Fishers Code section 98.03(G) expressly exempts sounds associated with the operation of aircraft from the city noise ordinance. Aircraft noise is regulated by federal law (the FAA) and is outside the city's enforcement authority; Fishers Chapter 98 sets no decibel limit or curfew for aircraft.
Aircraft noise is one of the explicit carve-outs in Chapter 98. Section 98.03(G) exempts 'sounds associated with the operation of aircraft' (along with snow-removal equipment) from the provisions of the noise chapter, so the city's 90- and 115-decibel limits and equipment hours do not apply to aircraft overflights or operations. This mirrors the broader legal reality that aircraft noise and flight operations are preempted by federal regulation: the Federal Aviation Administration controls aircraft noise standards, flight paths, and operating procedures under federal law, leaving municipalities like Fishers without authority to set their own aircraft noise limits or curfews. Fishers is located in Hamilton County in the Indianapolis metro area, near general-aviation traffic and within the broader airspace served by Indianapolis-area airports, but the city's code does not attempt to regulate that activity. Residents with aircraft noise concerns are generally directed to the operating airport's noise office or the FAA rather than to city code enforcement, because Chapter 98 provides no mechanism to cite aircraft. Other Chapter 98 limits (devices, vehicles, equipment) remain fully enforceable on the ground.
There is no city penalty for aircraft noise because section 98.03(G) exempts it from Chapter 98. Aircraft noise complaints are handled through the operating airport and the FAA under federal authority, not through Fishers' Class C infraction process.
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