It shall be unlawful for any person or business to engage in a commercial enterprise when such enterprise is based at the Ellinwood municipal airport or operates out of the Ellinwood municipal airport without first having obtained a license therefor. The annual fee for such license shall be $500 and application shall be made in the city offices of the city. The application shall be submitted to the governing body of the city for approval or disapproval.
(Ord. 8103, Sec. 1)
The license year for all licenses shall commence on the 1st day of January and shall terminate on the 31st day of December each year thereafter. The license fee shall be paid in full in advance for one year and shall not be prorated or refunded in the event the licensee shall discontinue such business for the expiration of the license year. Further, the license fee shall not be prorated in the event application is made during the year.
(Ord. 8103, Sec. 1)
The governing body shall approve or disapprove each application. The governing body may make such regulations concerning the application as it deems to be in the best interests of the city. The city clerk shall issue the license at the direction of the governing body and each license shall specify:
(a) The amount of license fee paid;
(b) The nature of the license and business;
(c) The date of its issuance and termination;
(d) The name and address of the licensee;
(e) The regulations and requirements specified by the governing body, if any.
(Ord. 8103, Sec. 1)
The license shall be issued only to a natural person and shall only be applicable to such natural person. No license shall be transferrable or assignable in any manner to any other natural person.
(Ord. 8103, Sec. 1)
The issuance of a license shall only be construed as authorization to conduct business in and out of the Ellinwood municipal airport. Use of airport property for the operation of a business shall be negotiated with the governing body of the city.
(Ord. 8103, Sec. 1)
Any license issued under the provisions of this article may be revoked for any violation of this article relating to the business operated thereunder or for any violation of any state statute relating to the business operated thereunder.
(Ord. 8103, Sec. 1)
(a) It shall be unlawful for any person or business to utilize the Ellinwood municipal airport for the purpose of engaging in aerial spraying or crop-dusting unless the person or business has a fixed base of operation located at the airport.
(b) The prohibition against aerial spraying and crop-dusting shall include the loading and unloading of chemicals at the Ellinwood municipal airport, and/or use of the Ellinwood municipal airport by any aircraft capable of crop-dusting or aerial spraying for purposes of re-fueling when the aircraft is carrying a load of chemicals.
(Ord. 8503, Sec. 1)
The term fixed base of operation is defined to mean that the person or business shall base its aircraft at the municipal airport, shall store all chemicals and other substances at the municipal airport pursuant to regulations and ordinances adopted by the city shall apply for and be issued a license for commercial businesses pursuant to the city ordinances of the city and its home office shall be located in the City of Ellinwood or at the Ellinwood Municipal Airport.
(Ord. 8503, Sec. 2)
Any person violating any of the provisions of this article may be found guilty of a misdemeanor and shall be punished by a fine not to exceed $500. Each and every day that such violation continues shall constitute a separate offense.
(Ord. 8503, Sec. 3)