BURBANK : Airport Exemption From Noise Rules Challenged
Saying extraordinary strides have been made to reduce noise, an attorney for the Burbank-Pasadena-Glendale Airport defended the facility Monday at a hearing to determine whether the airport can continue operating under an exemption from state noise standards.
The hearing, scheduled to continue through Thursday, is being held by the California Department of Transportation at the request of a coalition of homeowners south of the airport that has long complained about airport noise.
Virtually all major airports in the state have such permits. Their managers say it is not technically or financially feasible to meet the standards.
In the 25 or so variance renewal hearings held since the state airport noise law went into effect in 1975, the variance has been granted in all cases, according to a Caltrans spokesman.
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