Galloway Township sets no local aircraft-noise limit — aviation noise is preempted by the Federal Aviation Administration. Galloway lies near the FAA William J. Hughes Technical Center and Atlantic City International Airport, whose operations are regulated federally, not by Township Code Chapter 253.
Aircraft noise is regulated by the FAA under federal law, which broadly preempts local noise ordinances for aviation. Galloway Township Code Chapter 253 governs ground-based noise, but it does not — and legally cannot — set decibel limits on overflights. Galloway sits beside the FAA William J. Hughes Technical Center and Atlantic City International Airport (ACY) in neighboring Egg Harbor Township, so residents do experience aircraft activity. Noise concerns are directed to the airport authority (SJTA) and the FAA rather than to Township Code Enforcement.
No local penalty applies to aircraft in flight; enforcement of aviation noise rests with the FAA and airport operator, not Galloway Township.
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