14.10.010 Purpose, scope and authority.
(A) Purpose and Scope. The provisions of this chapter are intended for the safe, orderly and efficient operation of the Show Low Regional Airport, hereafter referred to as “the airport.”
(B) Authority. The airport is owned and operated by the City of Show Low. All users, customers, tenants, and visitors of the airport shall be governed by the airport governing documents. In addition to applicable laws, these rules and regulations, the airport minimum standards and airport rates and charges are the airport’s governing documents. All users, customers, tenants and visitors to the airport shall be deemed to have granted their implied consent to the airport governing documents.
(C) Compliance. All operations and activities conducted upon the premises of the Show Low Regional Airport shall be in accordance with all applicable federal, state, and local laws, regulations, ordinances or other governing documents. Said laws and regulations, as amended from time to time, are hereby incorporated herein by reference.
(D) Enforcement.
(1) The airport manager shall enforce these rules and regulations with the assistance of the city manager, city attorney and the police department.
(2) The Show Low police department may remove or evict from the airport premises any person who knowingly, willfully or recklessly violates any adopted rule or regulation.
(3) If any provision of these rules and regulations is held to be invalid by a court of competent jurisdiction, the remainder of these rules and regulations shall remain in effect.
(E) Variance.
(1) Any variance to the requirements of these rules and regulations may be granted by the city manager when strict enforcement of these rules and regulations is impractical, results in unnecessary hardship or is contrary to the public interest in the safety of flight operations; provided, that the variance shall not result in the endangerment of the public health, safety or welfare and are in substantial conformity with the intent of these rules and regulations.
(2) When an emergency exists at the Show Low Regional Airport, the airport manager is empowered to issue directives and take such action as necessary to protect people, property and assets and promote the safe operation of the airport. Such directives and actions of the airport manager have the power of regulation as long as the emergency exists.
(3) The City of Show Low reserves the right to amend, revoke, cancel or change any and all of the rules and regulations established herein at any regular or special city council meeting without additional notice.
(F) Adoption of Federal and Local Regulations. Should any part of these rules and regulations conflict with federal or state law, then such federal or state authority shall take precedence.
(G) Waiver of Liability. Except as otherwise provided by law, any use of the airport and its facilities, or to fly to, from, or over the same, shall be at all times conditioned upon the assumption of full responsibility and risk associated therewith. To the extent allowed by law, it shall be a further condition thereof that each person, as consideration of the use of the airport and its facilities, shall at all times release and hold harmless the City of Show Low and its employees and aviation advisory committee members from and against any and all liability, responsibility, loss or damage resulting to any such person or caused by or on their behalf, and incident to the manner in which the airport is operated, constructed or maintained, or served from within or without, or used from without. To the extent allowed by law, the use of the airport by any person for any purpose, or the paying of fees thereof for the taking off or landing aircraft therein, shall be deemed to be their implied consent to the conditions herein set forth. (Ord. No. 2008-02, § 1, 3-4-08. 1976 Code § 16-3-1)