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Lake Darby is an unincorporated community (population 4,731) in Franklin County, Ohio. Because Lake Darby is not an incorporated city, it does not have its own municipal code. Instead, Franklin County ordinances apply directly to properties here. The aircraft noise rules below are the ones that govern your area.
Aircraft noise from John Glenn Columbus International Airport (CMH), Rickenbacker International (LCK), Ohio State University Airport (OSU), and Bolton Field (TZR) is preempted by the Federal Aviation Administration. Franklin County cannot regulate flight paths or operating hours.
Under 49 USC 41713 and 14 CFR Part 150, airspace and aircraft operations are exclusively federal. The Columbus Regional Airport Authority runs a noise-complaint line and publishes Part 150 noise contours. Residents east of CMH (Gahanna, Mifflin Township) and south of Rickenbacker (Madison, Hamilton Townships) are within the highest-impact DNL 65+ contours. Homes built after 1998 in designated contours include avigation easements.
Contact your local code enforcement office for specific penalty information.
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