25.16.050 - Parking without charge.
A. Parking without charge shall be authorized by the director only in accordance with this section.
B. The director may authorize parking without charge by:
1. Issuance of parking permits for reserved airport parking facilities; or
2. Issuance of parking control cards or other electronic devices for access to airport parking facilities; or
3. Validation of parking tickets; or
4. Authorizing a vehicle to exit without charge under the circumstances set forth in Subsection E. below.
C. Parking without charge shall be authorized by the director for the following persons:
1. Elected representatives of Santa Clara County who are members of the United States Congress, California State Assembly or State Senate, or County Board of Supervisors, if such elected representatives request to park without charge while on official governmental business.
2. Members of the city council and the airport commission, city council appointees, city officers and employees assigned to the airport, and such other city employees as may be authorized by the city manager, while on official city business.
3. Officers and employees of the Federal Aviation Administration, United States Customs, Naturalization and Immigration Services, or other federal agencies while conducting official business at the airport.
4. Management employees of airport tenants or airport contractors while performing work for an airport tenant at the airport.
5. Contractors and public utility companies while performing work at the airport for the city or for a governmental agency or a business.
6. Volunteer staff or non-profit organizations which provide information and assistance at the airport to members of the traveling public pursuant to agreements with the city, while on the airport in order to provide such assistance.
7. Operators of commercial ground transportation vehicles with valid permits for use of airport roadways pursuant to Chapter 25.08, but only for such limited period of time as may be specified in the resolution establishing parking fees adopted by the city council.
8. Visitors to the airport for the purpose of conducting business with the city or attending ceremonial events or public meetings held at the airport.
D. The director shall maintain appropriate records of all persons who are authorized to park without charge in accordance with this section.
1. The director shall not authorize parking without charge in any parking facility for which a fee is charged to the general public, unless such use of an airport parking facility is for an airport-related activity or event, or unless otherwise authorized under Subsection C. above.
2. Elected local and state officials, who request to park without charge while on official governmental business pursuant to Section 25.16.050C.1., shall be notified by the director that acceptance of free parking at the airport may disqualify such representatives from taking official action on airport-related matters in the conducting of official duties pursuant to state law. Written authorization issued for such parking shall clearly state that it is only intended for use while on official governmental business.
E. The director may authorize vehicles to exit the parking facilities without charge under the following circumstances:
1. To relieve traffic congestion in the parking facilities in order to maintain waiting times and levels of service at reasonable levels;
2. To relieve curbside and roadway congestion next to airport terminals by authorizing vehicles to enter and exit the parking facilities to load and unload passengers and luggage;
3. To authorize a vehicle to exit one lot in order to find available parking in another airport parking facility; or
4. When a determination is made that exiting without charge is warranted due to damage or injury to an airport patron's person or property while on the airport or that emergency circumstances at the airport warrant exiting without charge.
(Ords. 25530, 28919.)
