No Lakewood-specific ordinance regulates the noise of aircraft in flight; aircraft-noise authority rests with the FAA over the navigable airspace, and Ohio aircraft regulation is centralized in the Department of Transportation under R.C. Chapter 4561.
Lakewood, Ohio is a built-out inner-ring suburb of Cleveland with no airport of its own, and its noise control chapter (Chapter 515) regulates sound on private property and rights of way rather than aircraft overflight. Aircraft-in-flight noise is governed by exclusive federal authority over the navigable airspace: under 49 U.S.C. 40103 the United States has sovereignty over that airspace, the FAA regulates aircraft operations and noise, and in City of Burbank v. Lockheed Air Terminal, 411 U.S. 624 (1973), the Supreme Court held that local aircraft-noise curfews are preempted. At the state level, Ohio centralizes aeronautics in R.C. Chapter 4561; Section 4561.32 directs the Department of Transportation to adopt rules to administer airport-zoning sections 4561.30 to 4561.39 'based in whole upon the obstruction standards set forth in 14 C.F.R. 77.21 to 77.29,' reflecting that airport airspace and obstruction matters are handled at the state and federal level, not by individual cities. Residents with aircraft-noise concerns should contact the FAA or the relevant airport operator (e.g., Cleveland Hopkins International Airport).
Not applicable at the municipal level: aircraft-in-flight noise is preempted by federal law and is not enforced under Lakewood's Chapter 515. Drones and model aircraft are subject instead to FAA rules and any applicable city park/operations rules.
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