10-40 Minimum Aggregation of Facilities, Activities and Services to Qualify as Fixed-Based Operator (FBO)

The County classifies and aggregates Facilities, activities and services subject to these Minimum Standards as required, permitted and additional.

A. Required Facilities, activities and services, as defined and limited in these Minimum Standards, all shall be developed or maintained, conducted and provided, in aggregate, at all times, by a full-service FBO.

B. Permitted Facilities, activities and services, as defined and limited in these Minimum Standards, each may be maintained, conducted and provided, in any combination, at any time, within the sound Business business discretion of the full-service FBO Operator, so long as the Facilities, activities and services are provided within the foot-print and structure of required Facilities.

C. Additional Facilities, services and activities, as defined and limited in the Minimum Standards, all may not be developed or maintained, conducted, provided and/or offered on or from the Airport without prior, separate application under these Minimum Standards and all reviews and approvals thereunder. (§ 10.40.010 repealed reenacted Ord. 028-05)

The following Facilities, activities and services, as limited and defined in these Minimum Standards, are determined to be “required”:

A. FBO Facilities.

1. General Aviation Terminal.

        • a. A Building of exactly five thousand (5,000) square feet of commercial floor area, including:

i. Customer service counter;

ii. Customer lounge/restrooms;

iii. Flight plan room;

iv. Crew lounge/restrooms;

v. Administrative offices.

        • b. At the option of the FBO, a maximum of one thousand (1,000) square feet may be subleased to S-FBOs.

2. Clear-Span Hangar.

        • a. A Building of exactly fourteen thousand four hundred (14,400) square feet of commercial floor area with a minimum clear-span height of twenty (20) feet.
        • b. At the option of the FBO, a maximum of four thousand eight hundred (4,800) square feet may be subleased to S-FBOs.

3. Maintenance Hangar/Shops.

        • a. A Building of exactly five thousand (5,000) square feet of commercial floor area.
        • b. At the option of the FBO, a maximum of one thousand (1,000) square feet may be subleased to S-FBOs.

4. GA Aircraft Ramp Areas/GA Parking Areas/GA Aircraft Circulation and Staging Areas. An uncovered, paved area of two hundred eighty thousand (280,000) (est.) square feet.

5. Tie-Down Area.

        • a. An uncovered, paved area of twenty-two thousand (22,000) square feet with a minimum of thirty (30) spaces;
        • b. Adequate tie-down anchors and hard-ware.

6. Motor Vehicle Parking. Sixty (60) standard-size paved, uncovered Parking spaces and adequate circulation areas.

B. GA Facilities.

1. Aviation Fuel Farm.

        • a. Three twenty thousand (20,000) gallon Jet A tanks;
        • b. One twenty ten thousand (210,000) gallon Avgas tank;
        • c. Leak detection and spill control Equipment and Facilities.

2. De-Icing Facilities.

        • a. Reclaim pad and Equipment;
        • b. De-ice fluid tanks;
        • c. Equipment to apply heated fluid.

3. Security fencing, lighting and gates associated with exclusive areas in compliance with 49 C.F.R. Part 1542, as it may be amended in the future.

C. Aircraft Services and Activities.

1. Fueling and Lubricating.

        • a. Jet A;
        • b. Avgas.

2. Aircraft Line Services.

        • a. Ground Traffic direction and control, Parking and tie down;
        • b. Loading, unloading and towing;
        • c. Ground/auxiliary power unit (GPU/ APU);
        • d. Oxygen;
        • e. Pre-heat;
        • f. De-icing;
        • g. Hangar space rental;
        • h. Battery and electrical service;
        • i. Tire inflation and service;
        • j. Landing gear inflation (nitrogen);
        • k. Aircraft cleaning, interior and exterior;
        • l. Aircraft waste disposal;
        • m. Potable water.

3. Minor Aircraft airframe and engine Maintenance, Preventive Maintenance, re-Building and alterations; incidental parts and accessories.

4. General Aviation Customer Services.

        • a. Ground transportation (FBO courtesy van);
        • b. Food/beverage vending;
        • c. Baggage porter services;
        • d. Incidental sale of flight-related accessories (charts, books, lights, plotters, hand-held flight computers, etc.);
        • e. Concierge services.

5. Flight Services.

        • a. Flight school and ground school (FAR Part 61);
        • b. Air Taxi/Charter (FAR Part 135) utilizing Aircraft with no more than thirty (30) passenger seats;
        • c. Aircraft rental;
        • d. Aircraft management.

6. Service to the local aviation community, including:

        • a. Mountain/air rescue;
        • b. Civil air patrol (CAP);
        • c. Local aeronautical clubs (EAA, 99s).

D. Provision of required Facilities, activities and services by S-FBOs as sublessees (not assignees):

Generally, and as limited in these Minimum Standards, S-FBOs are encouraged to be tenants of FBOs and to share space and Facilities. The Airport will consider requests for reduction in totaled minimum square-footage requirements for combined operations (i.e., an S-FBO tenant need not duplicate Facilities such as restrooms, customer lounge, etc., if its sublease includes the right to use the FBO’s Facilities.) All FBO/S-FBO subleases are subject to the prior express written consent of the Board of County Commissioners. (Ord. 00-47 § 1 (part), Exh. A § II(A))

E. Hours of Operation. All Facilities open the public operated by any FBO and FBO/S-FBO subleases shall remain open for a minimum of eight hours each daybetween 6 a.m. (local time), seven days each week and shall remain open until at leastand 9 p.m. (local time) or the time of the last scheduled Airline operation, seven days each week. (§ 10.40.020 repealed reenacted Ord. 028-05)

The following Facilities, activities and services, as defined and limited in these Minimum Standards, are determined to be “permitted”:

A. FBO Facilities.

        1. Within existing required GA terminal: underground Motor Vehicle Parking.
        2. Aircraft tie-down area: an uncovered, paved area of twenty-two thousand (22,000) to fifty-five thousand (55,000) square feet with thirty (30) to fifty (50) spaces.

B. GA Facilities.

        1. T-Hangar Facility. Construction of a facility of exactly five thousand (5,000) square feet, consisting of four separate one thousand two hundred fifty (1,250) square foot bays. Includes support Facilities.
        2. S-FBO Facility. Construction or provision of a facility, maximum of five thousand (5,000) square feet configuration of office vs. hangar space to be determined. Includes support Facilities.

C. Services.

        1. Fueling and lubricating: Motor Vehicle Fuel (incidental to on-Airport aeronautical uses).
        2. Line services: Aircraft waxing/detailing.
        3. Aircraft airframe and engine Maintenance, preventative Maintenance, rebuilding and alterations in excess of these required, provided that:
          • a. Such permitted activities are incidental to Required Services and Activities; and
          • b. Such permitted activities do not add to Airport impacts, in excess of required activities, in the areas of noise, Traffic or hazardous materials or other potential environmental degradation.
        4. Customer services:
          • a. Catering/snack bar (limited kitchen Facilities);
          • b. Agent for on-airport rental car Operator(s);
          • c. Courtesy phone system.
        5. Flight services:
          • a. Medical air transportation;
          • b. Aerial photo/survey/mapping;
          • c. Air freight;
          • d. Sightseeing flights.
        6. Services to Air Carriers:
          • a. Fueling;
          • b. Ground handling;
          • c. Baggage handling.
        7. Management of S-FBO Facility.
        8. Management of T-hangar facility.
        9. Management of de-ice facility.
        10. Fuel farm operation and management.
        11. Sublease to S-FBOs:
          • a. Air Taxi/Charters utilizing Aircraft with no more than thirty (30) passenger seats;
          • b. Balloons;
          • c. Gliders;
          • d. Air freight/express mail.
        12. New/used Aircraft sales and brokering.
        13. Aircraft insurance sales. (§ 10.40.030 repealed reenacted Ord. 028-05)

The following Facilities, activities and services, as defined in these Minimum Standards, are determined to be “additional”:

A. FBO Facilities.

        1. General aviation terminal space in excess of five thousand (5,000) square feet of commercial floor area; or the following uses:
          • a. Restaurant (full kitchen);
          • b. Gift shop;
          • c. Executive conference rooms.
        2. Clear-span hangar space in excess of fourteen thousand four hundred (14,400) square feet of commercial floor area.
        3. Maintenance hangar/shop space in excess of five thousand (5,000) square feet of commercial floor area.
        4. Paved, uncovered Aircraft area in excess of two hundred eighty thousand (280,000) square feet (est.).
        5. Tie-down area in excess of fifty-five thousand (55,000) square feet or fifty (50) spaces.
        6. Paved, uncovered Motor Vehicle Parking in excess of sixty (60) standard size spots (or covered, secured Motor Vehicle Parking).

B. GA Facilities.

        1. S-FBO or T-Hangars in numbers, types or square footage in excess of those permitted above.
        2. Executive Aircraft storage hangars.
        3. Airport or aviation-related office space in excess of that required or permitted above or for non-FBO or non-S-FBO purposes.

C. Services.

        1. Fueling and lubricating.
        2. Line services: all services not expressly defined as “required” or “permitted” in this chapter.
        3. Major airframe/engine repair and inspection including, without limitation:
          • a. Airframe/engine repair;
          • b. Avionics inspection/repair/sales;
          • c. Aircraft refurbishment/painting;
          • d. Propeller shop;
          • e. All services not expressly defined as “required” or “permitted” in this chapter.
        4. Customer services:
          • a. Full service restaurant;
          • b. All services not expressly defined as “required” or “permitted” in this chapter.
        5. Flight services:
          • a. Air Carrier operation requiring certificate of public convenience and necessity;
          • b. Air Taxi/Charter operation utilizing any Aircraft with more than thirty (30) passenger seats;
          • c. Banner and aerial advertising;
          • d. All services not expressly defined as “required” or “permitted” in this chapter.
        6. Unclassified services:
          • a. Military Aircraft Fueling/handling con-tract services;
          • b. For-profit capital investment/de-velopment for third parties.

D. All other Facilities, activities and/or services not expressly defined as “required” or “permitted” in this chapter. (§ 10.40.040 repealed reenacted Ord. 028-05)