GENERALLY

Oklahoma City Municipal Code ch. 10, art. II, div. 1

in effect

Oklahoma City Municipal Code § 10-16 Definitions.

§ 10-16. - Definitions. The following words, terms and phrases, when used in this article, shall have the meanings ascribed to them in this section, except where the context clearly indicates a different meaning: (1) Aircraft means any contrivance used or designed for navigation or flight in the air. (2) Airport, airport proper and airport property mean any and all real property held by the City and/or the Oklahoma City Airport Trust together with its facilities, appurtenances and improvements and used for airport purposes as the same may be enlarged, diminished or otherwise modified. The terms shall not be construed to include any water supply lakes wherein amphibious aircraft may be permitted to land. (3) Airport customer means any person or entity that is transported from airport property to an off-airport rental car business within a ten-mile radius of Will Rogers World Airport for the purpose of entering into an automobile rental agreement for a fee. Customers with a valid Oklahoma driver's license evidencing an Oklahoma zip code shall be excluded from the definition of airport customer. (4) Concession fee means the fee as described in this article and imposed on off-airport rental car businesses for the privilege granted to said businesses and operators for accessing Airport Customers. (5) Contract means those bona fide documentary agreements entered into between the Oklahoma City Airport Trust and/or the City and a second or third party, granting the second or third party the right and privilege to engage in aviation or allied activities. (6) Department of Airports means all personnel of the City duly employed in the operation, maintenance, supervision, protection and policing of all land and real estate acquired by and recorded in the name of the City and/or the Oklahoma City Airport Trust for airport and air navigation purposes, together with all improvements, appurtenances and facilities, including roadways not dedicated as public streets and other appurtenances which are used for municipal airport purposes. (7) Director of Airports or Director means the head of the Department of Airports as appointed by the City Manager and the General Manager of the Oklahoma City Airport Trust to administer, govern, superintend, control and protect the aviation interest of the City and/or the Oklahoma City Airport Trust. (8) Gross revenues means all monies paid or payable to or in consideration of determinable value received from customers by rental car business, after discounts and coupons deducted at the time of rental exclusive of any retroactive adjustments for volume discounts. Gross revenues shall include: (a) All time and mileage charges and separately stated fees for rental of vehicles and other related or incidental services, and any other items or services, regardless of where the vehicles or services are delivered or returned; (b) All amounts charged to the customer for insurance offered by rental car business incidental to the rental of such vehicles, including, but not limited to, personal accident insurances; (c) All charges attributable to any vehicle originally rented to an airport customer which is exchanged at any other location of rental car business; (d) All proceeds from the long-term lease of vehicles to any airport customer; (e) The amount charged to rental car business's customers which is separately stated on the rental agreement as an optional charge for waiver by rental car business of its right to recover from customer for damage to or loss of the vehicles rented; (f) The amount charged to rental car business's customers at the commencement or the conclusion of the rental transaction for the cost of furnishing and/or replacing fuel provided by rental car business; (g) The amount charged by rental car business as a pass through to its customers of concession fees; (h) Any and all additional charges not expressly excluded under this provision. Gross revenues shall not include: (a) Any Federal, State, County, or City sales or other similar taxes or surcharges separately stated and collected from customer of rental car business; (b) Any amounts received as insurance proceeds or otherwise for damage to automobiles or other property of rental car business, or for loss, conversion or abandonment of such vehicles; (c) Revenue from the wholesale transfer of salvage vehicles; (d) All non-revenue rentals to employees of rental car business; and (e) The Customer Facility Charge, at such time as a Customer Facility Charge may be imposed on rental car business's Airport Customers. (9) Landing field means that portion of any airport lying within 750 feet of the centerline of any designated runway and including that area lying within 750 feet beyond the end of any designated runway. (10) Off-airport rental car business means any person or brand renting or providing the use of an automobile for a fee, whether for short or long term use, with an airport customer directly from or through a facility which is located off airport property. (11) On-airport rental car business means any person or brand which has entered into an automobile rental concession agreement and lease with the Oklahoma City Airport Trust, or such other lease or operating agreement to operate a certain brand, to rent or to provide the use of an automobile for a fee, whether for short or long term use, with an Airport Customer from or through a facility which is located on airport property or as otherwise provided for by an agreement. (12) Vehicles means every description of carriage, vehicle or other conveyance, propelled or drawn by mechanical or any other power, owned or operated by any person and used for any private, public or commercial purposes. (Code 1970, § 4-1; Code 1980, § 10-16; Ord. No. 24533, § 1, 9-25-12)

Oklahoma City Municipal Code § 10-17 Scope.

§ 10-17. - Scope. All parts of the land and airport premises, and all persons thereon, shall be governed by this article and the regulations made pursuant hereto. (Code 1970, § 4-8(a); Code 1980, § 10-17)

Oklahoma City Municipal Code § 10-18 Compliance.

§ 10-18. - Compliance. (a) Any permission granted by the Director, directly or indirectly, specifically or by implication to any person to enter or use the airport or any of its improvements, facilities or equipment shall be conditioned upon the compliance by that person with the provisions of this article and the regulations made pursuant to this article, and entrance upon or into the airport area shall be deemed to constitute an agreement by that person to comply with same. (b) Failure to comply with any provisions of this chapter or any rule or regulation duly promulgated under it shall be deemed to constitute a revocation of the privileges extended by operation of this section and any person whose privilege has been so revoked may be removed or ejected from airport property as provided in Section 10-25. (Code 1970, § 4-8(a), (b); Code 1980, § 10-18)

Oklahoma City Municipal Code § 10-19 Preservation of airport property.

§ 10-19. - Preservation of airport property. (a) Alterations and excavations. No person shall alter, add to, or erect any building or sign or make any excavation within the boundary of any airport in the Department unless authorized to do so under valid contract or by written permission of the Director. (b) Tampering with or unauthorized removal of property prohibited. No person shall destroy, deface, damage, remove, change or tamper with any sign, marker, equipment, structure, tree, flower or lawn at any airport within the Department. (Code 1970, § 4-10; Code 1980, § 10-21; Ord. No. 20043, § 1, 10-12-93)

Oklahoma City Municipal Code § 10-20 Commercial pursuits, soliciting, etc.

§ 10-20. - Commercial pursuits, soliciting, etc. In addition to any and all other applicable provisions of this Code no person shall, unless authorized in writing under valid contract or by the Director: (1) use any airport owned by the City for the conduct of commercial activities. (2) post, distribute or display advertisements, circulars, printed or written matter. (3) solicit funds, contributions, alms or donations, except with the permission of the Director, and then only in strict compliance with the provisions of Chapter 13 of this Code. (4) sell or offer for sale any article of merchandise, food, refreshment, or any commodity. (5) solicit any business or trade, including the carrying of baggage for hire. (6) operate any vehicle, other than those chartered by commercial airlines having a contract with the City and/or the Oklahoma City Airport Trust, on any airport for the purposes of transporting commercial guests or passengers. (7) demonstrate, picket, circulate petitions or conduct surveys. (Code 1970, § 4-11; Code 1980, § 10-22; Ord. No. 20043, § 1, 10-12-93)

Oklahoma City Municipal Code § 10-21 Competing commercial activities.

§ 10-21. - Competing commercial activities. No person, unless authorized in writing under valid contract or by the Director, shall use any airport, or any services or facilities thereof, for the conduct of commercial activities which compete with similar commercial activities conducted by a person who has contracted for and makes fee or rental payments to the Oklahoma City Airport Trust for the use of airport services or facilities. The following activities shall be deemed to be competing commercial activities, and no person, unless authorized in writing to do so, shall use any airport services or facilities for the carrying of airline passengers or freight, express or branched, for aircraft engine, airframe and accessory sales and maintenance, for the traffic in or sales of fuels, or for the giving of flight instruction for hire, whether or not the principal place for the conduct of any such commercial activity is located on airport premises. Any person who shall violate any of the provisions of this section shall be guilty of a Class "b" offense and upon conviction thereof shall be punished by a fine of not more than $750.00, excluding costs or by imprisonment for not more than six months in the City Jail, or both such fine and imprisonment. Each day's violation shall constitute a separate offense. (Code 1970, § 4-11A; Code 1980, § 10-23; Ord. No. 20447, § 1, 10-24-95)

Oklahoma City Municipal Code § 10-22 Rules and regulations—Generally.

§ 10-22. - Rules and regulations—Generally. (a) Director to promulgate rules; approval by City Manager. The Director is expressly authorized and empowered to promulgate rules and regulations supplementing this article, within its terms, provisions and limitations. The rules and regulations shall be subject to approval by the City Manager. (b) Airports to comply with additional rules in chapter. Each airport in the Department shall be subject to additional regulations beyond those described in Subsection (a) for the conduct and operation of the activities, use and purposes assigned and conducted at that airport as provided by this chapter. (c) Activities subject to rules. Operational rules and regulations promulgated by the Director under this section shall extend to the operational activities of aircraft, vehicles, pedestrians, flight instruction, fueling and refueling operations, maintenance of security, control and prevention of fire hazards, control of sanitation, protection of the environment, communications, and maintenance and general protection of the airport property and its appurtenances and facilities. (Code 1970, § 4-6; Code 1980, § 10-24; Ord. No. 20043, § 1, 10-12-93)

Oklahoma City Municipal Code § 10-23 Same—Publication and filing.

§ 10-23. - Same—Publication and filing. (a) Copies of rules to be distributed. Whenever the Director has promulgated rules and regulations and they have been placed in effect as provided, the Director shall have the authority and duty within the limits of budgeted funds available to provide duplicate copies of the rules and regulations in any number as may be necessary for the members of the airport personnel and to persons doing business with the Department and to other interested persons as may require copies of the regulations. (b) Copies of rules to be filed. A copy of the rules and regulations carrying the City Manager's approval and the dates of promulgation shall be filed with the Municipal Counselor, the City Manager and the City Clerk. (Code 1970, § 4-7; Code 1980, § 10-25; Ord. No. 18809, § 2, 7-21-87)

Oklahoma City Municipal Code § 10-24 Suspension of operations; emergency measures.

§ 10-24. - Suspension of operations; emergency measures. The Director, directly or through his authorized representative, shall at all times have authority to suspend or restrict any or all aeronautical, vehicular and pedestrian operations at any airport in the Department whenever the action is deemed necessary in the interest of safety. The Director is hereby empowered to employ in all cases of emergency any other measures of control as are deemed necessary to minimize hazards which endanger life and property. (Code 1970, § 4-5; Code 1980, § 10-26)

Oklahoma City Municipal Code § 10-25 Ejection from premises and revocation of entry privileges for violations.

§ 10-25. - Ejection from premises and revocation of entry privileges for violations. (a) In addition to any penalty provided in this Code or other ordinances of the City, any person violating the terms of this article or failing to comply with any rules or regulation duly promulgated by the Director may be promptly removed or ejected from any airport property in the Department by or under the authority of the Director. Upon the order of the Director, such person may be deprived of the further use of the airport and its facilities for such length of time as may be required to insure the safeguarding of the public interest. (b) No person shall remain on airport property after the revocation of his privilege to enter or use the airport, or any part of it, including the terminal building. (Code 1970, §§ 4-8, 4-43; Code 1980, § 10-27; Ord. No. 18809, § 3, 7-21-87)

Oklahoma City Municipal Code § 10-26 Off airport rental car concession fee and rental car agreement.

§ 10-26. - Off airport rental car concession fee and rental car agreement. Any off-airport rental car business entering into a rental car agreement with an Airport Customer shall pay monthly to the Oklahoma City Airport Trust a concession fee based on a percentage of the gross revenues of each daily transaction with an Airport Customer that is equal to the percent concession fee required of on-airport rental car companies. The concession fee shall be set by the Oklahoma City Airport Trust and approved by The City of Oklahoma City. The Oklahoma City Airport Trust may require all off-airport rental car companies to enter into an off airport rental car concession agreement with the Trust before entering onto the airport premises or accessing airport customers. (Ord. No. 24533, § 2, 9-25-12)

Source: City of Oklahoma City, Municipal Code and City Charter (Municode Library, library.municode.com)URL: https://library.municode.com/ok/oklahoma_city/codes/code_of_ordinances?nodeId=OKMUCO2020_CH10AV_ARTIIMUAI_DIV1GEFetched: 10/28/2026