NOISE LIMITS EXTENDED AT VAN NUYS AIRPORT.Byline: Patrick McGreevy Daily News Staff Writer The city Airport Commission voted Thursday to expand the curfew for airplanes at Van Nuys airport Van Nuys Airport (IATA: VNY, ICAO: KVNY, FAA LID: VNY) is a public airport located in Van Nuys, California in the San Fernando Valley, within the Los Angeles city limits. , but delayed new limits on noisy jets located at the airfield after hearing opposition from tenants of the facility. The ordinance approved by the commission prohibits noisy jets from taking off after 10 p.m., rather than the current 11 p.m. curfew. The broader curfew now goes to the City Council, where it is likely to be approved according to according to prep. 1. As stated or indicated by; on the authority of: according to historians. 2. In keeping with: according to instructions. 3. Tom Henry, an aide to Councilman Joel Wachs Joel Wachs served for several terms as Los Angeles City Councilman for the 2nd district. He was first elected by defeating incumbent James B. Potter. While in office, Wachs chaired the Public Works Committee and vice-chair of the Environmental Quality & Waste Management . It would go into effect shortly after the mayor signs it. Airport Commission President Dan Garcia said the panel would schedule a public hearing in the San Fernando Valley San Fernando Valley Valley, southern California, U.S. Northwest of central Los Angeles, the valley is bounded by the San Gabriel, Santa Susana, and Santa Monica mountains and the Simi Hills. in 90 days to give residents and jet operators a chance to provide more input on the proposed ``no addition rule'' for noisy Stage 2 jets. Garcia said he wants the reduce the nuisance caused by jet noise for people who live around Van Nuys Airport. ``On the other hand we don't want to destroy people's jobs,'' he said. The commission previously had approved the ``no addition rule'' and the curfew expansion in one ordinance, but it ran into opposition that made City Council approval unlikely. The council can approve or disapprove dis·ap·prove v. dis·ap·proved, dis·ap·prov·ing, dis·ap·proves v.tr. 1. To have an unfavorable opinion of; condemn. 2. To refuse to approve; reject. v.intr. an ordinance, but it cannot make amendments, so Henry asked the Airport Commission on Thursday to approve the curfew expansion as a new, separate ordinance, because it is supported by both sides and can be adopted by the council while more work is done on the ``no addition rule.'' Henry said an ad hoc committee ad hoc committee A committee formed with the purpose of addressing a specific issue or issues, which theoretically is disbanded once its raison d'etre is finished of airport tenants and homeowners has agreed to meet and try to work out a compromise on the ``no addition rule.'' ``It's like Nyquil,'' Henry said of Thursday's action. ``It provides nighttime relief to noise. But we're still looking for Looking for In the context of general equities, this describing a buy interest in which a dealer is asked to offer stock, often involving a capital commitment. Antithesis of in touch with. a 24-hour solution.'' The ``no addition rule'' would prohibit airport tenants from locating additional Stage 2 jets at Van Nuys, but tenants say it will hurt their ability to stay in business. ``We feel that it's very detrimental,'' said Harold Lee Harold Lee might refer to:
Lee asked for time for an ad hoc committee of tenants and residents to meet and win support for the commission to have the airport staff update noise and economic studies of the proposed new rule. However, Steve Meister and David Rankell of the Sherman Oaks Homeowners Association, questioned the credibility of the ad hoc committee, saying it is dominated by tenant interests. Rankell also said the ordinances miss a key issue by not extending limits to helicopters that use Van Nuys Airport as a base and often take off early in the morning. ``A great deal of the population is bothered by helicopter noise, not just Stage 2 jet noise,'' Rankell said. Garcia noted that the commission has asked the Federal Aviation Administration Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), component of the U.S. Department of Transportation that sets standards for the air-worthiness of all civilian aircraft, inspects and licenses them, and regulates civilian and military air traffic through its air traffic control to consider allowing the city to better regulate helicopters. |
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