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AN ORDINANCE OF THE BOARD OF COUNTY -
COMMISSIONERS OF PITKIN COUNTY, COLORADO, , .,;
AMENDING ORDINANCE NO.89-3 CONCERNING THE
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WHEREAS, the Board of County Commissioners is the owner and operator of the
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WIiEREAS, the Board of County Commissioners has since its opening regulated the �';;.-; +
hours of operation of airccaft at Sardy Field for the general welfare and for the benefit of the
surroundin residential nei hborhoods and ublic o en s aces, and has more articularl � •�i,
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restricted nighttime access to the airport by general aviation operations based upon safety •
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; concerns for said operations; and .
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WHEREAS,the federal government,by virtue of Public Law 103-305,which went into _ „ .
effect on Novebmer 1, 1994, has established special airspace restrictions for all nighttime �
' operations at Sardy Ai�eld on the basis of safety concerns with respect to said operations;and
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- WHEREAS, it is the desire of the Board of County Commissioners to amend its
ordained operating hours, as most recently established by Ordinactce 89-3, in order that said 4.
operating hours accommodate those operations permitted pursuant to federal law and regulation, '.�
WHEREAS, it is necessary far the immediate preservation of public safety to ��
` accomodate nighttime access at Sardy Field through the immediate adoption of this ordinance �
� itt order to comply with the provisions of Public Law 103-305. `'
i NOW, THEREFORE, be it ordained by the Board of County Commissioners of Pitkin �
_ t County,Colorado,that effective immediately upon adoption,Title IV of the Pitkin County Code �'r
- "t (Airport Rules and Reguladons)be amended as�'ollows: � '
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Section 1
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Section 2-18 of Title IV (Aiiport Regulations), Pitkin County Code, shall be repealed � .
and re-enacted to read as follows �; �
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"2-18.1 Except as noted in this section,all aircraft flight operations(aircraft ' ?
� amvals or departures),incfuding Generat Aviation,Certificated Air Carriers and �
� Air Taxis, shall take place at the Airport only during the authorized hours of ;
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• "2-18.2 The following operations shall be permitted to occur outside ihe � �
� authorized hours of operation of the Airport: }• -
! a. Operations responding to Bona�de in flight aircraft emergencies ;
i as defined by the Federal Air Regulatidns.
i b. Operations necessary to public health and safety (such as �
emergency medical transport)provided that such operations have �,��-r'
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� Sections 6-37 and 6-38 of Title IV(Airport Regulations)Pitkin County Code, shall be � .y:�
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� b-37 Hours of Operation. ',�;� � �
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t The hours of operation for all aircraft at Sardy Field shall be that period ��`'�''
; beginning at 0700 hours(7:00 a.m.),local time each morning until 2300 hours � r� '�'� '
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� (11:00 p.m.),local time each evening,except that Sardy Field shall be closed For �r�'<'.
all aircraft de ariures, other than those s cificall rovided for b these � �x�1
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j The following shall apply to all aircraft operations which shall occur at Sardy t� „ ,;
- � Field during that period daily defined as one-half(1/2)hour past sunset, local � `
time, and airport ciosure as set oui in Section 6-37(which shall be referred to
sometimes hereinafter as "nighttime operations").
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6-38.1 Niehttime OQerations bv Scheduled Part 121/135.Commercial Airlines �
All scheduled Par[121/135 Commerical Airlines shall be subject to the following �'� �''�"
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� a. All aircraft certified under PaR 25 and all turbo 'et aircraft en a in �"
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in such nighttime operations shall be required to comply with or be exempt ;
from "FAR Part 36, Stage III"noise regulations. + ��,
b. Ali such commercia� operations shall have anived at Sardy Field ��
(landed on the ground) prior to 2300 hours, local time. It is the �
responsibility of the pilot and the operator of each aircraft, jointly and ,. k
-- severally, to have departed all aircraft from its last previous point of
departure non-stop to Aspen at such a time to have allowed for arrival `j,
at Aspen within this time limitation taking into account all factors,
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' (1) foreseeable gate delays;
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(2) foreseeable air traffic control{ATC)delays ' � -
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to Aspen and at Aspen; ,
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c. If such a flight operation is expected to anive at Sardy Field at any z r:
time after 2300 hours,local time,that air carrier shalt immediately report j
that flight prior to arriva!to the Director of Aviation,or to the Director's �, s,
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i d. For all actual late arrivals and departures, (landed or departed after
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t to c., above , the air carrier must file a full written re rt s� ned and :�`�`'�
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� on that flight operation to the Director of Aviation on the day following
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E . (1) Certified scheduled departure time and actual gate departure
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` � (3) Stated reason for the late departure and/or late artivai; : � �
� (4) Weather report at point of departure, en toute and at Aspen �'t'
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� , _ . (7) Time of any departure, pursuant to e.,below,and number of 't�
•E passengers on departing aircraf[. . .
Ee. In the event of any operation conducted after ctosing as defined herein,
Pitkin County reserves all rights to enforce against pilots and operators, �,.
jointly and severally, all penalties prescribed in Article 50, Tule IV '{
(Anport Regulations). However,the County,through its Hearing Officer,
` will consider mitigating factors including, without lunitation, the Y;� i �
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� (1) Facts indicating compliance with Sections 6-38.I (b)(1}-(5), a,
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- (2} Facts or circumstances causing the delay beyond the control ��
• or reasonable foreseeability of the pilot a�d/or operator. !
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(3) The extent of the closure violation. � -
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of an intent to evade the closure regulations.
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� f. Any Denver to Aspen non-stop flight operation that arrives at Satdy '._�'��-"=.;
Field under the pmvisions of subsection c.above,may depart from Aspen ;i.�; _,;
; and return to Denver, if the turnaround departure is prompt and is ` •„.�_,.�;�
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- Aspen, except as expressly provided in f., above, shall depart prior to E ,�,s,. .__ '
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F ' A new Section 6-39 to Title IV of Pitkin County Code shall be enacted to read k'� S+
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r "6-39 All nighttime operations at Sardy Field, offier than those Commercial j �,
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` Operations covered by the provisions of Section 6-38 above, shall be subject to � .�<,
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� a. Alt aiccraft certified under Part 25 and all turbo jet aircraft,engaging ;'�'` `
_ in nighttime operations at Sardy fiield shail be required to be in ��',, �
compliance with,or exempt from, "FAR Part 36, Stage III"regulations. �;'!��,
• b.' Ali aircraft engaging in nighttime operations at Sardy Field shall �( :S�}
� comply with all relevant Federal Air Regulations and any speciai operating �
restrictions established by Pub(ic Law 103-305,Section 517 as fotlows: t .
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� Safety at Aspen-Pitkin County Airport :
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(a) Nighttime operations.--On and I
after November 1, 1994, nighttime ;_�
• � operations(takeoffs and landings)at f '�
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� State of Colorado shall be allowed ���•
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instrumentflight rules or visual flight �' .
mles under parts 91 attd 135 of title '' ' . _
14, Code of Federal Regulations, � i
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sunset and 11 p.m., local time, as .
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30 minutes after official sunset and �-�
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. operating hours as are established
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operating hours as are established �
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one takeoff or landing in the �'.
preceding 12 calendar months at such
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41.205(d)of such title 14 for I-'' '
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(b) CommiUnents of Airport V ��•
Owner or Operator.--The owuer or
operator of the Aspen-Pitkin County
Airport shall be considered to be in •
compiiance with the requirements of r
- subchapter II of chapter 475 of title
49, United States Code, and not _
otherwise unjustly discriminatory , °
when such owner or operator notifies • ��'
the Administrator that such owner or • ;
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(1) commits to modify its
existing regulation to expand access
to general aviation operations under � � � ,
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such special operating restrictions as �.i ��;;
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� c. Sardy Field shall be closed to all departures at and after 2230 hours,
. � local time, daily. . � f'�,'�
d. In the event of any operation by any aircraft at Sardy Field after !�• , ;;
E closing hours as established by these regulations, Pitkin County reserves �
the right to enforce against pilots,operators and owners of said aircraft, �t
' jointly and severally, all of the penalties set out in ARicle 50 of this Title ;
N of the Pitkin County Code (Airport Regulations). In the course of ;
such enforcement,however,the County,through its Hearing Officer shall I
consider mitigating factors including, without limitation, the following: � fi.
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(1) Facts or circumstances creating the violation which are �
beyond the control and reasonable foreseeability of the pilo[and/or , •
operator of the aircraft. ` r
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(3) A number and/or pattem of curfew violations tending to �`' � .
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� INTRODUCED, FIItST READ, AND SET FOR PUBLIC HEARING ON THE �.��' '`ti �
; 25TH DAY OF OCTOBER, 1994. `'�'�:'�
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� NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING PUBLISHED IN THE ASPEN TIMES ON � •;',t :.�,`:'
THE 28TH DAY OF OCTOBER, 1994. t', �t;;'�;.• -:4
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APPROVED AND ADOPTED UPON SECOND READING AND AFTER
PUBLIC HEARIlVG ON THE 15TH DAY OF NOVEMBER, 1994. � �` �
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� PUBLISHED AFTER ADOPTION IN THE ASPEN TIMES ON THE � 1�,�r,a ,
f 18TH DAY OF NOVEMBER, 1994. J "' - �
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BOARD OF COUNTY COMNIISSIONERS
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APP OVED AS TO FORM: APPROVED: : #
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T�' o y . Whitsitt Reid Haughey � '�''
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