Ordinance No. 6821 authorizes modifications to various sections of code related to the Auburn Municipal Airport. In 2019, the City of Auburn modified the management structure of the Airport to move away from contract management services to management by city employees. The modifications proposed are to complete the facilitation of this structural change. In addition, there were identified sections of obsolete code and areas needing clarification, improving the organization of the code, and simplifying the code related to airport management and operations.
The language proposed in Ordinance 6821 was originally reviewed by City Council on May 10, 2021 under Ordinance 6820 but due to technical legal reasons, portions of the original Ordinance 6820 relating to operations were separated in to Ordinance 6821, however, the content is unchanged from the original draft reviewed on May 10, 2021.
A summary of Ordinance 6821 revisions are as follows:
Repeal Sections:
8.36, Ultralights
This section is no longer necessary in the City code but an appropriate level of detail will be included in revisions to the Airport Rules and Regulations that govern the use and operations of the Auburn Airport.
12.56 Section .200, .300, .310, .410
These sections are all related to Airport operations and are covered in the Airport Rules and Regulations or in the individual storage agreements entered into with the Airport Tenants and are no longer needed in the code.
New Section:
12.56.385, Derelict Aircraft
Is proposed to be added to better align with FAA expectations and regulations of the use of Airport property and provide clarity for Airport management of derelict aircraft situations.
Modified Sections (Exhibit A):
12.56, Airport
This section is modified to address operations of the Airport under City management, provide clarifications, improve organization, and simplify codes related to operations of the Airport.
The draft code revisions were reviewed by the Auburn Airport Advisory Board at their regular meeting on April 21, 2021 and comments received from the board members have been incorporated. |