§ 12.08.010. Aircraft registration.

A.

Except as otherwise provided in this chapter, all persons owning any interest in an aircraft located or operated within the municipality shall register such aircraft in accordance with this chapter.

1.

There shall be a rebuttable presumption that the following aircraft are located or operated within the municipality and subject to registration:

a.

Aircraft whose Federal Aviation Administration registration shows a residence, business or mailing address of the owner located within the municipality;

b.

Aircraft whose owner has a business, residence or mailing address within the municipality; or

c.

Aircraft located at any site owned by the owner or operator of the aircraft or aircraft for which the owner or operator thereof parks or pays a fee for the privilege of locating such aircraft at a site within the municipality for 60 days or more during the registration year.

2.

Any owner of an aircraft may rebut the presumption in subsection A.1 of this section by filing with the department a specific, detailed and sworn statement on a form provided by the department demonstrating that in fact the presumption does not apply and the aircraft is not subject to registration under this chapter.

3.

This chapter does not apply to aircraft subject to the provisions of section 12.10.060.E.

B.

The owner of an aircraft required to be registered under this chapter shall apply for registration and pay the registration tax no later than the last day of the second month after the month in which the aircraft becomes subject to registration.

C.

The registration requirements of this chapter are in addition to any other license, permit or registration required by law.

(AO No. 94-211, § 1, 1-1-95)