimates furnished. The city council has final approval
authority;
G. Review not less often than annually with the airport
administration, the income from all sources, the
expenditures for all purposes, and the relationship of
anticipated revenues to anticipated expenditures, including
debt retirement;
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H. Assist the director of airports in every way possible
for the continuing orderly development and promotion of the
airport in order to best serve the local and regional
requirements for airport service.
2.14.130 Review of action - Veto power of mayor.
All actions taken by the board shall constitute
recommendations to the mayor and shall not constitute
official action. All recommendations to the mayor shall be
reduced to writing and submitted to the mayor. The mayor
shall have the power to review, ratify, modify or reject
any action submitted by the board. The mayor shall promptly
notify the board in writing of the action taken, No action
shall be implemented until the board is notified in writing
that it has been ratified by the mayor or that the action
was modified and adopted by the mayor and in such event it
shall be implemented as modified. In the event the mayor
shall desire to hold any matter for further study, the
chairperson of the board shall be notified. Actions will
take effect only upon ratification by the mayor.
SECTION 2. That Section 2.08.030, Salt Lake City Code,
and the same hereby is, amended to read as follows:
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2.08.030 Department of airports and airport board.
A. Functions. The department shall have charge of and be
responsible for the planning, design, construction,
operation, maintenance, administration and management of all
airport properties and attendant facilities under
jurisdiction of the city, including any required satellite
operating or support facilities.
B. Airport Board. The airport board created under and
functioning pursuant to the provisions of Chapter 2.14 of
this code, or its successor, shall provide citizen
assistance and direction to the director of airports and
shall coordinate, report and receive direction on
administrative and executive functions from the mayor. It
shall coordinate and report legislative matters through the
mayor to the city council.
SECTION 3. That Section 5.71.010, Salt Lake City Code,
be, and the same hereby is, amended to read as follows:
5.71.010 Definitions.
The words and phrases, when used in this chapter, shall
have the meaning defined and set forth in this article.
A. * * *
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B. "Airport division" or "division" means the Salt Lake
City airport ground transportation services of the Salt Lake
City department of airports.
C.
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SECTION 4. That Section 5.71.040, Salt Lake City Code,
be, and the same hereby is, amended to read as follows:
5.71.040 Form of service comment form.
A. The airport division shall cause to be printed a
service comment form in a form substantially as follows:
SERVICE COMMENT FORM
Please provide the following information if you have any
comments about the quality of the ground transportation
services being provided to you:
1. Kind of Transportation:
2. Company Providing Transportation:
3. Vehicle Identification Number:
4. Driver's Name (and Number, if any):
5. Date and Time:
6. Location:
7. Comments/Objections:
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8. Your Name:
9. Your Business Phone Number:
10.Your Signature:
Please mail this card to the Salt Lake City International
Airport Ground Transportation Services, P.O. 22084, Salt
Lake City, Utah 84122; phone: (801) 575-2780. The driver of
this vehicle will receive a copy of this form. If your
comments point out a violation of City ordinances, you will
be contacted regarding the information on this form, and the
driver may receive a citation and information on civil
penalties and appeals.
SECTION 5. That Section 5.71.050, Salt Lake City Code,
be, and the same hereby is, amended to read as follows:
5.71.050 Filing and issuance of service comment form.
A. A service comment form shall be filed in the following
manner:
1. A service comment form card or citation slip shall be
filed when it is received by the Salt Lake City
International Airport Ground Transportation Services, P.O.
Box 20084, Salt Lake City, Utah 84122, and the airport
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division shall maintain such forms as set forth in this
chapter. The date of receipt shall be the filing date.
2.
B.
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Section 6. That Section 12.56.240, Salt Lake City
Code, be, and the same hereby is, amended to read as
follows:
12.56.240 Airport parking - General restrictions.
A.1. Parking areas for motor vehicles shall be set aside
for airport employees and for the general public. No person
shall park a motor vehicle or a trailer in any place at the
airport other than those areas designated by the director of
airports. No person shall park a motor vehicle in an area
designated as an employee parking lot unless the motor
vehicle displays a currently effective employee parking
sticker issued by the director of airports.
2.
B.
C.
* * *
D. No person shall park a motor vehicle at the airport in
excess of seventy-two consecutive hours unless such vehicle
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is parked in the public parking area or approval is given by
the director.
E. No person shall park a motor vehicle in an area
designated as a public parking lot without paying the
authorized rates, which shall be available in the airport's
office of finance and administration.
Section 7. That Section 16.04.110, Salt Lake City
Code, be, and the same hereby is, amended to read as
follows:
16.04.110. Director.
"Director" means the duly appointed and qualified
department head of the city department designated as the
"department of airports," selected and appointed by the
mayor with the recommendation of the airport board and with
the advice and consent of the city council.
Section 8. That Section 16.12.180, Salt Lake City
Code, be, and the same hereby is, amended to read as
follows:
16.12.180. Aircraft parking fees.
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A. There are established the following fees for the
parking of aircraft at the Salt Lake City International
Airport.
1. Monthly Parking Fees for Airport -based Aircraft on
Airport Controlled Space.
a.
b.
c.
* * *
2. Daily Transient Aircraft Parking Fees on Airport
Controlled Space.
a.
b.
c.
B.
Section 9. That Section 16.12.400, Salt Lake City
Code, be, and the same hereby is, amended to read as
follows:
16.12.400. Prohibited conduct and activities.
In the solicitation of funds, the following requirements
shall apply:
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B.
C. No person soliciting funds shall in any way indicate to
the public that he or she is a representative of the city or
the city's airports;
D. *
E.
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Section 10. That Section 16.12.460, Salt Lake City
Code, be, and the same hereby is, amended to read as
follows:
16.12.460. Face-to-face discussions - Conduct prohibited.
In conducting any face-to-face discussion or in an attempt
to engage any person or persons in such discussions, no
person shall:
A. * * *
B. * * *
C.
D.
*
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E. In any way indicate to the public that he or she is a
representative of the city, or the city's airports;
F. * * *
G. * * *
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Section 11. That Section 16.44.030, Salt Lake City
Code, be, and the same hereby is, amended to read as
follows:
16.44.030. Stage 1 aircraft - Notice of compliance.
All owners and/or operators of noise compliant Stage 1
aircraft shall be required to give written notice to the
airport director of the schedules for such noise compliant
aircraft. Notice should be given to the airport director as
soon as possible but under no circumstances less than five
days prior to the scheduled operation at Salt Lake City
International Airport.
Section 12. That Section 16.56.020, Salt Lake City
Code, be, and the same hereby is, amended to read as
follows:
16.56.020. Mandatory and minimum standard lease clauses.
The following minimum standards for leasehold operations
at the airport shall include therein the building codes, as
adopted in the Salt Lake City Code, and the state and the
appropriate API standards for the handling of aviation
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fuels. All leases concerning aeronautical services at the
airport shall contain the following provisions:
A. through M.
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N. Indemnification.
1. * * *
2. Lessee agrees to indemnify fully, defend and save and
hold harmless city, its officers, agents and employees from
and against all losses, damages, claims, liabilities and
causes of action of every kind of character and nature as
well as costs and fees, including reasonable attorney's fees
connected therewith, and expenses of the investigations
thereof, based upon or arising out of damages or injuries to
third persons or their property caused by the negligence,
intentional acts or omissions of lessee, its officers,
agents or employees. City shall give to lessee prompt and
reasonable written notice of any such claims or action, and
lessee shall have the right to investigate, compromise and
defend the same to the extent of its own interests. In
carrying out any of the provisions herein, or in exercising
any power or authority granted to lessee, there shall be no
liability upon any official of Salt Lake City Corporation,
Salt Lake City airports, their authorized assistants,
consultants or employees, either personally or as officials
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of the city, it being understood that in such matters they
act as agents and representatives of Salt Lake City
Corporation.
3.
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Section 13. That Section 16.60.030, Salt Lake City
Code, be, and the same hereby is, amended to read as
follows:
16.60.030 Vehicle ramp operations.
A.
B.
C.
* * *
D. Yield Right of Way to Aircraft. All vehicles shall
yield right of way to any aircraft when the aircraft is
under tow or has its engines operating. No vehicle shall
proceed past such aircraft until the vehicle's progress will
not impede the aircraft's movement. This section does not
preclude the establishment of agreements to the contrary
between the city and the Federal Aviation Administration.
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Section 14. That Section 16.60.065, Salt Lake City
Code, be, and the same hereby is, amended to read as
follows:
16.60.065 Parking areas.
A. Parking areas for motor vehicles shall be set aside for
airport employees and the general public. No person shall
park a motor vehicle or a trailer in any place on the
airport other than those areas designated by the director of
airports. No person shall park a vehicle in an area
designated as an employee parking lot unless the vehicle
displays a currently effective employee parking sticker
authorized by the airport. Such permits shall not be valid
if the information thereon is not clearly visible and
readable.
B.
C.
D.
* * *
E. No person shall park a motor vehicle on the airport in
excess of seventy-two consecutive hours unless it is parked
in the public parking area or with the authorization of the
airport.
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F. No person shall park a motor vehicle in an area
designated as a public parking lot unless such person pays
the authorized rate for such parking lots. A schedule of
parking rates shall be available in the airport office of
finance and administration.
Section 15. That Section 16.60.110, Salt Lake City
Code, be, and the same hereby is, amended to read as
follows:
16.60.110 Fees and per -use charges.
A. * * *
B. * * *
C. With advice and counsel from the airport board, the
director of airports may establish the methods of payment
and collection of the fee.
Section 16. That Section 16.60.190, Salt Lake City
Code, be, and the same hereby is, amended to read as
follows:
16.60.190 Staging and parking of ground transportation
vehicles.
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In addition to the staging area parking facilities and
stands established solely for taxicabs as set forth in this
article, there are established parking areas and a
commercial traffic lane for use by authorized ground
transportation vehicles. The use of such facilities shall be
subject to the following:
A.
B.
C.
* * *
D. The areas set aside and designated by signs as the pick
up and drop off points for the airport parking lot shuttle
bus are to be used only by the airport shuttle bus; no other
vehicles may use this area at any time.
E. * * *
F. * * *
Section 17. That Section 16.60.200, Salt Lake City
Code, be, and the same hereby is, amended to read as
follows:
16.60.200 Signs.
Signs may be posted at the ground transportation booth
which meet the graphic standard of the airport. The signs
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are limited to information necessary to coordinate
identification of groups. No advertising is allowed. Signs
may be posted only when a starter or company representative
is present.
Section 18. That Section 21A.32.060, Salt Lake City
Code, be, and the same hereby is, amended to read as
follows:
21A.32.060
A.
B.
C.
A airport district.
D. Maximum Building Height. Maximum building height shall
be determined by the Salt Lake City International Airport
in accordance with Sections 21A.34.040(6) through (18).
E. * * *
SECTION 19. This ordinance shall take effect immediately
upon the date of its first publication.
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Passed by the City Council of Salt Lake City, Utah this
10 thj day of 11OvEvn6er , 1998.
ATTEST:
C' EF D PUTY ITY :ECORDER
Transmitted to Mayor on NGuember rel 1998 .
Mayor's Action:
i(X Approved.
CHIEF DEPUTY CITY RECORDER
No. 86 of 1998.
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MAYOR
Vetoed.
APPROVED AS TO FORM
Salt Lake City C�Attorneys Office
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