Ada County's noise ordinance does not apply to aircraft. Section 5-13-4 exempts airplanes and other FAA-regulated aircraft, along with railway equipment and emergency vehicles. Aircraft noise is regulated federally by the FAA.
Section 5-13-4 lists specific exemptions from the county noise ordinance: emergency vehicles responding to emergencies, locomotives and other railway equipment, airplanes and other FAA-regulated aircraft, and authorized public fireworks displays. Aircraft operations, including flights into and out of the Boise Airport, are governed by federal FAA rules rather than county code. The Board of Ada County Commissioners may grant additional exemptions by resolution stating the rationale.
No county penalty applies to exempt aircraft. Federal aviation-noise complaints go to the FAA and the airport authority.
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