Aircraft noise in Macomb County is governed by the FAA and, for Selfridge Air National Guard Base, the military, not by county or local ordinance. Federal law preempts municipal regulation of aircraft in flight.
Neither Macomb County nor its townships and cities can regulate aircraft noise, because the Federal Aviation Administration holds exclusive authority over aircraft operations and flight paths, and local noise ordinances are federally preempted for aircraft in flight. Macomb County is home to Selfridge Air National Guard Base near Mount Clemens and Harrison Township, a joint military installation whose flight operations are governed by the Department of Defense and the Michigan Air National Guard. Noise concerns about Selfridge, including jet operations, are handled through the base's community-relations and public-affairs channels, not a county ordinance. For commercial and general-aviation noise, complaints go to the FAA. Local ground noise, such as idling ground equipment, may still fall under municipal codes.
There is no county or local penalty for aircraft noise; regulation and any enforcement rest with the FAA and, for Selfridge operations, the military.
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