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HomeMy WebLinkAbout02017 ORD - 01/14/1947AN ORDINANCE NO - Z O 1 q AMENDING THE ORDINANCE ADOPTED BY THE CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI ON THE 15TH DAY OF MARCH, 1938, AND APPEARING OF RECORD IN VOLUME 1U, AT PAGE 134 OF THE ORDINANCE AND RESOLUTION RECORDS OF THE CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI, ENTITLED "AN ORDI- NANCE PROVIDING RULES AND REGULATIONS CONCERNING TIE OPERATION OF THE CORPUS CHRISTI MUNICIPAL AIR- PORT, CLIFF MAUS FIELD; PROVIDING PENALTIES FOR VIOLATION THEREOF; AND DECLARING AN EMERGENCY "; REPEALING ALL ORDINANCES OR PARTS OF ORDINANCES IN CONFLICT THERENITH; AND DECLARING AN EMERGENCY. BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI, TEXAS; SECTION I: That the ordinance of the City of Corpus Christi, Texas, adopted on the 15th of March, 1938, appearing of record in Volume 10, page 134 of the Ordinance and Resolution Records of the City of Corpus Christi, Texas, entitled, "AN ORDINANCE PROVIDING RULES AND REGULATIONS CONCERNING THE OPERATION OF THE CORPUS CHRISTI MUNICIPAL AIRPORT, CLIFF MAUS FIELD; PROVIDING PENALTIES FOR TEE VIOLATION THEREOF; AND DECLARING AN EMERGENCY" be and the same is hereby amended so that it shall read as follows: SECTION I. Art. 1 "Person" defined. - The term "person" as used in this section shall be construed to include any person, firm, copartnership, corporation, association, society or club, singular or plural. Art. 2 Report of visiting pilots on arrival. - All visiting pilots landing on the municipal airport shall report immediately upon landing to the administration office and shall there register the following infor- mation upon forms provided by the Airport Manager: (1) License number, make and model of plane. (2) Owner of the plane. (3) Pilot of plane and his license number. (4) Time of arrival. (5) Number of crew. (6) Number of passengers. (7) Pilot's address (local) and telephone number. (8) Such information as may be required for record purposes. Art. 3 Report of visiting pilot before departure. - Immediately prior to his departure each visiting pilot shall report to the administration office and check out, reporting upon forms provided by the Airport Manager. Art. 4 Planes to be under control of licensed pilots. - No air- craft may be flown from or taken off from Cliff Maus Field, except when under the control of and flown by a licensed pilot, operating under a license in good standing issued by the Civil Aeronautics Authority of the United States, nor shall any such aircraft land at or upon Cliff Beaus Field, except when under the control of and piloted by a person holding a license in good standing issued by the Civil Aeronautics Authority of the United States, or operating under a studentts training permit. Art. 5 Disposal of wrecked aircraft. - The aircraft owner, his pilot or agent, shall be responsible for the prompt disposal of wrecked aircraft and the parts thereof to avoid all interference with field operations, unless directed by the Airport Manager to delay such action pending investigation of the accident. If the owner, his pilot or agent fails or refuses to remove a wrecked aircraft interferring with field operations, then the Airport Manager is authorized to remove the wrecked aircraft and charge the costs of removal to the owner of the wrecked aircraft. Art. 6 Accident reports. - Witnesses of and participants in acci- dents involving aircraft on or near the airport shall report to the admir_istration office as soon after such accidents as possible, leaving their names and addresses and rendering such reports as may be required. Art. 7 Taking off over hangars, etc. - Airplanes shall not land or take off over hangars, buildings, obstructions, automobile parking areas or groups of spectators. Art. 8 Flying at low altitudes. It shall be unlawful for any person to operate or fly any airplanes over the City of Corpus Christi at a lower altitude than 1500 feet from the earths surface except in landing and take off, and except as may be permitted under Art. 9, Section I of this ordinance. -2- Art. 9 Exhibitions. - On special occasion and for the purpose of exhibition or educational purposes or for photographer's work, the City Council may authorize airplane exhibitions or flights to be con- ducted under the direction of said governing body; provided, however, that in-no case shall any airplane operate or perform any aerobatics or what is commonly called "stunts" and no airplane shall give any exhibi- tion or otherwise maneuver as herein prohibited unless especially authorized by the City Council in writing so to do. Art. 10 Test flights. - Personnel engaging in test flights and student flying shall be limited in each case to the number of persons necessary to perform properly the required test. At no time shall pas - stingers be carried on such flights as ballast. The City of Corpus Christi reserves the right to grant or refuse permission for such test flights. Art. 11 Condition of airplanes; operation by unskilled or intoxi- cated persons. - No person shall hereafter knowingly operate any air- plane above the City of Corpus Christi at any time unless such person is fully capable of handling and controlling the machine or airplane so operated, nor shall any person operate any aircraft while under the influence of any drug or intoxicant of any nature. Art. 12 The following rules with reference to field privileges shall hereafter be in full force and effect; (a) Privately owned aircraft may land and take off from the Municipal Airport free of charge at all times. (b) No person shall operate aircraft from the Cliff Maus Field commercially, such as student instructions, passenger flights, etc., without first obtaining the written permission of the City Council of the City of Corpus Christi. Art. 13 Taxiing. - Upon landing on the airport, a pilot shall assure himself that there is no danger of collision with other aircraft taking off, landing or taxiing, before he begins to taxi and while he is taxiing to the line or other part of the airport. All aircraft shall be -z- taxied at a slow and reasonable speed, not to exceed 10 m.p.h., par- ticularly in the vicinity of the hangars and other buildings, and shall be brought to a full stop when in the vicinity of landing airplanes. When an aircraft is being taxied near buildings, an attendant shall be at each wing unless the aircraft is provided with adequate brakes. Aircraft taxiing for take off shall not out across or traverse the field but instead shall taxi around the rim of the field until the desired take -off position is obtained. Landing aircraft shall taxi directly to the nearest rim of the field, and thence around the rim to the hangar lines. No aircraft shall taxi off or onto the field from the hangar lines under its own power, but must be moved by hand, by means of dollies or otherwise. During wet weather all aircraft shall keep on the runways and avoid cutting the surface of the field by running over the portions thereof other than runways. Art. 14 Prevention of Accidents. - It shall be the duty of all flyers to so operate their machines or ships as to prevent injuries to persons on the field, as well as to be prudent and careful in the manage- ment of their machines or ships, so as to avoid unnecessary danger to persons on the field. Art. ly Parking. - All unhoused aircraft shall be parked in the space designated for this purpose and shall be firmly secured to the ground by ropes and stakes or otherwise, when left unattended, or during weather conditions which indicate the necessity therefor. Between sunset and sunrise, aircraft shall not be left unattended at any place on the field other than where tie -down space is designated, and whether standing or moving shall have their navigation lights on, unless the aircraft is standing under a burning flood light on the ramp. Ships without naviga- tion lights must land as soon as the field boundary lights are turned on. Art. 16 Running engine. - No aircraft engine shall be started or run unless a licensed pilot or competent mechanic is in the cockpit attend- ing the controls and aircraft shall be started and warmed up only in the places designated for such purposes by the Airport Manager. At no time shall engines be tuned up while located in such position that hangars, shops, or other buildings, or any group of people in the observation area are in the path of the propeller stream. Art. 17 Wheel Blocks. - Blocks, equipped with ropes or other suit- able means of pulling them, shall always be placed in front of the wheels of an airplane before the engine or engines are started unless the air- plane is provided with thoroughly adequate parking brakes. Art. 18 All aircraft to be rated. - No aircraft which has not been rated or licensed by the Civil Aeronautics Authority of the United States shall be flovm or taken off from Cliff Maus Field, or landed at or upon Cliff Maus Field except aircraft of Foreign Nations operating with authority of Civil Aeronautics Authority and United States and State Government Aircraft. Art. 19 Aircraft using Cliff Maus Field as a base. - All privately owned aircraft, student training aircraft, aircraft carrying goods or passengers for hire or reward and aircraft demonstrators, using and operating from Cliff Maus Field, other than aircraft owned by the United States Government, or by a state, territory, possession, or political subdivision thereof, or aircraft licensed by a foreign country, shall first obtain a permit in writing from the Manager of the Airport for the use of Cliff Maus Field as a base of operations under the terms and pro- visions of this section, and shall pay the fees and conform to the regu- lations as may be provided by ordinance. Art. 20 Conformity with air commerce regulations; adoption of air traffic rules; observation required. - No person shall navigate any air- craft over, land upon, or fly the same from, or service,maintain or repair any aircraft on the airport, or conduct any aircraft operations on or from the Airport otherwise than in conformity with the requirements of the Civil Aeronautics Authority of the United states. No aircraft shall be operated over or within the jurisdiction of the City of Corpus Christi or the Airport, in violation of the air traffic rules as established by the Civil Aeronautics Authority, An ich are hereby adopted by reference and made part of this ordinance. _c_ Art. 21 Liability of negligence. - The permission granted by the City of Corpus Christi, to use the Airport and its facilities, or to fly to, from, or over the same, shall at all times be conditioned upon the assumption of full responsibility thereof by every person, firm or corporation exercising or taking advantage of said permissiox,. It shall be a further condition that each person, firm, or corporation, as a con- sideration for the use of the Airport and its facilities, shall indemnify and keep the City harmless from all claims, costs or judgments proximately resulting from negligence of said persons or corporations in connection with its operations, and its use and occupancy of said airport but no person, firm, or corporation shall be responsible for the acts of negli- gence of another person, firm, or corporation operatin, in or in connec- tion with said Airport. Art. 22 Aircraft permitted to use airport. - Only aircraft and airmen licensed by the Civil Aeronautics ;authority of the United States shall be permitted to operate over or within the jurisdiction of the Gity of Corpus Christi sad the airport of Cliff Maus; provided, however, that this restriction shall not apply to public aircraft of the federal government or of a state, territory or possession, or of a political sub- division thereof', or the aircraft licensed by a foreign country with which the United States has a reciprocal agreement covering the operation of such licensed aircraft. Art. 23 No liability upon the City. - The City of Corpus Christi shall never be liable on account of any accident to any person or property or for any person or property by reason of the operation of the airports. All persons using the said airports shall use the same at their own risk. Art. 24 The following rules pertaining to gasoline and oil on the municipal airport shall hereafter be in full force and effect, to -wit; (a) No person or persons shall bring gasoline or oil to be used in aircraft upon the airport without the written approval of the Airport Kanager. (b) All servicing of aircraft must be done by the employees of the City of Corpus Christi unless other provisions are made in contracts between the person and the City of Corpus Christi. -6- (c) Only Oil Company credit cards will be accepted on charge sales. All other gasoline and oil sales must be paid at the time of purchase. Exceptions must have .Airport Manager's written approval. (d) No gasoline shall be stored in cans or in drums in the hangars of such airport. (e) No state tax exemptions shall be issued on cash gasoline sales unless applied for the same day the gasoline is delivered. Art. 25 The following rules with reference to storage on the municipal airport shall hereafter be in full force and effect, to -wit; (a) All aircraft stored on a monthly basis at such airport shall pay such storage in advance. All daily storage is to be paid at tie time of the departure of the ship stored. (b) The City of Corpus Christi is not responsible for the loss of personal property left in aircraft or lost by fire or any other cause to the aircraft or property therein. (c) No person or persons shall solicit mechanical or other work on aircraft at the municipal airport without first receiving written per- mission therefor from the Airport Manager or his duly authorized representative. (d) Repairing aircraft. - All repairs to aircraft and engines snall be made in the spaces designated for that purpose and not on the area reserved for landing and taking off. Art. 26 There shall be no deviation from the rules sat out herein, except when special circumstances render the departure from the rules necessary, in which cases, the burden will be upon the pilot to prove that such necessity of departure from the rules existed. Art. 27 Operators and pilots carrying passengers at such municipal airport shall take proper precautions to safeguard their passengers while they are on the ramp or on the field, and shall take due precautions to keep passengers from the path of moving airplanes and propellers. -7- Art. 28 Vehicles. - Vehicles other than those regularly employed in the service of the airport shall stay within the limits of parking spaces and drives and shall not enter the landing area, except with written permission of the Airport Manager. Fart. 29 Removal of violators. - Any person operating or handling any aircraft in violation of this section, or any person, firm, or corporation refusing to comply therewith, may be promptly removed or ejected from the airport by or under the authority of the Airport Maiager, or under the authority of the City Manager, and upon the order of the City Manager of the City of Corpus Christi may be deprived of the further use of the airport and its facilities for such length of time as may be required to insure the safeguarding of the same and the public and its interests therein. Art. 30 Authority of the Airport Manager at airport. - The Airport Manager shall at all times have full authority over and will take such action as may be necessary in the handling, conduct slid management of municipally owned or maintained airports. Art, 31 The Airport Manager is hereby authorized to ground any pilot or plane using the municipal airport when in the opinion of the Airport Wanaber or his authorized representatives, such action is deemed necessary to obtain order and obeyance of rules and regulations, and the use of the airport will be forbidden such pilot until such use is again restored to him by the Airport Manager or by action of the City Council, brought to the Council's attention by such pilot so grounded as an appeal from the opinion of the Airport hbanager. Art. 32 Suspending operations. - Except in the case of scheduled operators, the Airport Irtanager shall have the authority to suspend opera- tions on or from the airport when in his opinion the condition of the landing area, or local meteorological conditions might make such operations unsafe. Art. 33 Plane Line. - The plane line shall be designated by the Airport Manager. -8- Art. 34 Dead Line. - A dead line shall also be designated by the Airport Manager, and no person, excepting a pilot or mechanic attached to the airport or employed by the owner of a plane or an operator on said airport, or an owner of such plane, or duly authorized officers or officials charged with the duty d enforcing local, state or federal laws or regulations, shall cross the dead line or enter the dead line or enter upon the flying field unless he is to participate in a flight. If such person is to participate in a flight lie shall not cross the dead line until the plane in which he is to fly has come to a full stop and the pilot thereof has signalled that he is ready to take on passengers. Such person shall, upon alighting from the plane, leave the landing area by the shortest possible route. Art. 35 All operations on the municipal airport shall be conducted with due regard for safety and any unsafe practices shall be considered violations of the field rules, even if they are not specifically set out lie re in. Art. 36 It shall be unlawful for any person to operate a hydroplane in or upon any reservoir or lake or body of water belonging to the City of Corpus Christi, or under the control of the City of Corpus Christi without prior approval of the City Council and if approval is granted, said hydro- plane will be under the jurisdiction of all rulas and regulations set forth in this section that might apply to its operation. Tais article shall not apply to aircraft of the United States Army or Navy or of the State of Texas. Art. 37 Severability. - if any article, paragraph, subdivision, clause, phrase or provision of this section shall be adjudged invalid, or, to be held unconstitutional, the same shall riot affect the validity of the section as a whole or any part or provision thereof, other than the part so decided to be invalid or held unconstitutional. SECTION II. Penalty for Violation. Any person or corporation who shall violate any of the provisions of this ordinance or any of the rules and regulations prescribed therein shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and shall be liable to fine of not more than two hundred dollars. -9- SECTION III. All ordinances or parts of ordinances in conflict herewith are hereby repealed. SECTION IV. The fact that increased air traffic and other operations at the municipal airport render the present rules and regula- tions covering these operations insufficient,to the detriment of the safety and welfare of the citizens of Corpus Christi, creates a public emergency and an imperative public necessity requiring the suspension of the Charter rule that no ordinance or resolution shall be passed finally on the date of its introduction, and that said ordinance or resolution shall be read at three several meetings of the City Council, and the Mayor having declared that such emergency and imperative public necessity exist, and requested that said Charter rule be suspended, and that this ordinance be passed finally on the date of its introduction and that this ordinance take effect and be in full force and effect from and after its passage, IT IS ACCORDINGLY SO ORDAINED. PASSED and APPROVED this 7'�AA of January, A. D. 1947. M&YOR City of Corpus Christi, Texas ATTEST. � 9 City Secretary APPR D A" TO LEGAL FORM: City Attorney Corpus Christi, Texas TO THE MEMBERS OF THE CITY COUNCIL Corpus Christi, Texas Gentlemen: For the reasons set forth in the emergency clause of the foregoing ordinance, a public emergency and imperative necessity exist for the suspension of the Charter rule or requirement that no ordinance or resolution shall be passed finally on the date it is introduced, and that such ordinance or resolution shall be read at three meetings of the City Council; I, therefore, hereby request that you suspend said Charter rule or requirement and pass this ordinance finally on the date it is introduced, or at the present meeting of the City Council. Respectfully, MAYOR City of Corpus Christi, Texas The Charter rule was suspended by the following vote: Robert T. Wilson Wesley E. Seale John A. Ferris George R. Clark, Jr. R. R. Henry The above ordinance was passed by the following vote: Robert T. Wilson Wesley E. Seale John A. Ferris George R. Clark, Jr. R. R. Henry X0/7 V AN ORDNANCE NO. 2017 AMENDING THIS ORDINANCE ADOPTED BY THE CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI ON THE 15TH DAY OF MARCH, 1938, AND APPEARING OF RECORD IN VOLUME 10, AT PAGE 134 OF THE ORDINANCE AND RESOLUTION RECORDS OF THE CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI, ENTITLED "AN ORDI- NANCE PROVIDING RULES AND REGULATIONS CONCERN- ING THE OPERATION OF THE CORPUS CHRISTI MUNICIPAL AIRPORT, CLIFF MAUS FIELD; PROVIDING PENALTIES FOR VIOLATION T1MEOF; AND DECLARING AN EMERGENCY "; REPEALING ALL ORDINANCES OR PARTS OF ORDINANCES IN CONFLICT THEREWITH; AND DECLARING AN EMERGENCY. BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI, TEXAS: SECTION 1. That the ordinance of the City of Corpus Christi, Texas, adopted on the 15th day of March, 1938, appearing of record in Volume 10, page 134 of the Ordinance and Resolution Records of the City of Corpus Christi, Texas, entitled, "AN ORDINANCE PROVIDING RULES AND REGULATIONS CONCERNING THE OPERATION OF THE CORPUS CHRISTI MUNICIPAL AIRPORT, CLIFF MAUS FIELD; PROVIDING PENALTIES FOR THE VIOLATION THEREOF; AND DECLAR- ING AN EMERGENCY." be and the same is hereby amended so that it shall read as follows: SECTION I. Art. 1 "Person" defined. - The term "person" as used in this section shall be construed to include any person, firm, copartnership, copartnership, corporation, association, society or club, singular or plural. Art. 2 Report of visiting pilots on arrival. - All visiting pilots landing on the municipal airport shall report immediately upon landing to the administration office and shall there register the follow- ing information upon forms provided by the Airport Manager: (1) License number, make and model of plane. (2) Owner of plane. (3) Pilot of plane and his license number. (4) Time of arrival. (5) Number of crew. (6) Number of passengers. (7) Pilot's address (local) and telephone number. (8) Such information as may be required for record purposes. Art. 3 Report of visiting pilot before departure. - Immediately prior to his departure each visiting pilot shall report to the adminis- tration office and check out, reporting upon forms provided by the Air- port Manager. n �V /rl Art. 4 Planes to be under control of licensed pilots. - No aircraft may be flown from or taken off from Cliff Maus Field, except when under the control of and flown by a licensed pilot, operating under a license in good standing issued by the Civil Aeronautics :authority of the United States, nor shall any such aircraft land at or upon Cliff Maus Field, except when under the control of and piloted by a person holding a license in good standing issued by the Civil Aeronautics Authority of the United States, or operating under a student's training permit. Art. 5 Disposal of wrecked aircraft. - The aircraft owner, his pilot or agent, shall be responsible for the prompt disposal of wrecked aircraft and the parts thereof to avoid all interference with field operations, unless directed by the Airport Manager to delay such action pending investigation of the accident. If the owner, his pilot or agent fails or refuses to remove a wrecked aircraft interferring with field operations, then the Airport Manager is authorized to remove the wrecked aircraft and charge the costs of removal to the owner of the wrecked aircraft. Art. 6 Accident reports. - witnesses of and participants in accidents involving aircraft on or near the airport shall report to the administration office as soon after such accidents as possible, leaving their names and addresses and rendering such reports as may be required. Art. 7 Taking off over hangars, etc. - Airplanes shall not land or take off over hangars, buildings, obstructions, automobile parking areas or groups of spectators. Art. 8 Flying at low altitudes. It shall be unlawful for any person to operate or fly any airplanes over the City of Corpus Christi at a lower altitude than 1500 feet from the earth's surface except in landing and take off, and except as may be permitted under Article 9, Section I of this ordinance. Art. 9 Exhibitions. - On special occasion and for the purpose of exhibition or educational purposes or for photographer's work, the City Council may authorize airplane exhibitions or flights to be conducted -2- under the direction of said governing body; provided, however, that in no case shall any airplane operate or perform any aerobatics or what is commonly called "stunts" and no airplane shall give any exhi- bition or otherwise maneuver as herein prohibited unless especially authorized by the City Council in writing so to do. Art. 10 Test flights. - Personnel engaging in test flights and student flying shall be limited in each case to the number of persons necessary to perform properly the required test. At no time shall passengers be carried on such flights as ballast. The City of Corpus Christi reserves the right to grant or refuse permission for such test flights. Art. 11 Condition of airplanes; operation by unskilled or intoxicated persons. - No person shall hereafter knowingly operate any airplane above the City of Corpus Christi at any time unless such person is fully capable of handling and controlling the machine or airplane so operated, nor shall any person operate any aircraft while under the influence of any drug or intoxicant of any nature. Art. 12 The following rules with reference to field privi- leges shall hereafter be in full force and effectx (a) Privately owned aircraft may land and take off from the Municipal Airport free of charge at all times. (b) No person shall operate aircraft from the Cliff Maus Field commercially, such as student instructions, passenger flights, eto., without first obtaining the written permission of the City Council of the City of Corpus Christi. Art. 13 Taxiing. - Upon landing on the airport, a pilot shall assure himself that there is no danger of collision with other aircraft taking off, landing or taxiing, before he begins to taxi and while he is taxiing to the line or other part of the airport. All aircraft shall be taxied at a slow and reasonable speed, not to exceed 10 m.p.h., parti- cularly in the vicinity of the hangars and other buildings, and shall be brought to a full stop when in the vicinity of landing airplanes. ' ;&an an aircraft is being taxied near buildings, an attendant shall be at each wing unless the aircraft is provided with adequate brakes. Aircraft taxiing -3- for take off shall not out across or traverse the field but instead shall taxi around the rim of the field until the desired take -off position is obtained. Landing aircraft shall taxi directly to the nearest rim of the field, and thence around the rim to the hangar lines. No aircraft shall taxi off or onto the field from the hangar lines under its own power, but must be moved by hand, by means of dollies or other- wise. During wet weather all aircraft shall keep on the runways and avoid cutting the surface of the field by running over the portions thereof other than runways. Art. 14- Prevention of .accidents. - It shall be the duty of all flyers to so operate their machines or ships as to prevent in- juries to persons on the field, as well as to be prudent and careful in the management of their machines or ships, so as to avoid unnecessary danger to persons on the field. Art. 15 Parking. - All unhoused aircraft shall be parked in the space designated for this purpose and shall be firmly secured to the ground by ropes and stakes or otherwise, when left unattended, or during weather conditions which indicate the necessity therefor. Between sunset and sunrise, aircraft shall not be left unattended at any place on the field other than where tie -down space is designated, and whether standing or moving shall have their navigation 3ghts on, unless the aircraft is standing under a burning flood light on the ramp. Ships without navigation lights must land as soon as the field boundary lights are turned on. Art. 16 Running engine. - No aircraft engine shall be started or run unless a licensed pilot or competent mechanic is in the cockpit attending the controls and aircraft shall be started and warmed up only in the places designated for such purposes by the Airport Manager. At no time shall engines be tuned up while located in such position that hangars, shops, or other buildings, or any group of people in the obser- vation area are in the path of the propeller stream. 10 Art. 17 'i7heel iilocks. - Blocks, equipped with ropes or other suitable means of pulling them, shall always be placed in front of the wheels of an airplane before the ongine or engines are started unless the airplane is provided with thoroughly adequate parking brakes. Art. 18 1111 aircraft to be rated. - No aircraft which has not been rated or licensed by the Civil Aeronautics _authority of the United States shall be flown or taken off from Cliff DIaus Field, or landed at or upon Cliff Piaus ?field except aircraft of iureidn ILtions operating with authority of Civil Aeronautics ; uthority and United States and state Government Aircraft. Art. 19 Aircraft using Cliff Maus 'iold as a base. - All privately owned aircraft, student training aircraft, aircraft carrying goods or passencers for hire or reward and aircraft demonstrators, using and operating from Cliff P.aus Field, other than aircraft owned by the United States �,ovornment, or b,+ a state, territory, possession, or political subdivision thereof, or aircraft licensed by a foreign country, shall first obtain a permit in writing from the Idanager of the Airport for the use of Cliff luaus Field as a base of operations under the terms and provisions of this section, and shall pay- the fees and conform to the regulations as may be provided by ordinance. Art. 20. Conformity with air commerce regulations; adoption of air traffic rules; observation required. - IQo person shall navigate any aircraft over, land upon, or fly the same from, or service, maintain or ropair any aircraft on the airport, or conduct any aircraft operations on or from the Airport otherwise than in conformity with the requirements of the Civil heronautics _authority of the United States. Ido aircraft shall be operated over or -,within tree jurisdiction of the City of Corpus Christi or the Airport, in violation of the air traffic rules as established by the Civil Aeronautics Aut.lority, which are hereby adopted by reference and made part of this ordinance. Art. 21 Liability of negligence. - The permission granted by the City of Corpus Christi, to use the Airport and its facilities, or to fly to, from, or over tae same, shall at all times be conditioned upon the assumption of lull responsibility thereof by every person, firm or corporation -y- exercising or taking advantage of said permission. It shall be a further condition that each person, firm, or corporation, as a consideration for the use of the Airport and its facilities, shall indemnify and keep the City harmless from all claims, costs or judgments proxir.�ately resulting from negligence of said persons or corporations in connection with its oper- ations, and its use and occupancy of said airport but no person, firm, or corporation shall be responsible for the acts of negligence of another person, firm or corporation operating in or in connection with said P.irport. Art. 22 Aircraft permitted to use airport. - only aircraft and airmen licensed by the Civil :_eronautics,uthority of the United States shall be permitted to op�orate over or within the jurisdiction of the City of Corpus Christi and the 'iirport of Cliff Maus; provided, how- ever, that this restriction slial4ot apply to public aircraft of the federal government or of a state, territory or possession, or of a political sub- division thereof, or the aircraft licensed by a foreign country with which the united States has a reciprocal agreement coverin£ the operation of such licensed aircraft. Art. 23 No liability upon the City. - 'The City of Corpus Christi shall never be liable on account of any accident to any person or property or for any person or property by reason of the operation of the airports. All persons using the said airports shall use the same at their own risk. tLi{i, 24 The following rules pertaining to Gasoline and oil on the municipal airport shall hereafter be in full force and effect, to -wit; (a) No person or persons snall brim gasoline or oil to be used in aircraft upon the airport without the written a,,)proval of tine airport J anagcr. (b) All servicing of aircraft must be done by the employees of the City of Corpus Christi unless other provisions are made in contracts between the person and the city of Corpus Christi. (c) Only Oil Company credit cards will be accepted on charge sales. Gail other gasoline and oil sales must be paid at the time of pur- chase. exceptions must have tirport Daniagcr's written approval. (d) ido gasoline shall be stored in cans or in drwns in the han- gars of such airport. M (e) No state tax exemptions shall be issued on cash gasoline sales unless applied for the sa:ae day the gasoline is deliv<;red. Art. 25 The folloa;ing rules with reference to storage on the municipal airport shall hereafter be in full force and effect, to -uit: (a) All aircraft stored on a monthly basis at such airport shall pay such storage in advance. All daily storage is to be paid at the -time of the departure of the snip stored. (b) The City of Corpus Christi is not responsible for the loss of personal property left in aircraft or lost by fire or any other cause to the aircraft or �roperty therein. (c) k-o person or persox,s snail salicit mechcnical or other work on aircraft at the municipal airport without first receiving taritten perraission therefor from the Airport llanager or his duly authorized re- presentative. (d) it pairing aircraft. -.ill repairs to aircraft €end engines shall be made in tiie spaces designated for that purpose and not on the area reserved for 1,1—din6 ana t-l_inL. off. Art. 26 (here shall be no deviation from the rules set out herein, except oncii special circumstances render the departure from tic roles necessary, in vahicii cases, i:h(: burden will be upon the pilot to prove that such necessity of uejarture from the rules existed. _art. 27 Operators anu pilots carryin=g passengers at such ,muni- cipal airport snail take ,)l-oper precautions to safe,�uxard tineir passengers v +bile trey are on the ramp or on the field, erg azall ta7%e due precautions to keep passengers from the path of ,aovinb airplr.ncs snd propellers. Art. 2b ve,iicles. - Vehicles ot'._or tha.0 those regularly employed in the service of the airport shall stay within the limits of parking spaces ,nu drives and si_all not enter the landins area, except with written per - irission. ci' rho airport 'aana�er. irt. 2; Removal of violators. - ;uy person operatinL or _ianuling any aircrait in violation of this section, or any person, firm, or corpora- tion refusing to comply therewith, may be promptly rcaacved or ejected from the airport by or ender the authority of the "irport tianayer, or under the uutlzority of the City Lan<.ber, and upon the order of the i;ity i' :'an E.er of the City of Corpus Christi may be deprived of the z'urther use of tile air- port and its facilities for such length of time as may be re1uired to in- sure tae safeguarding of the S—ice and the public and its iriLeres -ts therein. .art. 30 of the .irport anai er at airport. - The air- port i,anaber shall at all times have full authority over end will take such action as i y be necessary in the handling, conduct and aa.aeemont of municipally owned or yaintained airports. Art. 31 'Tile Airport Manager is 'iereby �wthorized to ground any pilot or pl,,ne using Lho municipal airport v,Aen in the opinion of the ,1ir- port Danger or his autnori.zed rapresent�tivos, such action is deemed necessary to obtain order ana obeyance of rules and regulations, and the use o_ these airport will b,: forbidden such pilot until such use is again restored to him by the ii.'rport 'Z.nz.ar or by action of the City Council, broucht to the Oodncills attention by —Lch i :ilot so i;rouanued as an appeal from the opinion of the Airport :.. �zna,cr. Art. 32 ;uspondinL operations. - dxcept in the case of scieduled operators, tine 1',irport ls'anacer shall i lave the authority to suspend opera- tions on or frog '.w airport •..i ;n in his opinion the condition of the landing area, or local rrneterolugical conditions :,iiolit make such operations unsafe. Art. 3j Plane Line. - Thio plane line skull be designated by the airport 'darer. Art. 34 llead Line. - A dead line shall also be desi;nated by th.e :'airport ganacer, i,d no person, excopl -iii�3 a pilot or mechanic attached to the sairport or waplo�nec by the owner of z., ;31 ne or an operator on said airport, or an oivnor o_' such plane, or duly authorized officers or officials charged with the dotty of an£orcin,, local, state or federal laws or regula- tions, cross; -one dead line or enter the dead line or enter upon the flying field unless h is to participato in a fli ht. If such person is to participate in c=. fliart he stall not cross tiro dead line until the plane in which he is to 21y !,as carne to a full stop and the pilot thoreof has s_-nalled that he is ready to tak;; on passenbor s. ucn poison shvil, upon alighting from tine plane, leave ti -ie landing area by the shortest possible route. -6- Art. 37 111 operations on the municipal airport shall be con- ducted with due regard for safety and :ny unsafe practices shall be considered violations of the Meld rules, even if they are not specifically set out herein. Art. �6 It shall be unlawful for any person to operate a hydro- plane in or upon emy reservoir or lake or body of water belonLinL; to the City of Corpus Christi, or under the control of the City of Corpus Christi „ithout prior approval of the City i'ouncil and if approval is Lxanted, said hydaroplai.e will be under th_a jurisdiction of rill rules and re; ulations set forth in this section that mi,,ht apply to its operation. 'Phis 'xticlo small not apply to aircraft of the united ;tates _aiav or =iavy or of the state of Texas. idlT. j7 Severability. - if any article, paral,raph, subdivision, clause, phrase. or provision of this section shall be adjudked invalid, or, to be held un�onstitutional, the same s hall not affect the validity of the section as a 'whole or any part or ,provision -11horeof, otier than die part so decided to be inv,,lid or held unconstitutional. SEC'TIOU II. Penalty for Violation. Any person or corporation tivlio shall violate aiy of the provisions of tljis ordinance or any of the rules and reulations prescribed therein shell be guilty of a misdemeanor and shall be liable to fine of no'c sore than t,uo hundred dollars. SEC2)Ci! 111, 111 ordinances or parts of ordinances in coinlict ?iarewi�h exo iioreoy repealed. SI�CTIOil: : Iv. The face -=eat increased airjtraffic and othor op"r- ations at the municipal airport render till present rules and ru ult.tions covaring these operations insufficient, to Lhe duLrimc�nt of the safety -and •:ijulfare of the citizens of Cor.,jus Christi, creates a public emcr;ency and an imperative public necessity requirin, the suspension of the Charter rule that no ordinance, or resolution si:all be passed fin -lly on the date of its introduction, and cast sa.ia or6in,nco or resolution shrAll be passed finally on ';;fie date of its introduction, and 1:h;�t said ordinance or resolu- tion shell be read Lit three sever,:.l reee- ti.ngs of the City Council, and the ,hyor havin doclared that such im:rLeacy iii iii.perativc public necessity -9- exist, anu. requestea - Dinar, s�id Charter rule be suspended, end that t`iis ordi- nance be passed finally on the crate of its introduction anti that this oruinesice take effect and be in full force ani effect irora anu at - csage, IT IS _ _ . . -;;1 SO OMAINED. PASSED lOID APproved i rd s 7th day of January, D. 1947. Isl Robert T. 4ilson ksEu) MYOR, City of Corpus Christi, Texas lil' 1'u6't : Isl C. Yolbec., Cityiecretary ,!.PiicOV'D AS 'TO UGAL i�'OIVI: Isl 'Tillman smith City Attorney Corpus Christi, Texas January 7, 19417 10 iii,:; i.i3.::3:; TiL: CITY COUdi;1L Corpus Christi, Tocas Gentlemen: for the reasons set forth in the omergency clause of the fore - toin ordinance, public emergency and imperative necessity exist -,'or the suspension of tilic harter rul; or requirose :it that no crdiu.,nce or reso- lution Shull be passed finally on tfia data it is introduced, ;and chat such ordinance or ree:olution shell be read at three mee.tin ;s of the city Council; 1, therefore, hereby request that you suspend said inarter rule or require- ment and pass this ordinance finally on the date it is introduced, or at the prusenL :acetin,� of the iALy Council. Respectfully, Isl hobert p Alson L,J H, Cry of Corpus Christi, Texas The Charter rule was suspended by the folloviini, vote: P,obert T. oilson uesley „,;ale A)'Csent Joim 1. Perris %ye Gorge n. Clark, Jr. !we H. H. ilenry Aye The al ?ove ordinance was p ssed by i;he f ollolvin6 vote- .-Robert T. srilson .iesley - Seale .F- resent John - Ferris :eye Georgei. Clark, Jr. Tye ?. henry :fie "AN ORDINANCE AUTHORIZING AND DIRECTING THE CITY MANAGER OF THE CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI, TEXAS, TO EXECUTE A CONTRACT BY AND BETWEEN THE CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI, TEXAS, AND BAUER AND SMITH FOR THE CONSTRUCTION OF CERTAIN IMPROVEMENTS DESCRIBED AS FOLLONS: BAYFRONT STORM PROTECTION CONCRETE CORE WALL ON NORTH AND SOUTH BREAKWATERS; APPROPRIATING MONEY FOR SUCH PURPOSE; AND DECLARING AN EMERGENCY," be amended as follows, towita "SECTION 1. That the City Manager is hereby authorized and directed to execute for and on behalf of the City of Corpus Christi, Texas, a contract for the construction of certain improvements described as follows; Bayfront storm protection concrete core wall on north and south breakwaters, which contract has been awarded to Bauer - Smith Dredging Company, Inc., in accordance with the plans and specifications and contract documents as filed with the Council on December 10, 1946, and accord- ing to the bid of said Bauer -Smith Dredging Company, Inc., opened on the 3rd day of January, 1947, the said bid of Bauer -Smith Dredging Company, Inc., being the lowest and most advantageous to the City." SECTION 2. The fact that it is to the great and beneficial interest of the citizens of the City of Corpus Christi that said amend- ment to said ordinance shall be made in order to speak the intention of the Council and in order that the said contract might be more effective and practieal insofar as the general public's welfare is concerned, creates a public emergency and an imperative public necessity, requiring the suspension of the Charter rule that no ordinance or resolution shall be passed finally on the date it is introduced and that such ordinance or resolution shall be read at three several meetings of the City Council, and the Mayor having declared that such public emergency and imperative necessity exist, and having requested that such Charter rule be suspended, and that this ordinance be passed finally on the date of its introduction and take effect and be in full force and effect from and after its passage, IT IS ACCORDINGLY SO ORDAINED. PASSED and APPROVED this loth day ofjaafiary, 1947• C y Le., MAYOR City of Corpus Christi, Texas City Secretary 1 APPROVED Cfty Attorney