Moreno Valley, CA Noise Ordinances: Aircraft Noise (2026)
Key Facts
- Governing plan
- March ARB/Inland Port Airport ALUCP (2014)
- High-noise designation
- Zone B2, High Noise Zone
- Total compatibility zones
- 8 (M, A, B1, B2, C1, C2, D, E)
- State authority
- PUC §§ 21670-21679.5
- Council override vote
- Two-thirds, 45-day notice
Summary
Moreno Valley controls aircraft noise exposure through land-use compatibility zoning rather than a decibel ordinance. MVMC Section 9.07.060 applies the March Air Reserve Base/Inland Port Airport Land Use Compatibility Plan, including a designated B2 High Noise Zone, to development near the base.
The requirements are established to limit noise impacts on noise-sensitive uses and to protect and preserve airports and aviation safety, as well as public safety, from aviation-related hazards. ... The 2014 March ALUCP establishes eight separate compatibility zones for March Air Reserve Base/Inland Port Airport. ... B2 High Noise Zone ... The adoption or approval of a zoning ordinance or building regulation which affects property within an airport influence area, and involves the types of airport impact concerns listed in Section 1.4 of the March ALUCP (Public Utilities Code Section 21676(b)). These are impacts related to: a. Exposure to aircraft noise;
Official source re-checked September 7, 2026: no newer edition of the code had been published (publisher’s edition: rev 4887234; v10 updated 2026-04-07).
Full Breakdown
1, including Zone B2, described as 'High Noise Zone,' alongside the Clear Zone (A), Inner Approach/Departure Zone (B1), Primary Approach/Departure Zone (C1), Flight Corridor Zone (C2), Flight Corridor Buffer (D) and Other Airport Environs (E). Where the ALUCP is more restrictive than the underlying zoning district, subsection (B) makes clear the ALUCP controls. Certain actions, including general or specific plan amendments and zoning ordinances affecting land within the airport influence area, must be referred to the Riverside County Airport Land Use Commission (ALUC) for a consistency finding before city approval, per Public Utilities Code Section 21676(b), covering impact concerns the code lists as including exposure to aircraft noise.
57 and Air Force Instruction AFI 32-7063, including consultation with the 452d Air Mobility Wing at March Air Reserve Base. If the city council wants to overrule an ALUC inconsistency finding, subsection (J) requires a two-thirds council vote, specific findings under PUC Section 21670, and 45 days' advance notice to both ALUC and the California Division of Aeronautics before the override.
Violations & Fines
There is no separate fine schedule for aircraft-noise zoning; compliance is enforced through the entitlement process. A general plan amendment, zoning ordinance, or discretionary project approved within the airport influence area without the required ALUC consistency review or finding is subject to challenge and, once built without proper approval, becomes a Title 9 violation under MVMC Section 1.01.200, chargeable as a misdemeanor (up to $1,000 fine and/or six months in jail under Section 1.01.230) or as an infraction at the city attorney's discretion.
Frequently Asked Questions
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Sources & Official References
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