Lakewood, NJ Noise Ordinances: Aircraft Noise (2026)
Key Facts
- Landing/takeoff
- Exempt from noise chapter
- Training/jump flights
- Capped at 70 decibels
- Excessive-noise test
- 3 measurements in any 12-hour period
- Governing section
- Code Section BH16-6
- Location named
- Lakewood Airport
Summary
Lakewood Township exempts ordinary landing and takeoff at a licensed runway or airport from its noise code, but Code Section BH16-6 caps cruising or hovering aircraft engaged in pilot training or parachute jumping near Lakewood Airport at 70 decibels. Cruising or hovering beyond that figure, or excessive noise from repeated low circling, falls back under the ordinary noise violations.
Landing and takeoff of aircraft from a licensed runway or airport. However, such landing and takeoff shall not include cruising or hovering over an area for such duration of time or on such number of occasions during any 24 hour period as to permit measurement showing excessive noise level outside the bounds of the airport property as to be in violation of this chapter when measured on three occasions in any 12 hour period from any one measuring point. Cruising or hovering aircraft such as are presently engaged in pilot training or parachute center sport jumping, testing, or other parachuting or sky diving activities in and about the vicinity of Lakewood Airport or elsewhere within the airspace over the Township shall in no event other than landing and takeoff exceed 70 decibels when measured on the "A" Weighted Scale by a sound level meter in decibels.
Full Breakdown
Section BH16-6, the Exceptions section of the Board of Health noise chapter, carves aircraft out of the general noise rules in two linked paragraphs. ' The code is explicit that this 70-decibel allowance is an addition to, not a replacement for, the landing-and-takeoff exemption, and it applies only to the training and jumping activities the paragraph describes, not to general low-flying or sightseeing traffic.
Violations & Fines
Aircraft activity that exceeds the 70-decibel cap for training or parachute operations, or repeated cruising and hovering that reads as excessive noise on three measurements in a 12-hour period from one measuring point, loses the Section BH16-6 exemption and is enforceable under the standard Chapter BH16 penalty: $10 to $500 per offense under Section BH1-2.2, with State Police, Ocean County and Township officers empowered to enforce under Section BH16-7.
Frequently Asked Questions
Is aircraft noise exempt from Lakewood Township's noise code?
What decibel limit applies to pilot training near Lakewood Airport?
Who enforces the aircraft noise rule in Lakewood Township?
Sources & Official References
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