HANGAR REPORT NUMBER 2

LITTLE RIVER AIRPORT ADVISORY COMMITTEE

VERSION 1

05-24-2000

INDEX

1. REPORT SUMMARY..................................................................................................................................................................... 2

2. HANGAR HISTORY...................................................................................................................................................................... 2

Figure 1 Plan Views, Different Types of Hangars............................................................................................................................. 4

Figure 2 Proposed Hangar Locations................................................................................................................................................. 5

3. DEMAND FOR HANGARS.......................................................................................................................................................... 6

4. TYPES & STYLES OF HANGARS............................................................................................................................................... 6

5. LOCATIONS................................................................................................................................................................................... 6

Figure 3 Proposed Hangar Locations “A” & “C”............................................................................................................................ 7

Figure 4 Proposed Hangar Locations “B” and “D”......................................................................................................................... 8

6. SITE PREPARATION.................................................................................................................................................................... 9

7. RELATIVE COSTS OF SITES....................................................................................................................................................... 9

8. UTILITIES...................................................................................................................................................................................... 10

9. FOR FURTHER STUDY: FINANCING & OWNERSHIP....................................................................................................... 10

10. FOR FURTHER STUDY: RENTAL RATES.............................................................................................................................. 11

11. FOR FURTHER STUDY: LEASE AGREEMENTS.................................................................................................................. 11

12. FOR FURTHER STUDY: COUNTY HANGAR POLICY...................................................................................................... 11

13. RECOMMENDATIONS - MAJORITY REPORT.................................................................................................................. 11

14. MINORITY REPORT.................................................................................................................................................................. 11

APPENDIX A: SURVEY OF HANGAR DEMAND AT LITTLE RIVER AIRPORT................................................................ 12

APPENDIX B: SURVEY OF T-HANGARS AT VARIOUS AIRPORTS - October 1995..................................................... 14

APPENDIX C: COUNTY ORDINANCE NUMBER 3347............................................................................................................. 15

APPENDIX D: EXTRACT FROM BOARD OF SUPERVISORS MINUTES...................................................................... 19

APPENDIX E: EXTRACT FROM BOARD OF SUPERVISORS MINUTES............................................................................ 20

APPENDIX F: EXTRACT FROM BOARD OF SUPERVISORS MINUTES.............................................................................. 21

APPENDIX G: Notes for Hangar Report: 4 Possible Areas for Placement of Hangars........................................................... 21

1. REPORT SUMMARY

On 20 September 1999, Mendocino County Supervisors Patti Campbell and

Tom Lucier, sitting as the Planning, Transportation, Health and Welfare

Subcommittee, asked the Little River Airport Advisory Committee to prepare

an advisory report on new hangars at the airport.

The Little River Airport Advisory Committee has concluded that the six (6)

County-owned hangars plus (16) privately-owned hangars are not adequate for

the next twenty years. There is a real demand for more hangars to be built.

This report studies options for new hangars.

For the placement of further hangars, the Committee recommends Location "C"

and the far half of Location "D". Each Location will hold sixteen (16)

hangars, which the Committee believes is enough to suffice for the next

twenty years.

2. HANGAR HISTORY

Because Little River is close to the ocean, aircraft owners are strongly

motivated to find hangar space for their aircraft, to protect the aircraft

from corrosion. There are only a few County-owned hangars, with space for

six aircraft. There is a long waiting list for these hangars, perhaps as

long as 10 or 20 years. The County has not had funds to build more hangars.

In 1981 the County began allowing the construction of privately-owned hangars

on airport property {refer to Appexdix C: Section 8.64.030 (H)}. Since

then there have been 16 private hangars built at various times. The original

leases were for 10 years. Private hangar owners currently pay a land use

fee of $60 per month for each single-engine and $80 per month for each

twin-engine aircraft in their hangars, in addition to paying property taxes

on the airplane(s) and a possessory interest tax on the land under the

hangar. The land use fee, which is the same as the rental, or "tiedown",

fees from private hangars account for about 25% of airport operating revenue.

The various taxes are not counted as airport revenue.

In 1991 the Supervisors voted to notify all hangar owners that their leases

would not be renewed beyond July 1999 (refer to Appendices D & E). The

County plan was to buy the privately owned hangars "at a depreciated value"

and convert them to County-owned hangars. Hangar owners were given the

choice of removing their hangars if they did not want to sell. Privately

owned hangars were not built during the life of the seizure notice.

This notice was rescinded in December 17, 1996 (refer to Appendix F).

Since the rescission, one hangar has been built in the one planned spot left.

The space allocated by the 1990 Master Plan for additional hangars is

north of the taxiway, on the far side of a deep drainage ditch (refer to

Location "A" in Figure 2, Page 5) from the taxiway. This ditch will have

to be bridged and a taxiway built before more hangars can be built or,

alternatively, a hangar moved and a taxiway built. Estimates of the cost

of doing this vary from $60,000 to $300,000. The Airport Advisory Committee

raised this issue in the County Planning, Transportation, Health and Welfare

Committee meetings. The two Supervisors on the Planning, Transportation,

Health and Welfare Committee asked the Airport Advisory Committee to make

a recommendation regarding the hangar problem.

There has also been discussion about the possibility of building more

County-owned hangars, possibly with a loan from the State. After paying off

the loan, these would be an additional source of airport revenue.

There is a segment of the pilot population who want hangars who cannot

afford, or are not willing, to build hangars. Most pilots who can afford to

build hangars would still rather rent their hangar.

Some of the non-pilots who have been involved in Ad Hoc Committee meetings

have expressed discomfort over private ownership of hangars located on

public property. They have also expressed concern over whether the fees

charged private hangar owners are high enough.

Figure 1 Plan Views, Different Types of Hangars

Figure 2 Proposed Hangar Locations

3. DEMAND FOR HANGARS

There is a waiting list for County-owned rental hangars at Little River (refer to Appendix A). Since turnover in these hangars is very low, some names have been on the list for many years. To test current demand for hangar space, a member of the Committee attempted to contact each person on the list.

Each person contacted was asked two questions, which were clearly labelled

as hypothetical:

1) "If there were rental hangars available at $200.00 per month would you

take one now?"

2) "If hangars weren't available, would you be willing to pay a one-time

charge of $200.00 to stay on the list?" A positive answer to either

question was taken as continued interest in hangar rentals.

Of the thirty-one people on the list, twenty-three were contacted. Six of

the rest were not at their last known address or telephone number. The

seventh and eighth did not respond to any of several messages. Nine of

the twenty-three contacted were not sufficiently interested to part with

$200.00. The remaining fourteen said that they would take a hangar now or

would pay $200.00 to stay on the list.

Based upon the conversations that went along with the answers to the questions, it is the opinion of the committee that ten hangars could be rented in the time it would take to build them. The majority of pilots contacted would be more comfortable renting a hangar, rather than building or purchasing.

4. TYPES & STYLES OF HANGARS

There are four floorplans of small hangars in wide currency. These are listed below (see Figure 1, Page 4: Plan Views, different types of Hangars). Row hangars and nested hangars are used to reduce the initial cost of hangars by sharing walls. Nested T-hangars can only be used where space allows the entry to the hangars from both sides, since half of the doors are on each side of such buildings.

Single hangar

Single T-hangar

Nested back to back T-hangars

Row hangars

5. LOCATIONS

(See Figure 2, Page 5: Proposed Hangar Locations, Little River Airport)

Location A: northwest of major parking area.

Location B: southeast of major parking area.

Location C: along taxiway to runway 11.

Location D: along taxiway to runway 29.

Figure 3 Proposed Hangar Locations “A” & “C”

Figure 4 Proposed Hangar Locations “B” and “D”

6. SITE PREPARATION

The Committee studied the present layout of the airport and concluded that

there are four available locations for new hangars (refer to Appendix G for

details). Location "A" is the area designated for future hangars in the

1990 Airport Master Plan. Situated behind the existing private portable

hangars and across the drainage ditch, bridging the ditch or removing an

existing private portable hangar and its accompanying concrete pad would be

required. Either entrance would need paved taxiway to reach the hangar area.

The ditch is more than 50 feet wide, and deeper than 16 feet. Considering

a thirty-foot-wide bridge made of three railroad flat cars resting on

abutments, the bridge would be a major investment.

A less expensive means of traversing the ditch is to place suitable culvert

material in the bottom of the ditch and fill it up with compacted dirt,

paving over compacted road rock. A thirty-foot taxiway would need a

forty-foot-wide flat top, with sloping sides for erosion control. The

distance from the main taxiway to the hangar area is 96 feet. If we add

another one hundred feet of taxiway near the hangars, we are left with 196'

of thirty-foot-wide taxiway, 5880 square feet. At $5.00 per square foot for

paving, the taxiway would cost $29,400.00. This is another major investment.

Traversing the ditch with a culvert and fill would require approximately

1300 cubic yeards of fill, which is available on the airport grounds.

The other possible approach to Location "A" is through the existing hangar

cul-de-sac. Removal of an existing hangar would leave an area of 3000

square feet to pave. At $5.00 per square foot, this would cost $15,000.00.

Location "B" is southeast of the main aircraft parking area. The

topography of this area rises significantly towards the far corner, near

the old segmented circle. Part of Location "B" is heavily wooded, while

the rest is high brush. After clearing, there would be heavy grading to

create a hangar area. Taxiways around the hangars would be the equivalent as

at Location "A", but without the approach costs.

Location "C" is a continuation of the line of existing private portable

hangars along the taxiway to the northwest of the main parking area.

The distance from the main taxiway to the edge of the drainage ditch is

96 feet, which will accommodate a hangar and its apron. There is a shallow

drainage ditch dividing Location "C" lengthwise. Between the drainage ditch

and the taxiway, the land is level, smooth and cleared, for more than 800

feet from the last hangar. Location "C" could hold 16 more hangars in a row.

Location "D" is the area along the taxiway leading to runway 29, beyond the

present parking area. The width of Location "D" is 102 feet, and it runs

for more than 1600 feet. This could hold 32 hangars. Perhaps half could

be reserved for future parking tiedowns and half for hangars. The land is

level, smooth, and cleared. There is no entry or access pavement needed,

and no site preparation is required.

7. RELATIVE COSTS OF SITES

Although the Committee did not make cost estimates for each of the sites,

we can make some observations about relative costs.

Locations "C" & "D" would be the least expensive, since almost no site

preparation would be required. There is an existing taxiway adjacent to

each hangar site.

Location "A" would require the construction of a bridge across a ditch, or

the relocation of a hangar for entry. New taxiways would have to be created.

Location "B" has reasonable access to the present tiedown area in front of

the office, and hence would require less new taxiway than Loction "A".

However, the site slopes up at least ten feet from the tiedown area, so

considerable grading would be required. New taxiways would have to be

created.

Locations "A" & "B" allow the use of nested hangars rather than row hangars.

However, the saving of one wall per hangar would be more than offset by the

increased taxiways required to access both sides of a cluster of nested

hangars.

8. UTILITIES

Currently, many of the private hangars have connections to electricity,

telephone and water. Most of them are connected to a single PG&E meter,

which is billed to Tim Scully. From there, privately owned conduits and

wires proceed through a trench, across the drainage ditch, and along the

ditch behind the hangars. The trench contains one conduit for power and

another for telephone, plus a water pipe. Each participating hangar has

a Christie box where it connects to a common power line, and a privtely

owned meter outside the hangar. The bill is divided according to each

hangar's usage. It is possible that this service could be extended to new

hangars in Location "C". This would require further study.

New hangars ideally should be provided with trenched underground utilities:

water, power, and telephone. Locations "A", "B", and "D" would require new

installation of underground electricity, telephone and water service, from

the center of the airport to the Location.

9. FOR FURTHER STUDY: FINANCING & OWNERSHIP

Public Financing: the County finances construction of new hangars, and

leases these hangars to aircraft owners on a first-come, first-served basis,

as called for by the Board's 3 May 1994 directive. The types of County

financing are: state loan, private bank loan, and bond measure

Privately Financing: the County continues to lease lots for construction of

privately-owned hangars, their pads, and their approach aprons.

Private financing issues: the County leases unimproved land or improved

multiple hangar sites to a private developer who then constructs hangars

to be leased for profit. Issues include: lease agreement terms,

length of agreement, cost of leased land, cost of rental hangars to aircraft

owners, reversion to County ownership, sale of interest to another private

individual, lease reversion period, building capitalization, socialization.

10. FOR FURTHER STUDY: RENTAL RATES

Mortgage payback, infrastructure, utilities, maintenance, market, the effect of new hangars on old rates (Refer to Appendix B).

11. FOR FURTHER STUDY: LEASE AGREEMENTS

Standardization, addition of insurance, reversion.

12. FOR FURTHER STUDY: COUNTY HANGAR POLICY

Existing rental hangars, existing private hangars, future conversion to

County ownership, appraisal, reimbursement, new hangars.

13. RECOMMENDATIONS - MAJORITY REPORT

The Committee recommends that the Board of Supervisors approve the use of

Location "C" or the further half of Location "D" for the construction of

more hangars. Each of these locations have room for sixteen (16) more

portable hangars. If Location "D" is chosen, the Committee further

recommends that the further half of Location "D", to the southeast, be

used and the near half of Location "D" be reserved for future parking

tiedowns.

The Little River Airport Advisory Committee is presenting this report at

this time because the Committee would like direction from the Public

Resources Committee. Should the Advisory Committee continue to study

options for financing and construction of new hangars? This continuation

would include contact with CalTrans to explore the State Loan Program, as

well as contact with other financing and construction sources. We ask

because the Advisory Committee has been requested in the past not to make

direct contact with CalTrans or other sources such as private developers.

14. MINORITY REPORT

Little River Airport Advisory Committee member Mr. Trey Loy thinks that it is in the public interest that all aircraft owners have fair and equal access to newly available hangars on a first-come, first-served basis. The turnover of privately-owned hangars is based upon the highest bidder. Therefore Mr. Loy thinks that there should not be any privately-owned hangars at Little River Airport.

APPENDIX A: SURVEY OF HANGAR DEMAND AT LITTLE RIVER AIRPORT

NO. NAME COMMENTS

YES

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1 John Merriman Has three planes, two hangars. Thinks $200 is too

much to stay on the list.

2 Joel Bornstein

5 Judith Barry

7 Ralph Ascencio Rents part of Gallagher's hangar. Yes to both.

8 Eric Miller No plane now but would pay $200 to stay on the list.

Wants to get back to flying.

11 Jim Hordyk Owns a 172 on leaseback to Coast Flyers.

19 Paul Klingborg Per Richard Gallagher, he is very interested. Has

plane at Gnoss. Left a message.

21 Richard Ahrens Just bought a Citabria.

23 Greg Beaver Owns a new 172 based in UKI. Has a pending offer on a

house on the coast.

26 Ralph Douglass Yes, although rent sounds high. Rather move his hangar

to a pad at O48.

27 David Thorpe Owns a 172.

28 Ed Rantala Has a plane in Doc's hangar. Thinks $200 rent is a bit

high.

30 Bruce Raabe Has been communicating with Tim about building a hangar.

No reply to e-mail.

31 Thomas Naylor A new addition to the list per Dave Thorpe 2/11/00.

Would pay $200 to stay on the list.

12 Wayne Fields No longer actively looking for a plane.

13 Richard Gallagher Bought RJ's hangar.

14 Kent Pember Not interested at $200.00. Now renting at $150.00.

17 Myron MacNeil Bought Pete Hutchins hangar with Dave Nova.

20 Michael Dell'Ara Built the last hangar in the row.

22 Susan Jordan "Needs a hangar when/if she moves to the coast" Not now.

24 Robert Smiley Per his housemate he sold his plane. Left a message for

him.

25 Richard Kohler Deceased.

29 Dave Nova See MacNeil above.

Probably YES

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9 Joseph Lennox Interested per Joel Bornstein. Left a message on his

machine.

Probably NO

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3 James Alford Per Andy 5 years ago, "No plane and no interest" Phone

disconnected.

4 Wallace Nispel Has his 177 for sale per Dave Thorpe. Phone disconnected.

Lost license.

6 Larry Rogers Left a message on his machine.

10 Frank Beasoechea Used to work at the hospital. Maybe in Healdsburg

per Joel. Phone disconnected.

15 John Dorvin No phone number or address.

16 Martha Stafford No phone number or address.

18 William Mazzucco No phone number or address.

APPENDIX B: SURVEY OF T-HANGARS AT VARIOUS AIRPORTS - October 1995

PVT HANGAR OWNER TERM REVER-

T-HANGAR HANGAR LAND PAY PAY of SION TIE DAY REC'V

for T-HANGAR LAND LEASE/ PROP INT LAND CLAU- DOWN USE STATE

AIRPORT RENT RATE/ AVAIL MONTH TAX TAX LEASE SE FEE FEE GRANTS

month

Alturas Yes 40 Yes 0 Yes Yes 25 Yes 3.0 No Yes

Arcata Yes 55-160 Yes 37 Yes Yes ? No 5.0 No Yes

Butte Valley No -- Yes 20 Yes Yes 25 Yes 0.0 No Yes

Boonville No -- Yes Pvt Yes No -- No No No ?

Columbia Yes 84-119 No -- -- -- -- -- 3.0 No Yes

Colusa No -- Yes 10 No No 20 Yes 3.0 No Yes

Corning Yes 175 Yes 20 Yes Yes -- No 2.0 No Yes

Covelo No -- Yes 10 Yes Yes -- No No No Yes

Crescent City Yes 70 Yes 28 Yes Yes 40 Yes 3.0 No Yes

Dinsmore Yes 55-160 Yes 37 Yes Yes ? No 5.0 No Yes

Dunsmuir Yes 145 Yes 12 Yes Yes 20 No 3.0 No Yes

Eureka-Murray Yes 55-160 Yes 37 Yes Yes ? No 5.0 No Yes

Garberville Yes 55-160 Yes 37 Yes Yes -- No 5.0 No Yes

Grass Valley No -- Yes 40 Yes Yes -- No 5.0 No Yes

Happy Camp Yes 50 Yes 20 Yes Yes 25 Yes No No Yes

Kneeland No -- No -- -- -- -- -- 5.0 No Yes

Lakeport No -- Yes Pvt Yes No -- No 3.5 No Yes

Little River Yes 125 ? 60 Yes Yes ? No 7.0 No Yes

Montague No -- Yes ? Yes Yes ? No 3.0 No Yes

Orland Yes 60-83 Yes 20 Yes Yes -- No 2.0 No Yes

Oroville Yes 105 Yes ? Yes Yes ? ? 2.0 No Yes

Paradise Yes 150 No -- -- -- -- -- 5.0 No No

Pine Mount Yes 84-119 No -- -- -- -- -- 3.0 No Yes

Red Bluff Yes Pvt-100 Yes 27 Yes Yes 25 No 4.0 No Yes

Rohnerville Yes 55-160 Yes 37 Yes Yes ? No 5.0 No Yes

Scott Valley Yes 50 Yes 20 Yes Yes 25 Yes 0.0 No Yes

Siskiyou Co. Yes 50 Yes 20 Yes Yes 25 Yes 0.0 No Yes

Ukiah Yes 47-98 Yes 10 Yes Yes -- No 3.0 No Yes

Weed No -- Yes 20 Yes Yes 25 Yes 0.0 No Yes

Willits Yes 100 Yes 25 Yes Yes ? No 3.0 No Yes

Willows Yes 60-83 Yes 20 Yes Yes -- No 2.0 No Yes

APPENDIX C: COUNTY ORDINANCE NUMBER 3347

(Please Note: This copy of the ordinance is not a true copy of the

ordinance; this is a computer scanned version of a true copy of the

ordinance.)

ORDINANCE NO. 3347

ORDINANCE ESTABLISHING AIRPORT RULES AND REGULATIONS

The Board of Supervisors of the County of Mendocino do ordain as follows:

CHAPTER 8.64 AIRPORT RULES AND REGULATIONS

"Section 8.64.010. Application.

(A) The following rules and regulations are applicable to public use of

airports operated and maintained by the county of Mendocino. All persons

using said airports shall be subject to, and governed by, these rules and

regulations; administrative rules and regulations as may be adopted by

resolution of the Board of Supervisors; all County Ordinances; State and

Federal law; and regulations of the Federal Aviation Agency,

(B) The Airport Manager shall enforce the rules and regulations.

Requests for review of a decision of an Airport Manager shall be made in

writing to the Director of Public Works. An appeal of a decision of the

Director of Public Works may be made, in writing, to the Board of

Supervisors. The ruling of the Board of Supervisors shall be final.

Section 8.64.020. Definitions.

(A) "County" means the County of Mendocino, a

political subdivision of the State of California.

(B) "Airport" means each and every airport

and all airport property owned, operated, or

controlled by the County of Mendocino. It includes

all improvements, facilities and appurtenances.

or designed for navigation in the air whether

self propelled or not.

(D) "Airport Manager" means a person so designated under the terms of

a contract with County or an employee of County appointed to a job

classification entitled Airport Manager or Airport Supervisor. If no

person is designated or appointed Airport Manager, it means the County

Director of Public Works.

(E) "Based Aircraft" means any aircraft assigned a reserved parking

space, tie-down space, or hangar space; whether or not such assignment is

made under a written lease with County.

(F) "Operate Aircraft" means the self-propelled, pushed, or towed movement

of aircraft on the ground; or movement of aircraft in flight.

(G) "Maintain Aircraft" means any form of service, maintenance or repair

or aircraft.

(H) "Owner" means the registered and/or legal owner of an aircraft

according to the files of the Federal Aviation Agency.

(I) "Person" means individuals, corporate entities, or public agencies.

Section 8.64.030. Use of Airport.

(A) BUSINESS ACTIVITY - No person, except operators of commercial aircraft

on runways and in designated itinerant parking areas shall use an airport

in any manner whatsoever for any commercial, profit, gainful or revenue

producing purpose, including, without limitation, flight instruction

or maintenance of aircraft; without written approval of county. No persons

shall solicit funds for any purpose on an airport without written consent of

the County Director of Public Works. No person shall distribute, post, or

display any commercial or non-commercial signs, circulars, handbills, or

advertise-ments on an airport without written consent of the County Director

of Public Works.

(B) PARKING OF AIRCRAFT - No person shall park any aircraft in any area

not designated for such purpose without prior consent of the Airport

Manager. Parked aircraft shall have parking brakes set and/or wheels blocked

to prevent movement. Parked aircraft shall be firmly secured to the ground

by ropes or other appropriate means when left unattended. No aircraft shall

be taxied under its own power into or out of any hangar. Aircraft shall

be halted and all engines stopped a minimum of twenty-five (25) feet before

entering any hangar.

designated areas shall be subject to such fees as may be established by

resolution of the Board of Supervisors, as may be agreed upon between

aircraft owner or operator and County, or as may be established by an

Airport Manager pursuant to the terms of said Manager's agreement with

County.

(D) CHARTER AND AIR TAXI FLIGHT OPERATION

CHARGES - Operations of air charter and air taxi operators, including,

but not limited to, passengers, freight, express, or cargo carrying

movements of aircraft from an airport shall be subject to such fees as

may be established by resolution of the Board of Supervisors.

(E) FIXED BASE OPERATIONS - A fixed base operator

is defined as a person, partnership, corporation, unincorporated

association; their assignees or sublesses; which operate a business

upon County airports. Fixed base operations shall be permitted

at the Mehdocina County Airport at Little River and at the Round

Valley Airport pursuant to the terms - and conditions of an agreement

between the operator and the Board of Supervisors. The agreement shall

require a reasonable fee to be paid to County by the operator.

(F) CAR RENTAL OPERATIONS - No person shall operate a car rental

service at an airport without approval of the Board of Supervisors.

(G) RENTAL OF HANGARS - Rental of hangars, protective structures,

shelters, or reserved parking spaces provided by County shall be subject

to such fees as may be established by resolution of the Board of

Supervisors or as may be established by an Airport Manager pursuant to

the terms of said Manager's agreement with County.

(H) INSTALLATION OF PRIVATELY OWNED HANGARS - Individual owners

of aircraft may, subject to the terms and conditions of an agreement

between said owner and the Board of Supervisors, install portable

or relocatable hangars, protective structures or shelters at locations

on the airport designated by the Director of Public Works. Applications

shall be submitted in writing to the Director of Public Works. The

Board of Supervisors may deny the application if it is determined that

the requested installation would not be compatible with efficient

and secure operation of the airport as a public facility or if the

requested application would not be in the best public interest.

(I) SALE OF AVIATION FUELS - No person, firm or corporation shall

bring, store, use, or distribute aviation fuel or lubricants on an

airport except as may be authorized by County. County shall be the

sole distributor of aviation fuel at an airport or shall provide by

contract for the manner of distribution.

(J) NON-PROFIT, NON-COMMERCIAL FLYING CLUBS - Non-profit,

non-commercial flying clubs shall be subject to the same user fees as

owners and operators of non-commercial aircraft.

(K) TRASH AND DEBRIS REMOVAL - All persons using an airport shall be

responsible for the cleanliness of their respective area and for the

removal of all trash and debris originating from said persons use of

a designated airport area.

(L) REPORT OF DAMAGE - Any damage to, or malfunctioning of buildings,

structures, utilities, traffic control devices, or other airport property

shall be promptly reported to the Airport Manager.

Section 8.64.040. Operation of Aircraft

(A) COMPLIANCE WITH LAWS AND REGULATIONS - No person shall operate

or maintain any aircraft at an airport except in strict conformity with all

ordinances, rules, and regulations of County, State and all applicable

regulations of the Federal Aviation Agency.

(B) LANDING AND TAKE-OFF - All aircraft shall land and take-off only

on designated runways.

or run-up in any hangar or when the aircraft is tailed toward hangar doors

or positioned in such a manner as to constitute a danger to persons or

property. All engine run-ups and tests shall be performed only in areas

and at such times as shall be designated by the Airport Manager. No

engine affixed to an aircraft shall be started or operated unless a

qualified aircraft operator is in the aircraft attending to the controls.

(D) TAXIING OF AIRCRAFT - Aircraft shall be taxied at all times at a

slow and reasonable speed, in a safe manner, and under control of a

qualified aircraft operator. Except as may be specifically directed

otherwise, all aircraft operators shall taxi at their own discretion.

Section 8.64.050. General.

(A) DAMAGE TO AIRPORT - Any person causing damage to an airport or

any airport property shall be responsible for the cost of repair or

replacement.

All damage shall be promptly reported to the Airport Manager.

(B) DAMAGED AIRCRAFT - Witnesses to and participants in any accident or

damage to aircraft occurring at an airport shall promptly make a full

report of such damage or accident to the nearest Federal Aviation Agency

Safety Officer and to the Airport Manager. Aircraft operators, owners, or

their agents shall be responsible for, and shall cooperate and assist in

the prompt removal of damaged aircraft parts, property, or debris resulting

from any accident, provided, however, that the Airport Manager or officials

of the Federal Aviation may prohibit the movement or removal of any damaged

aircraft or property.

structure, facility, sign, marker, tree, flower, shrub, lawn, or other

property on an airport, except in connection with a County authorized

encroachment or in connection with airport construction, reconstruction

or maintenance of the facilities by County.

(D) USE OF ROADS AND WALKS - No person shall operate any vehicle or

travel on an airport in any manner except on roads, walks, paths, and areas

provided for the particular means of travel. No obstructions shall be

permitted on any road, walk, or path without written approval of County.

(E) FIREARMS - No person except peace officers, authorized federal, state,

or County employees, or members of the armed forces of the United States

on official duty shall carry firearms or explosives on an airport without

prior consent of the Airport Manager. No person shall hunt, conduct

target practices or discharge firearms on an airport.

(F) ANIMALS - No person shall enter the runway area of an airport with

any animal. Animals may be permitted in other areas of an airport if

restrained by leash or confined in such manner as to be under control.

Section 8.64.060. Fire Safety Regulations.

(A) All persons Using an airport for any reason shall comply with all

fire safety regulations administered by responsible federal, state or

County agencies.

Section 8.64.070. Liability.

(A) ASSUMPTION OF LIABILITY - The privilege of using an airport and its

facilities is conditioned upon the assumption of full responsibility,

liabillty, and risk by the user thereof; and the County of Mendocino, its

agents and employees, shall not be liable for loss, damage, or injury to

persons or property arising out of any accident, of any nature whatsoever,

or from any cause whatsoever including, but not limited to fire, theft,

vandalism, wind, flood, earthquake, colllsion, or act of God.

Section 8.64.080. Penalty.

(A) Any person operating, using or handling any aircraft, vehicle,

equipment, or apparatus, or using an airport or any of its facilities in

violation of these rules and regulations or who refuses to comply therewith,

shall be subject to immediate removal by the Airport Manager and may be

permanently deprived of any further use of an airport or its facilities

for such length of time as may be required to insure the safeguarding of

the airport and the public.

(B) Any person operating, using, or handling any aircraft, vehicle,

equipment or apparatus, or using an airport or any of its facilities in

violation of these rules and regulations or who refuses to comply therewith,

is guilty of an infraction and shall be punished as follows:

(1) by a fine not exceeding $50.00 for the first violation; (2) by a fine

not exceeding $100.00 for a second violation of the same ordinance within

one year; and (3) by a fine not exceeding $250.00 for each additional

violation of the same ordinance within one year.

PASSED AND ADOPTED by the Board of Supervisors of the County of

Mendocino, State of California by the following roll call vote:

AYES: Supervisors Crofoot, Hamburg, Cimolino, de Vall, Eddie

NOES:

ABSENT:

WHEREUPON, the Chairman declared said ordinance passed and adopted and

SO ORDERED.

(Stamped: James Eddie)

Chairman, Board of Supervisors

ATTEST: ALBERT P. BELTRAMI

Clerk of said Board

By (S: Ellen Young)

APPROVED AS TO FORM:

(S: John Drummond)

JOHN A. DRUMMOND

County Counsel

APPENDIX D: EXTRACT FROM BOARD OF SUPERVISORS MINUTES

(Please Note: This copy of the Board of Supervisors minutes is not a

true copy of the minutes; this is a computer scanned version of a true

copy of the minutes.)

BOARD OF SUPERVISORS MINUTES - JUNE 25, 1991 Page 8

LUNCH 12:05 - 1:30 P.M. SUPERVISORS REDDING AND HENRY ABSENT.

10. DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC WORKS

5(21) Consent Calendar - Little River Airport - Private Portable

Hangar Agreement (Cont.)

Supervisor de Vall removed this item from the consent calendar

for discussion at this time. He explained his desire that this

and all future hangar agreements expire at the same time, so the

Board will have the option of assuming control of the airport.

He added that current rents are too low

SUPERVISOR REDDING RETURNED.

Public Works Director Campbell explained that fees are

established by resolution and when time allows he will be

returning with a proposed fee increase.

SUPERVISOR HENRY RETURNED.

BY ORDER OF THE CHAIR Public Works is directed to return the

agreement to the hangar owner with a new termination date of July

1, 1999, and to advise other hangar owners that their agreeements

will be not be extended beyond July 1, 1999.

APPENDIX E: EXTRACT FROM BOARD OF SUPERVISORS MINUTES

(Please Note: This copy of the Board of Supervisors minutes is not a

true copy of the minutes; this is a computer scanned version of a true

copy of the minutes.)

BOARD OF SUPERVISORS MINUTES MAY 3, 1994 Page 321

lla. PLANNING AND TRANSPORTATION COMMITTEE - LITTLE RIVER

AIRPORT FEES/HANGAR OWNERSHIP/AIRPORT DEVELOPMENT

Upon motion by Supervisor Eddie, seconded by Supervisor de Vall, and carried

on roll call (4, with Supervisor McMichael dissenting) IT IS ORDERED that the

Committee recommendation is adopted as follows and this item is cleared from

Committee:

With the understanding that the leases for all Private Hangars will expire

on July 1, 1999, the Committee recommends adoption of policy and direction

that would in concept:

1. Convert all aircraft hangars to County ownership after July

1, 1999. Hangar owners would be given 5-years advance notice (July 1, 1994)

giving them the option of removing their hangars or selling them to County

at a depreciated cost; and

2. County, using private financing, would develop (as warranted

by demand) additional aircraft hangars that would be made

available (by lease) to aircraft owners but remain under County ownership;

further

Public Works will prepare the 1994/95 Airport budgets with proposals for

Board consideration to implement this concept by year 2000; further........

APPENDIX F: EXTRACT FROM BOARD OF SUPERVISORS MINUTES

(Please Note: This copy of the Board of Supervisors minutes is not a

true copy of the minutes; this is a computer scanned version of a true

copy of the minutes.)

BOARD OF SUPERVISORS MINUTES - DECEMBER 17, 1996 Page 417

2-3714 11. COMMITTEE REPORTS/SUPERVISOR REPORTS

11a. Planning and Transportation Committee report re Little River Airport

Recommendation to Rescind Previous Board Direction to Convert All

Aircraft Hangars to County Ownership (Continued from 12/3/96) and

Little River Airport Advisory Committee By-Laws

Joel Bornstein and Dick Ahrens from the Little River Airport Advisory

Committee were present for this item and answered questions put forth by the

Board.

Richard Shoemaker commented relative to airport hangars.

BOARD OF SUPERVISORS MINUTES - DECEMBER 17, 1996 Page 418

Upon motion by Supervisor Peterson, seconded by Supervisor McMichael, and

carried unanimously, IT IS ORDERED that the Board rescinds its earlier

direction of May 3, 1994 which included the instruction to convert all

aircraft hangars to County ownership after July 1, 1999; and subsequently

refers the issue of future hangar development to the Health, Welfare,

Planning and Transportation Committee for continued review and consideration.

APPENDIX G: Notes for Hangar Report: 4 Possible Areas for Placement of Hangars

by Trey Loy

member Little River Airport Advisory Committee

March 15, 2000

Location "A"

Refer to Figure 2 on Page 5 of Report: "Proposed Hangar Locations,

Little River Airport"

This is the area designated for future hangars in the 1990 Airport

Master Plan. Situated behind the existing private portable hangars

and across the drainage ditch, aircraft access would require either

bridging the ditch or removing an existing private portable hangar

and its accompanying concrete pad. Both entrances need paved taxiway

to reach the hangar area.

The drainage ditch is about 57' wide and about 16 to 18 feet deep

where the bridge would cross. We are not sure how wide the bridge

needs to be to meet FAA requirements, nor how wide the taxiway

leading to both sides of the bridge should be. At least twenty feet

wide, though probably thirty feet, but I can imagine a greater

width could be required. Estimating on a basis that the bridge

needs to be thirty feet wide, three railroad flat cars could be

used, with each of the ends resting on engineered concrete abutments

and the top road bed surfaced with a suitable material. I do not

have a cost estimate, but the bridge would be a major investment.

A less expensive means of traversing the ditch is to place a

suitable sized culvert (two to three foot diameter is sufficient) in

the bottom of the drainage ditch and fill it up with compacted dirt,

covering the top with asphalt over compacted road rock. A thirty

foot taxi way would need a forty foot wide flat top, with outwardly

sloping sides requiring some sort of erosion control.

The distance from the main taxi way through the 80' open space

between the fourth and fifth private portable hangars to the ditch

is 96'. At least another hundred feet of taxi way would be needed

on the other side of the ditch to service the proposed hangar

Location "A", totaling 196' of thirty foot wide taxi way equaling

5880 square feet of pavement. Using the figure of $5.00 per square

foot for asphalt paving, this taxi way would cost approximately

$29,400.00.

Returning to traversing the ditch with a culvert and fill:

approximately 1300 cubic yards of fill would be needed, or 130 ten

yard dump trucks. The fill could be obtained from the south east

"desert" portion of the airport property.

The other possible approach to Location "A" is through the existing

hangar cul-de-sac of private portable hangars and the county-owned

rental hangars. The end hangar is spaced fifty feet from the next

hangar leaving a fifty foot wide entry into Location "A". The

width of the taxiway through the cul-de-sac is 64 feet. Most

single engine aircraft have a 36 to 42 foot wing span. A

thirty-six foot wing span would have seven feet clearance on each

side. A forty-two foot wing span would have four feet clearance on

each side between buildings.

To open this entrance to adequate width, one private portable hangar

would have to be moved to another location to create the room needed

to enter Location "A". Relocating the hangar would involve

dismantling the metal structure, leaving the concrete foundation and

floor, pouring a new concrete foundation and slab, and reassembling

the hangar structure. The old concrete pad would be broken up and

used for fill.

New taxiway pavement to Location "A" would be 50 to 100 feet long,

depending on placement of hangars. 30' wide x 100' is 3000 sq. feet,

which at an estimating figure of $5.00 per sq. ft. is $15,000.00.

To me, Location "A" is one of the prettiest places around the

airport. The topography is fairly level, with just a slight grade

sloping both westerly and easterly, crowning in the middle. The

under brush was cleared a long time ago, leaving well spaced tall

Bishop pine trees which give the area a park-like setting. Part of

this area was once used for the "Firemen's Picnic". The distance

from the ditch to the back of the picnic grounds is 300 feet. On

the other side of the picnic grounds the woods become thick and

wild again in a poorer pygmy type soil. Paralleling the drainage

ditch the measurement of the semi-cleared area is 360 feet from the

rear of the existing private hangars to where the woods begin to

thicken.

Size of a hangar plot: single engine aircraft hangars are roughly

40' x 40'. There is some room on the sides and the back, so we

will use a 50' x 50' plot for the hangar. Paved aprons to existing

private portable hangars are about fifty feet long and 15' to 20'

wide. To obtain good and durable drainage in Location "A", the

entire taxi way and apron area will have to be paved. 50' of

pavement taxi way running in front of a single row of hangars would

be minimum. A taxi way with hangars on each side would be about

70' wide. We could use a plot 50' x 100' for each hangar, half for

hangar proper, half for entry/apron/taxi way. Each hangar plot

would be about 5,000 sq. ft.

Location "A" is 300' x 360', which is 108,000 sq. ft. This whole

area, including the old picnic grounds would accommodate 20 to 25

hangars. More hangars in this area would require clearing of a

wooded area.

Location "B"

This area is southeast of the main aircraft parking area and the fuel

tank, part of which has been recently cleared. From the drainage

ditch to the back fence behind the fuel tank, separating aircraft

parking from automobile parking, is 153'. A 70' wide taxi way with

50' deep hangar plots on each side would total a width of 170'.

Paralleling the drainage ditch the distance from the paved parking

area through the recently cleared area is 279'. The distance from

the pavement to the segmented circle is 543'. The topography of

this area rises significantly towards the far corner near the

drainage ditch where the segmented circle is placed. I guess the

rise to be 20' in the five hundred fifty feet from the pavement to

the segmented circle. The land slopes steeply from the segmented

circle north east away from the drainage ditch. A small part of

Location "B" is heavily wooded, while the rest is high brush. After

clearing there would be some heavy grading to create the central

70' taxi way with stepped hangar plots on each side (50'). If we

consider Location "B" to be 170' wide, or 20' on the auto side of

the fence, and 500' long, just short of the segmented circle, there

could be plots for twenty hangars.

Location "B" has no access expense as it is directly adjacent to the

paved aircraft parking area.

Location "C"

This area is a continuation of the existing private portable hangars

paralleling the main taxiway to runway 11. The distance from the

main taxi way to the edge of the drainage ditch is 96', which will

accommodate a hangar and its apron. There is an asphalt shallow

drainage ditch dividing Location "C" length-wise. Between the

shallow drainage ditch and the taxiway the topography is almost

level and graded smooth and clear of vegetation. In the space

between the shallow asphalt drainage ditch and the deep drainage

ditch is mixed vegetation. This vegetation has recently been cut

for a distance of 846' from the last existing hangar in that line.

The ground between the two drainage ditches begins to slope more

steeply towards the large drainage ditch further towards the end

of the runway. After this recently cleared part the ground slopes

too steeply to build hangars without a tremendous amount of fill.

This means area "C" is 846' long leaving 927' to the end of the

runway. Location "C" could hold 16 hangars in a row, each with

an apron access to the main taxi way. The rear half of Location

"C" would need stump removal and grading.

Location "D"

This is the area along the taxiway to runway 29 after the paved

tiedown area for aircraft. The tiedown pavement extends 40' from

the edge of the taxi way toward the drainage ditch and runs 504'.

The width of Location "D" from the taxi way to the drainage ditch is

102', deep enough for a hangar and apron. Location "D" ends 153'

from the end of the runway, before the taxi way begins to curve

towards the runway, which make it 1641 feet long. This length could

contain 32 parking spaces for aircraft, half of which could be

future tiedowns and half hangar space. The land in Location "D"

is quite level, gently sloping to the drainage ditch, cleared of

all vegetation and graded smooth from the taxi way to the drainage

ditch. There is no entry or access pavement required and no site

preparation.