Neither Jefferson County nor Colorado's noise statute regulates aircraft noise. CRS 25-12-103(4) states the article does not apply to aircraft, which are governed by federal (FAA) law. Rocky Mountain Metropolitan Airport handles local complaints.
Colorado's noise statute expressly excludes aircraft and other activities subject to federal noise-control law, so the county's 55/50 dB(A) limits do not apply to overflights. Aircraft noise is regulated by the Federal Aviation Administration. Jefferson County is home to Rocky Mountain Metropolitan Airport (BJC), which operates a voluntary noise-abatement program and a complaint line for residents affected by general-aviation and flight-training traffic. Residents disturbed by aircraft should file with the airport's noise office rather than the Sheriff.
No county citation applies; aircraft noise is a federal matter. Local recourse is the airport's voluntary noise-abatement and complaint process.
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