Aircraft noise in unincorporated Solano County, dominated by Travis Air Force Base, is governed by federal and regional rather than county police-power rules. The Solano County Airport Land Use Commission applies the Travis AFB Land Use Compatibility Plan, which uses a 60 dB CNEL noise-contour threshold to restrict new noise-sensitive development; FAA preempts in-flight operations.
Solano County does not, and legally cannot, regulate in-flight aircraft operations by ordinance; aircraft operations and noise are subject to federal preemption by the FAA. Instead, the county manages aircraft noise through land-use compatibility. The Solano County Airport Land Use Commission (ALUC) prepares and applies Airport Land Use Compatibility Plans, including the Travis Air Force Base Land Use Compatibility Plan (TALUP), and reviews city and county general plans and zoning for consistency. The TALUP defines noise-compatibility zones around Travis AFB, with locations exposed to noise in excess of approximately 60 dB CNEL treated as a compatibility-restricted area where new noise-sensitive uses (such as homes, schools, and hospitals) are limited or require noise attenuation. New development in the unincorporated areas near Travis (around Fairfield, Suisun City, and Vacaville) is reviewed for consistency with these noise contours. The county General Plan Health and Safety Element incorporates these airport-noise compatibility policies. The county zoning ordinance also requires structures to be built to avoid glare or conditions hazardous to aircraft. Complaints about specific military flight noise are directed to Travis AFB community relations, and civilian flight-noise issues to the FAA.
Because aircraft operations are federally preempted, there is no county citation for in-flight aircraft noise. Enforcement is land-use based: development inconsistent with the Travis AFB Land Use Compatibility Plan or the General Plan Health and Safety Element noise policies can be denied or conditioned during ALUC and county planning review. Noise complaints are routed to Travis AFB or the FAA, not the Sheriff.
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