Buncombe County has no aircraft-noise ordinance and cannot enforce one. Aircraft operations and noise are regulated by the FAA under federal law, which preempts local rules. The county noise ordinance does not reach aircraft in flight.
Buncombe County's noise ordinance (Ch. 26, Art. IV) addresses ground-level noise sources and does not regulate aircraft. Under federal law, the FAA has exclusive authority over aviation navigable airspace and aircraft noise, preempting county or city noise limits on flights (49 U.S.C. and FAA regulations). Noise complaints about flights near Asheville Regional Airport (AVL) go to the airport authority or the FAA, not the Buncombe County Sheriff. The county's authority under NCGS 153A-133 to regulate noise stops where federal aviation preemption begins. For airport-area land use, county zoning/UDO may set overlay standards, but not in-flight noise limits.
Not applicable at the county level. Aircraft-noise issues are handled through the FAA noise complaint process and the Asheville Regional Airport authority.
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