10-20-040 PERMIT APPLICATION AND ISSUANCE

A. An applicant for a Fueling Operations Permit shall file with the Director of Aviation an application on a form provided for that purpose which must be signed by the applicant. The burden shall be on the applicant to provide the County with a true and complete application and to promptly update the application information as necessary during the term of a permit or renewal thereof. Information provided in the application will be maintained as confidential, if so requested by the applicant, to the extent permitted by law. Such application form shall include, without limitation, the following:

      1. The name, address and twenty-four (24) hour telephone numbers of the primary (and, if available, secondary) contact Person of the applicant;
      2. The requested date for commencement of the Fueling Operations and the requested term of conducting the same, provided that the term of any Self-Fueling Permit shall be no longer than 12 months;
      3. A map to scale of the location of property requested or desired to be occupied or used;
      4. An identification of any necessary or desirable capital improvements to be constructed in conjunction with the Fueling Operations and applicant’s proposal for and constructing/installing and financing the same;
      5. A detailed description and identification of the Aircraft to be fueled and all equipment and Facilities to be used and copies of all documents indicating ownership and/or the applicant’s right to use of same;
      6. The number and identification of Persons proposed to conduct the Fueling Operations;
      7. The hours of proposed Fueling Operations;
      8. Proof of insurability to the types and limits of insurance coverage as provided herein;
      9. A listing of the federal, state and local laws, rules and regulations to which the operations are subject;
      10. A plan for compliance with the County’s management, environmental and land-use requirements, policies and goals;
      11. The mailing address to which notices under these regulations are to be sent by certified mail;
      12. Any other information determined by the Director of Aviation to be reasonably necessary or useful in the review and evaluation of the application and/or the conditions of the permit.

B. The Director of Aviation reserves the right, prior to certification of an application as complete, to forward applications to referral agencies including, without limitation, the fire marshal, the sheriff’s department and the building inspection department, for review and comment on safety and hazardous materials concerns arising from the proposed Fueling Operations. In that event, no Fueling Operations Permit shall issue and no Fuel dispensed without requisite approvals from these agencies or departments.

C. When an application has been filed with the Director of Aviation and certified by the Director to be in complete and proper form, the Director shall arrange inspections(s) of the applicant’s proposed Fueling Operations including, without limitation, the site, Facilities and equipment for the proposed operation(s) in order to verify compliance or determine what action is necessary in order to be in compliance with these regulations.

D. The Director shall issue or deny in writing a Fueling Operations Permit within thirty (30) days of receipt of a complete application or within other such reasonable time as may be necessary for the full and complete review of the application. If issued, the permit may contain such conditions, requirements and restrictions as are determined by the Director of Aviation to be reasonably necessary to accomplish the purposes of these regulations. Grounds for denial shall be a finding of one or more of the following:

      1. The applicant has failed to provide required information or has provided incomplete, false or misleading information in his or her application;
      2. The applicant’s proposed Fueling Operation(s) will violate an applicable law, ordinance or regulation;
      3. The applicant (or proposed personnel) is then subject to a suspension under these regulations or has had a Fueling Operations Permit revoked within the two years immediately preceding the date of application;
      4. The applicant has failed to prove that it meets the minimum requirements of these regulations; or
      5. The applicant has failed to prove that it holds any other permits, licenses or certificates required by the Uniform Fire Code or other ordinances or laws.

E. A Self-Fueling permit issued by the Director of Aviation shall be displayed in a conspicuous place on the Permittee’s premises at all times. Such permit shall be made available for inspection at any reasonable time upon request by the Director of Aviation or designee.

F. A Self-Fueling permit will be valid for no more than twelve (12) consecutive calendar months from the date of issuance.

G. Fueling permits expressly are not assignable or transferable. (§ 10.20.040 repealed reenacted Ord. 028-05)