§ 20.04.040. Permit required for business, concession or commercial activity.

(a) It is unlawful for any person to use the airport as a base to operate therefrom for any commercial activity, or for any person to engage in or conduct any business, concession or commercial activity or to solicit any business upon the airport or upon or in any of the buildings, structures, land, parking areas, walkways, roadways or other facilities used or operated in connection with the airport without first obtaining written permission from the board of county commissioners or director of aviation, as applicable, and paying any fees or charges as established from time to time for such activity.

(b)

The director of aviation may issue temporary written permission to persons to conduct business, concession or commercial activity for no more than one hundred eighty days and may establish the fees or charges to be paid for conducting the temporary activity.

(c)

All persons wishing to use the airport or any portion thereof, for any commercial revenue generating activities require a permit or lease agreement for such activities unless otherwise determined by the director or as may be identified in the airport rules and regulations. Business, concession and commercial activities which require a permit include but are not limited to:

(1)

To sell, or offer for sale, any merchandise, food, beverage or service;

(2)

To solicit any business, trade or services;

(3)

To sing, dance, or play a musical instrument;

(4)

To install or place any coin, currency or debit or credit card operated machine for the sale or provision of any merchandise, food, beverage or service of any type or kind;

(5)

To hold a special event at the airport, including but not limited to, air shows or demonstrations, model aircraft shows, charitable events, conventions, and/or other similar events as may be determined by the director of aviation or designee.

(d)

The permit requirements of this section do not apply to:

(1)

The incidental conduct of certain non-aviation business or commercial transactions on an irregular and infrequent basis occurring between persons who are not based at or who are not otherwise operating any commercial activity from the airport. This exception does not apply to any commercially related aviation activity. This exception does not apply to any commercially related activity involving taxicabs, limousines, TNC, and buses or involving the transportation of persons, baggage or goods; or

(2)

Any person conducting wholesale or other non-retail sales of merchandise to airport tenants or concessionaires.

(e)

The issuance or non-issuance of a permit and the choice of the types of business activities allowed on airport property are within the sole discretion of the board of county commissioners or the director of aviation, as applicable.

(Ord. 3523 § 3, 2007: Ord. 2332 § 4, 1999: Ord. 1119 § 1, 1988: Ord. 813 § 1 (part), 1982)

(Ord. No. 3790, § 2, 7-7-2009; Ord. No. 4037, § 3, 6-19-2012; Ord. No. 4105, § 3, 6-4-2013; Ord. No. 4334, § 2, 10-20-2015)