Neither Ottawa County nor the City of Holland regulates aircraft noise. Aircraft operations, including flights at the West Michigan Regional Airport, are governed by federal FAA rules, which preempt local noise ordinances.
There is no county or municipal aircraft-noise ordinance in Ottawa County. The City of Holland's noise code, Sections 19-5 and 19-6, addresses vehicles, amplified sound, animals and construction, but not overflights, and local governments cannot set aircraft operating or noise limits because federal law (the Federal Aviation Act) preempts that field. Aircraft using the West Michigan Regional Airport near Holland, or Grand Rapids' Gerald R. Ford International Airport nearby, fall under FAA noise and flight-path rules. Complaints about aircraft noise should go to the airport authority or the FAA rather than the county.
No county or city penalty applies to aircraft noise. Concerns are handled by the airport operator and the Federal Aviation Administration.
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