CHAPTER 1
AIRPORT

ARTICLE 7. RUNWAY SAFETY AREA

SECTION:

§5090:    Prohibition On Entering And Remaining In The Runway Safety Area

§5091:    Penalties

§5090 PROHIBITION ON ENTERING AND REMAINING IN THE RUNWAY SAFETY AREA

A.    For purposes of this division, "runway safety area," or "RSA," shall mean the surface surrounding the Ukiah Municipal Airport runway prepared or suitable for reducing the risk of damage to airplanes in the event of an undershoot, overshoot, or excursion from the runway. The northern portion of the RSA extends from Talmage Road to Hastings Road and consists of Mendocino County Assessor’s parcel numbers 003-140-41, 003-140-42, and 003-230-04. The southern portion of the RSA extends from the southern end of the airport runway to the southern edge of the property owned and controlled by the airport and consists of Mendocino County Assessor’s parcel numbers 184-070-02, 184-070-03, 184-070-04, 184-070-05, 184-070-06, and 184-070-07.

B.    It shall be unlawful to enter and remain in the RSA without submitting a written request for authorization from the Airport Manager or the City Manager and obtaining written authorization from either official. Authorization shall be granted if the person or entity needs access to the RSA in order to perform ground maintenance or to repair any structures in the RSA.

C.    The City shall post signs forbidding trespass into the RSA without proper authorization. Signs shall be posted at intervals not less than three (3) signs to a mile along the exterior boundaries of the RSA. Tearing down, mutilating, or destroying any sign or notice forbidding trespass into the RSA shall be a violation of this article. (Ord. 1200, §1, adopted 2020)

§5091 PENALTIES

Any person, firm or corporation who shall violate or refuse to abide by any provision of this chapter or any of the rules and regulations set forth in this article or any of the provisions or law provided therein or herein, shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and, upon any conviction thereof, shall be punishable by a fine not exceeding five hundred dollars ($500.00) or by imprisonment not exceeding six (6) months, or by both such fine and imprisonment. (Ord. 1200, §1, adopted 2020)