Daly City has no local aircraft noise ordinance. Aircraft operations and overflight noise are preempted by federal law (FAA / 49 U.S.C. § 40103) and the California Airport Noise Standards (Cal. Code Regs. tit. 21 §§ 5000-5080). Daly City's General Plan Noise Element acknowledges SFO overflights as a regional noise source, but enforcement of aircraft noise lies with the SFO Noise Abatement Office and FAA, not Daly City code enforcement.
Daly City sits roughly 8 miles northwest of San Francisco International Airport (SFO) and is exposed to departure and arrival flight tracks, but the city does not regulate aircraft noise through its municipal code. The California Airport Noise Standards (21 CCR §§ 5000-5080) cap incompatible community noise exposure around airports at a Community Noise Equivalent Level (CNEL) of 65 dB; Daly City lies outside SFO's 65 CNEL contour per SFO Airport Land Use Compatibility Plan mapping maintained by the City/County Association of Governments of San Mateo County (C/CAG). California Public Utilities Code § 21669 and federal preemption (Burbank v. Lockheed Air Terminal, 411 U.S. 624) prevent cities from imposing curfews or operational restrictions on aircraft. Noise complaints from SFO overflights are filed with the SFO Aircraft Noise Abatement Office (https://noisecomplaint.flysfo.com/), not Daly City. Chapter 9.22 of the Daly City Municipal Code (Disturbing the Peace) regulates ground-based noise only and does not reach aircraft in flight.
No local violation framework — federal preemption. Complaints about specific SFO flights should be filed with SFO Noise Abatement Office; the FAA investigates pilot/operator violations of published flight procedures.
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