Grand Prairie Sec. 13-280(6) exempts aircraft in flight from local noise restrictions. The city is near Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport and Grand Prairie Municipal Airport. Federal Aviation Administration has preemptive authority over aircraft noise.
Grand Prairie's noise ordinance Section 13-280(6) explicitly exempts sound generated by any activity the regulation of which has been preempted by state or federal law, including but not limited to sound produced by aircraft in flight. Grand Prairie is located near DFW International Airport and has its own Grand Prairie Municipal Airport (GPM). Chapter 6 of the Code of Ordinances addresses Airports/Aviation. Aircraft noise complaints are handled by the FAA and DFW Airport Noise Compatibility Office, not the city's code compliance division.
No local enforcement. Aircraft noise is federally preempted. Complaints directed to FAA or DFW Airport Noise Office.
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