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Any Person who operates, drives, or is in full physical control of any Vehicle on Airport property, including, but not limited to, Motor Vehicles, Motorcycles and Bicycles, (“Operator,” for the purposes of this section 10.28) and any pedestrian on Airport property must comply with all requirements of Title 42 of the Colorado Revised Statutes, Articles 2 and 4, relating to drivers’ licenses and the regulation of vehicles and traffic. (§ 10.28.010 repealed reenacted Ord. 028-05)
A. In the absence of a posted maximum allowable speed limit in any area of the Airport, the limit shall be fifteen (15) miles per hour.
B. No Person shall drive or operate any Vehicle near Aircraft in excess of ten (10) miles per hour, nor around hangars and Buildings in excess of twenty (20) miles per hour, nor on the Ramps in excess of twenty-five (25) miles per hour. (§ 10.28.020 repealed reenacted Ord. 028-05)
A. No Vehicle shall be driven or operated around the hangars except official County Vehicles or Vehicles of tenants of those hangars being used on company Business, and Vehicles of customers or suppliers of tenants of those hangars, necessitating entry thereto with identification allowing such entry, or permission of the Director of Aviation, or his or her authorized representative.
B. No Person shall drive any Vehicle between the terminal and Parked Aircraft on the terminal Building Ramps except for Airport Vehicles engaged in necessary Maintenance functions (e.g. snow removal) or Air Carrier Ramp Vehicles or Authorized Emergency Vehicles.
C. No Person shall drive any service Vehicle on the Airport Operations Area unless such Vehicle is equipped with resistor-type spark plugs or other satisfactory device to eliminate radio interference from ignition noise.
D. No Person shall drive any Vehicle on or across a Runway unless authorized to do so by the airport control tower, or if the same be closed, the Director of Aviation, or his or her authorized representative.
E. No Person shall stop or Park a Vehicle upon any Runway or Taxiway unless he or she is in direct radio communication with the Airport control tower and has received specific clearance from the Airport ground control to so stop or Park.
F. No Person shall operate any Motor Vehicle upon any Taxiway or Runway unless such Vehicle has attached thereto a flashing amber beacon or an orange and white flag approved by the Director of Aviation, or his or her authorized representative, except fire, Law Enforcement Officers and authorized Airport Vehicles. This prohibition shall not apply equally to the operation of Motor Vehicles upon the Ramp area, provided however that Motor Vehicles without a beacon or approved flag may traverse the Ramp area between one-half hour past sunset and 7:00 am local time providedonly if they are closely escorted by a Motor Vehicle equipped with a beacon or approved flag. (§ 10.28.030 repealed reenacted Ord. 028-05)
No Person shall operate a Vehicle upon the Airport Operations Area unless specifically authorized as defined below. Such Persons as are authorized are as follows:
- A. Operators of Vehicles used by any governmental agency while in the discharge of its governmental duties in the management, operation or control of the Airport, provided such Operators have in their possession valid unexpired I.D. cards issued by the Director of Aviation, or his or her authorized representative;
- B. Operators of marked company Vehicles who are employed by tenants of the Airport, except that such operation shall be authorized only upon the Ramp areas and only when in the discharge of the tenants’ Business or duties upon the Airport, provided such Operators have in their possession valid unexpired I.D. cards issued by the Director of Aviation, or his or her authorized representative;
- C. Operators of Vehicles who are expressly granted permission by the Director of Aviation or his or her authorized representative, except that only such specific operations shall be authorized as comply with any requirements or restrictions placed on the operations by the Director of Aviation, or his or her authorized representative;
- D. Operators of emergency Vehicles who are operated by or accompanied by or directed by a firefighter, or Law Enforcement Officer, or the Director of Aviation or his or her authorized representative. (§ 10.28.040 repealed reenacted Ord. 028-05)
A. No Person shall use upon any Motor Vehicle operated or to be operated on the Airport any device, apparatus, equipment, instrument, or other system, method, or instrumentality with, in, or on any exhaust system designed or intended to ignite exhaust gases to produce a flame, within or outside the exhaust system of the Motor Vehicle.
B. All Motor Vehicles operated upon the Airport shall be equipped with windshields of a size which shall be at least equal to the size of such windshields which any particular make, model or body style of Motor Vehicle shall have been equipped with as original stock equipment by the manufacturer of such Motor Vehicle; and no Person shall operate a Motor Vehicle which has been altered, cut down, customized, or otherwise changed so that it has a windshield which is reduced in size and square inches of glass area from that size of windshield with which such Motor Vehicle was originally equipped as stock equipment by the manufacturer of such Motor Vehicle.
C. No Person shall operate a Motor Vehicle upon the Airport which has attached thereto in any manner any chain, rope, wire, or other object or equipment which drags, swings or projects in any manner so as to endanger the Person person or property of another. (§ 10.28.050 repealed reenacted Ord. 028-05)
A. Aircraft shall have the Right-Of-Way over all other Vehicles and Pedestrians in Airport Operations Area. However, Aircraft shall yield the Right-Of-Way to Authorized Emergency Vehicles displaying a lighted red light or when directed to yield by a Law Enforcement Officer, fire officer, or Airport control tower. The Pilot in command or the operator of such Aircraft shall, notwithstanding the foregoing, exercise caution upon observing a Vehicle or Pedestrian in or approaching his or her line of travel.
B. Within the Airport Operations Area, Vehicles approaching each other shall be subject to the following rules of Right-Of-Way:
- When Vehicles are converging upon each other (except head-on or nearly so), the Vehicle to the other’s right has the Right-Of-Way and the Driver of the Vehicle to the left shall yield the Right-Of-Way to the Vehicle to his or her right.
- When Vehicles are approaching each other head-on or nearly so, the Driver of each Vehicle shall alter his or her line of travel to the right. However, if obstruction, condition of Traffic, or surface prevents the line of travel to be altered, the Vehicle so obstructed shall slow and stop until the approaching Vehicle is well clear.
- Moving Vehicles that are being overtaken have the Right-Of-Way, and the Driver of the overtaking Vehicle shall pass well clear to the left of the Vehicle being overtaken. The Operator of the overtaking Vehicle shall sound his or her horn and flash his or her headlights before passing the Vehicle being overtaken.
C. Vehicles crossing the marked lane lines painted on the Ramp shall yield the Right-Of-Way to all Vehicles proceeding within the marked lane lines and shall not proceed to cross over or into the lane until the way is clear for them to do so. (§ 10.28.060 repealed reenacted Ord. 028-05)
A. All places upon the Airport, unless specifically established or designated for vehicular Parking, shall be “No Parking” areas, and no Person shall stop, stand or Park a Vehicle any place upon the Airport other than places specifically established or designated for vehicular Parking; except that within Airport Operations Areas, authorized Vehicles actually being used in the performance of services and duties to the Airport, or users of the Airport, may be stopped or Parked while in the performance of those services or duties; provided, that being so stopped or Parked they present no undue or prolonged obstruction to other vehicular or Aircraft Traffic.
B. All paid Parking patrons will abide by posted Parking rates and rules.
C. Where there are Roadways in place, no Person shall stop, stand or Park a Vehicle on the Roadway side of any other Vehicle stopped or Parked by such Roadway, except that a Vehicle may be stopped at the Roadway side of a Vehicle while waiting for another Vehicle to clear a Parking space, where such other Vehicle is actually doing so.
D. No Person shall Park or operate a Vehicle upon any Roadway for the principal purpose of:
- Displaying such Vehicle for sale;
- Greasing, oiling, lubricating, painting or repairing such Vehicle, except repairs necessary to remove the Vehicle from the Roadway, and which are required to be made because of an emergency;
- Display advertising. (§ 10.28.070 repealed reenacted Ord. 028-05)
A. No Person shall abandon or Park as “dead storage” any Motor Vehicle on the Airport. The Airport shall be deemed to be private property for purposes of abandoned Vehicles, and the Director of Aviation or his or her authorized representative shall have all of the rights of a private property owner with respect to abandoned Vehicles pursuant to C.R.S. 1973, 42-4-1102(3).
B. Hangar lessees and other Airport users shall Park or store their personal Vehicles on the Airport only in connection with air travel or other aviation-related uses, and cannot use hangars to indefinitely store their Vehicles. (§ 10.28.080 repealed reenacted Ord. 028-05)
The Director of Aviation shall be responsible for storage and Maintenance of the fire truck and fire fighting equipment keeping it in good and usable condition for emergency preparedness. (§ 10.28.090 repealed reenacted Ord. 028-05)
A. No Person shall drive or Park or stop a Taxicab or Limousine for the purpose of soliciting, loading, or discharging a passenger or passengers at the Airport except in the area designated and posted for such purpose. Pitkin County may, at its discretion, impose fees upon the ground transportation companies to recover any expenses incurred in the management or control of their Vehicles.
B. No Person shall Park or stop a privately owned Vehicle for the purpose of loading or picking up a passenger or passengers except in the lane or lanes designated for such purpose or except in a public Parking lot.
C. No Person shall drive or operate a Taxicab or Limousine upon regulated areas of the Ramp, the terminal Building Traffic area except with the permission/license/permit of the Director of Aviation, or his or her authorized representative.
D. Operators of Taxicabs or Limousines shall stay within their Vehicles at all times except for the loading of passengers and luggage, and shall not solicit patronage by instigating direct oral communications with potential fares or by hawking, intending to accomplish such patronage.
E. The Director of Aviation may promulgate additional regulations (not inconsistent herewith) affecting the operations of Taxicabs or Limousines, or the conduct of their Drivers, reasonably necessary for the management of the Airport. Such regulations, if posted in at least one conspicuous place at the Airport five days prior to their effective date, shall have the same effect as the other provisions of this section. (§ 10.28.100 repealed reenacted Ord. 028-05)
A. The County is authorized to regulate commercial activities on Airport property, to enforce such regulations and to set out and collect fees for these commercial activities pursuant to C.R.S. §§ 41-4-101 et seq.
B. Commercial ground transportation operators shall comply with the rules enumerated in a document entitled “Ground Transportation Rules” as published by the Director of Aviation, and as the same shall be modified from time to time by the County within its sole discretion. Such Ground Transportation Rules shall govern requirements such as license agreements, operating restrictions and permit requirements. The enforcement and penalties for violations of the Ground Transportation Rules shall be prescribed in Section 10.32.010, provided that the Ground Transportation Rules may set forth additional penalties.
C. Commercial ground transportation operators shall be subject to fees, as enumerated in section 10.16.070 of these regulations.
D. Commercial ground transportation operators shall at all times while on Airport property follow any written and verbal directives given or issued by the Director of Aviation, any other County employee assigned to the Airport, or any Law Enforcement Officer. (§ 10.28.110 repealed reenacted Ord. 028-05, amended (part) Ord. 037-06)
A. Under no circumstances will a tank Motor Vehicle be left unattended at a Fuel storage area (“bulk plant”) during the loading and unloading process. Loading and unloading shall not be considered complete until the delivery hose is detached from Vehicle and tanks.
B. Every tank Motor Vehicle must have the tank grounded and the nozzle grounded before loading or unloading.
C. Persons or companies using any bulk plant are responsible for keeping yards free of weeds and for a distance of three feet outside of yard fences. Yards will be kept free of trash and other debris at all times.
D. Care will be taken in filling tanks at bulk plant to allow for heat expansion, and not filled to the point where they will overflow from heat expansion.
E. All loading platforms and fill nozzles will be equipped with proper grounding clamps and flexible cables.
F. No bulk plant shall be constructed upon the Airport without the written consent of the Board of County Commissioners. All bulk plants existing as of October 1, 1975, shall be completely enclosed by a security fence approved by the Director of Aviation, or his or her authorized representative, and shall be kept locked at all times when not being used by authorized employees of the owner thereof. (§ 10.28.120 repealed reenacted Ord. 028-05)
A. No Driver or Person in control of any Vehicle being loaded or unloaded, or the workmen or Persons in control of any construction project, or any other Person, shall permit or cause any object or objects to protrude or extend into any lane of Traffic so as to create a hazard or block the same; provided, that the provisions of this subsection shall not apply where the protrusion or extending of an object or objects into a lane of Traffic is only temporary and sufficient signs or other means of warning are placed or used so as to give the Drivers of other Vehicles sufficient notice of the presence of the same.
B. The Driver or Person in control of any Vehicle designed to carry merchandise, materials, objects, or other loads, which has a tailgate, shall not drive, stand, stop or Park such Vehicle in Traffic with the tailgate in a down position so that it extends beyond the normal limits of the sides of the Vehicle regardless of whether the tailgate is operated manually, mechanically or electrically; provided, that the provisions of this subsection shall not prohibit the placing of freight or merchandise on such tailgate for the purpose of transporting the same, or while the Vehicle is actually being loaded or unloaded. (§ 10.28.130 repealed reenacted Ord. 028-05)
§ 10.28.140 Repealed and reinstated by Ord. 028-2005, 07-28-05 § 10-28 amended (part) by Ord. 013-2006, 05-10-06, repealed Ord 037-06
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