ORDINANCE NO.
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF RIVERSIDE, CALIFORNIA, AMENDING TITLE 12 OF THE RIVERSIDE MUNICIPAL CODE.
The City Council of the City of Riverside does ordain as follows:
Section 1: Section 12.04.010 of the Riverside Municipal Code is amended as follows:
“Section 12.04.010 Rules and regulations adopted – Airport Manager defined.
The rules and regulations set out in this title are established and adopted for the use of the Riverside Municipal Airport, referred to in this title as the "airport". All persons using the airport or any facilities thereon in any manner, including the operation of aircraft or motor vehicles, shall obey all applicable rules and regulations herein, and policies as established and adopted, as may be revised periodically. "Airport Manager" means the Supervisor of the Riverside Municipal Airport or the authorized representative of said Airport Manager.” Section 2: Section 12.04.060 of the Riverside Municipal Code is amended as follows:
“Section 12.04.060 Commercial and business activities require permits and licenses.
Commercial vendors not based at the Airport must comply with the commercial airport vendors policy. No person shall use the airport as a base for the carrying on of commercial and business activities, for the carrying for hire of passengers, freight, express or mail, for instruction in aviation in any of its branches, for the sale of fuels, refreshments or any commodity or service or for any other commercial purpose unless a lease, permit or license to conduct such business on the airport has been granted by the City. All business activity shall conform to the minimum standards established by the City.
Section 3: Section 12.04.120 of the Riverside Municipal Code is amended as follows:
“Section 12.04.120 Motor vehicle regulations.
A. Unless authorized by the Airport Manager, no motor vehicles shall be operated on the airport except on roadways, parking areas or places that are designated for such vehicles.
B. No person shall operate any vehicle on the airport in a careless or negligent manner, in disregard for the safety of others, in excess of posted speed traffic signs and in no event in excess of 15 miles per hour. Near aircraft, the maximum speed shall not exceed 5 miles per hour. On ramps or near building areas, the maximum speed shall not exceed 15 miles per hour. . . .”
Section 4: Section 12.04.150 of the Riverside Municipal Code is amended as follows:
“Section 12.04.150 Use of hangars.
Aircraft storage hangars shall be used only for the storage of aircraft, and associated aircraft equipment and supplies as approved by the Airport Manager. Hangars shall not be used primarily for the storage of automobiles, vehicles, boats, or other personal property not directly associated with the operation of aircraft. . . .
C. Aircraft must be maintained in an airworthy condition with current annual inspections. Any person renting a hangar containing an aircraft that is not airworthy or who intends to restore, construct or engage in the major repair of an aircraft must register and file a work plan with the Airport Manager before initiating the project. The work plan shall be approved by the Airport Manager and shall contain the projected start and finish dates and scope of work. A regular project status report demonstrating timely progress pursuant to the work plan shall be filed with the Airport Manager. Failure to provide evidence of progress pursuant to the work plan or reasonable explanation for delay will result in a 30-day notice of eviction.” Section 5: The City hereby finds that this ordinance is not subject to review under the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) pursuant to CEQA Guidelines sections 15060, subdivision (c)(2) (the activity will not result in a direct or reasonably foreseeable indirect physical change in the environment) and 15061, subdivision (b)(3) (there is no possibility the activity in question may have a significant effect on the environment). In addition to the foregoing general exemptions, the City Council further finds that this ordinance is categorically exempt from review under CEQA under the Class 8 Categorical Exemption (regulatory activity to assure the protection of the environment), CEQA Guidelines section 15308.
Section 6: The City Clerk shall certify to the adoption of this ordinance and cause publication once in a newspaper of general circulation in accordance with Section 414 of the Charter of the City of Riverside. This ordinance shall become effective on the 30th day after the date of its adoption.
ADOPTED by the City Council this ____ day of ________________, 2024. _____________________________________
PATRICIA LOCK DAWSON
Mayor of the City of Riverside
Attest:
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DONESIA GAUSE
City Clerk of the City of Riverside
I, Donesia Gause, City Clerk of the City of Riverside, California, hereby certify that the foregoing ordinance was duly and regularly introduced at a meeting of the City Council on the _______ day of _______________, 2024, and that thereafter the said ordinance was duly and regularly adopted at a meeting of the City Council on the _________day of _____________, 2024, by the following vote, to wit:
Ayes:
Noes:
Absent:
Abstain:
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the official seal of the City of Riverside, California, this ________ day of _____________, 2024. _____________________________________
DONESIA GAUSE
City Clerk of the City of Riverside
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