Res 2015-140/approving revisions to the Minimum Standards for Commercial Aeronautical Activities at the San Marcos Regional Airport (2)

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ar"i Mar cos Regional Airport, 1.3 Policy* The Airport Sponsor of a federally obligated Airport agrees to make available the opportunity to engage in commercial aeronautical activities by persons, firms, or corporations that meet reasonable minimum standards established by the Airport Sponsor. The Airport Sponsor's purpose in imposing standards is to ensure a safe, efficient, and adequate level of operation and services is offered to the public, Such standards must be reasonable and not unjustly discriminatory. .4 Objective* The FAA objective in recommending the development of minimum standards serves to promote safety in all! Airport activities, protect Airport users from unlicensed and unauthorized products and services, maintain and enhance the availability of adequate services for all Airport users, promote the orderly development of Airport land, and ensure efficiency of operations. Therefore, Airport Sponsors should strive to develop minimum standards that are fair and reasonable to all on- Airport aeronautical service providers and relevant to the aeronautical activity to which it is applied. The sponsor may prohibit or limit any given type, kind or class of aeronautical use of the Airport if such action is necessary for the safe operation of the Airport or necessary to serve the civil aviation needs of the public. Under certain circumstances, an Airport Sponsor could deny Airport users the opportunity to conduct aeronautical activities at the Airport for reasons of safety and efficiency. A denial based on safety must be based on evidence demonstrating that safety will be compromised if the applicant is allowed to engage in the proposed aeronautical activity. The FAA is the final authority in determining what, in fact, constitutes a compromise of safety. These standards should be tailored to the specific aeronautical activity and the Airport to which they are to be applied. Considerations for applying these standards may include the following: 1. Apply standards to all providers of aeronautical services, from full service FBOs to single service providers; 2. Impose conditions that ensure safe and efficient operation of the Airport in accordance with FAA rules, regulations, and guidance; 3. Ensure standards are reasonable, not unjustly discriminatory, attainable, uniformly applied and reasonably protect the investment of providers of aeronautical services to meet minimum standards from competition not making a similar investment; 4. Ensure standards are relevant to the activity to which they apply; and 5. Ensure standards provide the opportunity for newcomers to meet the minimum standards to offer their aeronautical services within the market demand for such services. * Federal Aviation Administration Advisory Circular Number 150/5190 -7, August 28, 2006 2