Sec. 4-1. Definitions.
In this chapter, unless the context otherwise requires, the following definitions shall apply. In addition, all definitions contained within the Federal Aviation Act of 1958 and all subsequent amendments shall be included and all definitions shall be interpreted on the basis and intention of the FAA Act and its amendments. A supplemental set of definitions is provided in Section 4-67 that relate only to Article IV of this chapter. A second supplemental set of definitions is provided in Section 4-138(A) that relates only to Section 4-138. A third supplemental set of definitions is provided in Section 4-22 that only relates to Section 4-22.
"Accident" means a collision between an aircraft or a vehicle, and an aircraft, vehicle, person, stationary object or other thing which results in property damage, personal injury, or death; or an entry into or emerging from a moving aircraft or vehicle by a person which results in personal injury or death to such person or some other person, or which results in property damage.
"Air carrier" means a person who is certificated by the Federal Aviation Administration to engage in air transportation directly by lease or by other arrangement.
"Air terminal" means any building owned and operated by the City of Phoenix with designated aircraft loading gates.
"Air traffic" means aircraft operating in the air or on an airport surface, exclusive of loading ramps and parking areas.
"Air transportation" means intrastate, interstate, overseas, or foreign air commerce or the transportation of mail by aircraft.
"Aircraft" means a device that is used or intended to be used for flight in the air.
"Aircraft movement area" means any restricted portion of the airport specifically meant for the ground operation of an aircraft including runways, ramps, aprons, parking and loading areas.
"Aircraft operation" means an aircraft landing, takeoff or maneuver.
"Aircraft parking and storage area" means the open areas of an airport to be used for aircraft parking.
"Airport" means all of the land, buildings, and facilities comprising Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport (PSHIA), Phoenix Deer Valley Airport (PDVA), or Phoenix Goodyear Airport (PGA), including the Rental Car Center, as now existing or as the same may hereafter be expanded and developed, unless otherwise designated.
"Aviation Director" means the Aviation Director of the City of Phoenix or his designee.
"Best management practices" means any program technology, process, siting criteria, operating method, measure, or device that controls, removes, or reduces pollution.
"Business or concession" means the sale, offering for sale, or the furnishing of any commodity, article, facility or service.
"Cargo" means personal property transported or intended to be transported by air transportation.
"City" means the City of Phoenix, Arizona.
"Commercial activity" means the conduct of any aspect of a business or concession on the airport for revenue.
"Council" means the City Council of the City of Phoenix, Arizona.
"Disabled services vehicle" means a van or any other motor vehicle that is designated by the Aviation Director as a disabled services vehicle authorized to operate on an airport in accordance with this chapter.
"Environmental laws" includes, without limitation, local, State and Federal laws now in effect or enacted hereafter which control or regulate substances or materials that may be detrimental to human health, safety or the environment, including hazardous substances, hazardous wastes, pollutants and petroleum products.
"Fixed base operator" means a person, firm or corporation that, subject to the provisions of a lease at the airport, is providing or offering general aviation services to the public.
"Flying club" means any partnership, corporation or group of individuals which neither for profit nor reward possesses one or more aircraft for the purpose of rental to its members and is in compliance with other rules and regulations adopted by the Aviation Director.
"Fuel dispenser" means the authorized storage, transfer or other handling of aviation petroleum products in quantities greater than 100 U.S. gallons.
"Fuel handling" means the transportation, delivery, fueling, and draining of fuel or fuel waste products.
"Fuel storage area" means any portion of an airport temporarily or permanently designated by the Aviation Director as areas where gasoline, and any other type of fuel, may be stored or loaded in compliance with applicable environmental laws.
"General aviation services" means:
1. Aircraft accessories: Sales, services, repair, exchange and installation of new or used aircraft accessories such as alternators, generators, starters and oil coolers.
2. Aircraft fuel and lubricant retail sale.
3. Aircraft maintenance: Inspection, repair, service, modification and replacement of airframes, power plants, components and accessories.
4. Aircraft parts: Purchase, sales and exchange of new, used or rebuilt aircraft parts, accessories, equipment or tools at retail or wholesale.
5. Aircraft refinishing: Installation, replacement, modification or repair of aircraft interior upholstery and furnishings, and aircraft painting.
6. Aircraft rental: Allowing the use of aircraft in return for payment.
7. Aircraft sales: Purchase, sales, exchange and brokerage of new or used aircraft.
8. Aircraft storage: Rental of tiedowns or hangar space.
9. Contract operations: Special contractual services such as helicopter sling operations, firefighting, aerial photography and aerial advertising.
10. Pilot training: Instruction by qualified ground school and flight instructors to prepare students to take written, oral and flight examinations for a pilot’s license, aircraft rating or periodic review; and aircraft rental for dual or solo flight training, pilot proficiency and currency.
11. Any other activities approved in writing by the Aviation Director.
"Itinerant operations" means all aircraft operations at a site other than its designated base.
"Loading gate" means that terminal space reserved for the loading and unloading of aircraft.
"Loading ramp" means the aircraft area used for the loading and unloading of aircraft.
"Loading zone" means that space adjacent to a curb reserved for loading or unloading passengers, baggage or materials from vehicles.
"Off-airport rental car company" means a person or business entity that rents vehicles to airport customers but does not lease space from the City at the airport.
"On-airport rental car company" means a person or business entity that rents vehicles to airport customers from space at the airport that has been leased from the City.
"Operator" means the person, firm or corporation in possession of an aircraft or vehicle; or, any person who has rented such for the purpose of operation by himself or his agent.
"Over-height vehicle" means a vehicle which exceeds a height of six feet ten inches above the level surface on which the vehicle stands.
"Park" or "parking" means an aircraft, bicycle, electric bicycle, electric scooter or motor vehicle standing attended or unattended.
"Pedestrian" means any person afoot.
"Permission" or "permit" means permission granted by the Aviation Director unless otherwise herein specifically provided.
"Pilot" means the person responsible for the operation and control of an aircraft.
"Regulated substance" includes without limitation any substance, materials or wastes that are or become regulated under, or that are classified as hazardous or toxic under any environmental law, including petroleum.
"Rental Car Center" or "RCC" means the ground area and improvements to the site within Sky Harbor Center from which all on-airport airport rental car companies serve airport customers.
"Roadway" means any street or roadway whether improved or unimproved within the boundaries of the airport set aside or designated for use by vehicles whether dedicated or not.
"Sky Harbor Center" means The Sky Harbor Center Redevelopment Area as identified in The Sky Harbor Center Redevelopment Area Redevelopment Plan adopted by the Phoenix City Council on April 24, 1985, by Resolution Number 16569.
"Stormwater Enforcement Procedures and Civil Penalty Policy" means a policy enacted by the City to achieve compliance with Chapter 32C and to prevent pollution of the waters of the United States via the public storm drain system by airport users.
"Traffic" means pedestrians and vehicles, either singly or together while using any airport area.
"Vehicle" means a device in, upon or by which any person or property is or may be propelled, moved, or drawn upon a roadway or other ground surface.
"Vehicle parking area" means any portion of an airport designated and made available, temporarily or permanently, by the Aviation Director for the parking of vehicles.
"Walkway" means any sidewalk, crosswalk, ramp, dock, concourse, lobby area or other such area designed for pedestrian traffic. (Ord. No. G-4116, § 2, 1998; Ord. No. G-4360, § 1, 2001; Ord. No. G-4425, § 1, 2002; Ord. No. G-4764, § 1, 2005; Ord. No. G-6164, 2016; Ord. No. G-6967, § 2, 2022; Ord. No. G-7113, § 1, 2023)
Cross reference—Definitions and rules of construction generally, § 1-2.