Military Compatibility Area
Strategy
Noise (NOI)
NOI‐1
Lack of Noise Regulations North of Maxwell AFB
Lack of noise regulations north of Maxwell AFB, including in the cities of Prattville and Millbrook, and the Town of Coosada, could potentially increase
noise sensitive land uses in high noise areas, e.g. areas under low level military training.
NOI‐1A MCA‐4
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Develop Sound Attenuation Building Standards for
New Construction
Amend the Building Code to require sound
attenuation measures for all new construction of
noise sensitive land uses (e.g. residential uses,
hospitals, elderly care facilities, schools, churches)
located within the 65 dB noise contour of the Noise
MCA. These structures should be designed and
constructed so as to limit their interior noise level
to no greater than 45 dB Ldn certified by an
accredited acoustical engineer.
The minimum sound transmission class (STC) rating
of structure components shall be provided in
compliance with the table shown below. As an
alternative to compliance with this table, structures
shall be permitted to be designed and constructed
2018
Joint Land Use Study Report
June 2017