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Dallas aviation staff urges zoning to limit new residential near Love Field
Summary
Department of Aviation staff briefed the City Planning Commission on Love Field noise monitoring, FAA standards and the city’s voluntary noise program, urging commissioners and staff to use zoning to reduce future residential exposure near the airport.
The Dallas Department of Aviation told the City Planning Commission on May 22 that local zoning is the most effective tool available to limit future residential exposure to aircraft noise around Love Field. Department representatives reviewed federal noise standards, how the city monitors aircraft noise and which local measures are voluntary versus enforceable.
The presentation, delivered by Seth Hawes, the airport noise monitoring specialist, explained that the Federal Aviation Administration uses the day-night average sound level (DNL) and that FAA policy identifies 65 DNL as the significance threshold for aircraft noise exposure. Hawes said the FAA regulates aircraft and flight operations while the city, through planning and zoning, is the…
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