Gardena cannot regulate aircraft in flight, which is federally preempted. GMC 8.36.070(17)(b) exempts lawful aircraft movement, and no major airport adjoins Gardena; small Torrance/Zamperini Field lies nearby in Torrance.
GMC 8.36.070(17)(b) states that nothing in the ordinance regulates the movement of aircraft conducted in accordance with applicable Federal laws or regulations, and GMC 8.36.080(I) exempts activities preempted by State or Federal law. Aircraft operations and airspace are controlled by the FAA, so the City cannot set overflight noise limits. However, GMC 8.36.070(17)(a) does bar repairing, rebuilding, modifying, or testing an aircraft on the ground in a way that disturbs a residential property line. Gardena has no adjacent major airport; the nearest general-aviation facility is Zamperini Field (Torrance Municipal Airport) in neighboring Torrance.
Ground aircraft testing that disturbs neighbors is a misdemeanor under GMC 8.36.090; overflight complaints go to the FAA, not the City.
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