Aircraft operations at Solano County's Nut Tree Airport (VCB) directly affect parts of Vacaville. The Nut Tree Airport Land Use Compatibility Plan (ALUCP), adopted May 20, 2010, by the Solano County Airport Land Use Commission, is implemented locally through Vacaville Municipal Code §14.09.110 (Airport Environs Overlay District). Direct regulation of aircraft in flight is federally preempted by the FAA. The airport publishes noise-sensitive area procedures including a published noise-abatement route west of Interstate 80 and below 800 feet MSL for runway 20 departures.
Nut Tree Airport (FAA identifier VCB) is owned and operated by Solano County in Vacaville and sits between Interstates 80 and 505. Because aircraft in flight are federally regulated under the Federal Aviation Act, the City of Vacaville cannot directly regulate aircraft operations; instead, Vacaville implements land-use compatibility around the airport through Vacaville Municipal Code §14.09.110 (Airport Environs (AE) Overlay District) and through the Nut Tree Airport Land Use Compatibility Plan (ALUCP) adopted May 20, 2010, by the Solano County Airport Land Use Commission (ALUC). The ALUCP defines noise contour zones and safety zones around the airport and constrains the kinds of land uses (residential density, noise-sensitive uses such as schools and hospitals) that may be approved within those zones. There is a noise-sensitive area west of the airport, and published voluntary noise-abatement procedures direct runway 20 flight operations to remain west of Interstate 80 and to make no turns to crosswind below 800 feet MSL. Pilot non-compliance is addressed by Solano County General Services as airport operator and by the FAA Flight Standards District Office; complaints from the public can be filed with Nut Tree Airport Administration at 707-469-4600.
Direct enforcement against aircraft in flight is reserved to the FAA; the City of Vacaville does not cite aircraft noise. Land-use violations within the Airport Environs Overlay District (e.g., development that does not comply with the ALUCP) are enforced through the City's planning and code enforcement processes under Title 14 of the Vacaville Municipal Code. Persistent noise complaints are logged with Nut Tree Airport Administration and may be forwarded to the FAA.
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