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ORDINAI~CE NO. 4 6 9 I
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF AUBURN,
WASHINGTON, AMENDING AUBURN CITY CODE SECTION 12.56.460,
ENTITLED "MILITARY-TYPE AND EXPERIMENTAL-TYPE AIRCRAFT
REGULATIONS" CONTAINED IN AUBURN CITY CODE CHAPTER 12.56
ENTITLED "AIRPORT" TO PROVIDE SIMILAR REGULATIONS FOR ACCESS
TO THE AIRPORT BY ALL AIRCRAFT DULY LICENSED AND REGULATED BY
THE FEDERAL AVIATION ADMINISTRATION INCLUDING AIRCRAFT IN THE
"EXPERIMENTAL-TYPE" CATEGORY AND REQUIRING THE EXPERIMENTAL-
TYPE AIRCRAFT TO CARRY INSURANCE DURING ITS FAA REQUIRED SOLO
TEST PERIOD.
WHEREAS, the current city ordinance restricts the
operations of aircraft duly licensed and regulated in the
"experimental-type" category by the Federal Aviation
Administration (FAA); and
WHEREAS, such duly licensed and regulated aircraft are
not allowed to operate from the Auburn Airport during their
first fifty consecutive hours of flight unless a written
waiver is granted to the aircraft owner by the airport
committee; and
WHEREAS, this amendment will provide guidance for reviews
of waiver requests or their issuance; and
WHEREAS, aircraft licensed in the experimental-type
category must meet all applicable safety, inspection,
registration and licensing requirements of the F~; and
WHEREAS, aircraft licensed in the experimental-type
category represent an investment of thousands of hours of
Ordinance No. 4691
August 25, 1994
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THEREFORE, THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CIg?Y OF AUBURN,
WASHINGTON, DO ORDAIN AS FOLLOWS:
Seotion ~. PURPOSE. The purpose of this Ordinance is
to amend Auburn City Code Section 12.56.460 entitled
"Military-type and experimental-type aircraft regulations"
contained in Chapter 12.56 entitled "Airport" to provide
similar regulations for access to the airport by all aircraft
duly licensed and regulated by the FAA including aircraft in
the "experimental-type" category and to require "experimental-
type" aircraft to carry public liability and property damage
insurance.
time, a substantial investment of funds and the owners of such
aircraft may be good long-term tenants of the Auburn' Airport;
and
WHEREAS, Federal regulations and equity require all
aircraft duly licensed and regulated by the FAA be subject to
similar standards regarding access to public facilities
supported with federal funds; and
WHEREAS, requiring "experimental-type" aircraft to carry
public liability and property damage insurance during its
required solo test period acts to protect the public and the
city;
NOW,
Ordinance No. 4691
August 25, 1994
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SECTION 12.56.460 OF AUBURN CITY
entitled "Military-type and
regulations" contained in Chapter
is hereby amended as set forth in
and incorporated herein by this
Section 2. AMENDED
CODE CHAPTER 12.56.
Section 12.56.460
exprimental-type aircraft
12.56 entitled "Airport"
Exhibit "A" attached hereto
reference.
Section 3.' Constltutionallty or Invalidity. If any
section, subsection, clause or phrase of this Ordinance is for
any reason held to be invalid or unconstitutional, such
invalidity or unconstitutionality shall not affect the
validity or constitutionality of the remaining portions of
this Ordinance, as it being hereby expressly declared that
this Ordinance and each section, subsection, sentence, clause
and phrase hereof would have been prepared, proposed, adopted
and approved and ratified irrespective of the fact that any
one or more section, subsection, sentence, clause or phrase be
declared invalid or unconstitutional.
Section 4. The Mayor is hereby authorized to implement
such administrative procedures as may be necessary to carry
out the directions of this legislation.
Section 5. This Ordinance shall take effect and be in
force five (5) days from and after its passage, approval
publication, as provided by law.
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August 25, 1994
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ATTEST:
INTRODUCED:
PASSED:
APPROVED:
Robin Wohlhueter,
city Clerk
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
21,
Michael J. Reynolds,
Acting City Attorney
Ordinance No. 4691
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MAYOR
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EXHIBIT "A"
12.56.460
Military-type and xperlmental-type aircraft
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regulations.
"Experimental-type,, means any aircraft that is so
classified by the Federal Aviation Agency A__dministration.
"Military-type,, means any aircraft originally produced by
vendor under contract to the Secretary of Defense or the
Defense Department.
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Military aircraft are allowed the use of the field solely
at the discretion of the airport supervisor. Should any
aircraft of this type provide unduly noisy, burdensome or
seem to constitute a hazard, the airport supervisor shall
cause such aircraft to be removed from the field.
Experimental aircraft shall be governed by tile same rules
as .o~her nonmilitary aircraft
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Durinq its FAA required solo test period, exnerimenta]
aircraft are required, prior to usinq Auburn Municipal
Airport for fliqht Purposes, to file a copy of Dubli,;
liability and Property damaqe insurance Policies O~
certified copies of same toqether with evidence of
premium payments issued by a responsible insurancn
company and naminq the city as additional insured, which
insures aqainst all claims for personal ingurv, death add
property damaqe, arisinq out of the operation of th,.
experimental aircraft. The limits of such publi,;
liability and property damaqe insurance shall be no~.
less than One Million Dollars ($1,000,000.00) combine,]
single limit, each occurrence.
Ordinance No. 4691 Exhibit
August 25, 1994
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