Johns Creek, GA Noise Ordinances: Aircraft Noise (2026)

Johns Creek does not regulate aircraft noise, and its Code of Ordinances contains no provision addressing aircraft, helicopters, or overflights. Aircraft operations, flight paths, and noise are governed by the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) under federal law, which broadly preempts state and local regulation of aircraft in flight and of airspace. As a result, a city cannot set decibel limits or curfews for aircraft passing overhead. Johns Creek's nuisance noise rules in Chapter 30, Section 30-20, are written for ground-based sources, entertainment-venue music and amplified sound, landscaping and construction equipment, and trash collection, none of which reach aircraft. Residents concerned about aircraft noise typically direct complaints to the operating airport or to the FAA rather than to city code enforcement. The nearest general-aviation facilities serving the north-metro-Atlanta area handle such complaints through their own noise-abatement programs and the FAA's noise complaint channels. Within city limits, the only sound rules a homeowner can invoke are the Chapter 30 nuisance provisions, which apply to terrestrial noise sources and to the general 'loud or unusual noises' category in Section 30-1(7), not to aircraft.