Montebello has no aircraft-noise ordinance and no adjacent major airport. Aircraft and overflight noise is regulated by the FAA under federal law, which preempts local rules; the city's Chapter 9.08 does not reach aircraft in flight.
Montebello does not regulate aircraft noise, and its Municipal Code contains no airport or aircraft-noise chapter. This reflects federal law: the FAA controls navigable airspace and aircraft operations under the federal Aviation Act and the Airport Noise and Capacity Act of 1990, which preempt cities from setting their own in-flight aircraft limits. Montebello, an East Los Angeles-area gateway city near Monterey Park, Pico Rivera and Commerce, does not host or adjoin a major commercial airport. As a result, the city's noise chapter (Chapter 9.08) applies to ground-based sources such as amplified sound, construction, vehicles and animals, not overflights. Residents with persistent aircraft or helicopter noise direct complaints to the FAA or the airport's noise office, not city code enforcement.
Because aircraft noise is federally preempted, there is no Montebello ordinance to cite and no city penalty for overflight noise. Ground-based noise near aviation activity would fall under Section 9.08.020, but in-flight noise is handled through FAA and airport channels.
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