Aircraft noise is not regulated by Charleston County's Livability ordinance. Aircraft and airport operations are governed by the FAA and the airport authorities (Charleston International / Charleston Executive), so county noise citations do not apply to planes overhead.
Federal law preempts local regulation of aircraft in flight, so the county's Section 3-43 noise standard does not cover planes, helicopters or jets. Noise around Charleston International Airport (a joint civil-military field with Joint Base Charleston) and Charleston Executive Airport on Johns Island is managed by the Charleston County Aviation Authority and the FAA through flight-path, curfew-agreement and land-use-compatibility programs. Residents with aircraft-noise concerns should contact the Aviation Authority's noise office rather than county code enforcement.
The county issues no aircraft-noise citations; concerns are handled administratively by the Charleston County Aviation Authority and the FAA.
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