San Clemente has no local aircraft-noise ordinance. SCMC §8.48.090(I) exempts activity preempted by state or federal law, so aircraft overflight noise is governed by the FAA, not the City. San Clemente has no commercial airport of its own.
Aircraft noise is not addressed by any specific San Clemente ordinance. Chapter 8.48 §8.48.090(I) exempts activity to the extent its regulation is preempted by state or federal law, and §8.48.090(J) exempts federal, state and local government activities. Aircraft operations and overflight noise fall under exclusive federal authority through the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA); a city cannot set its own in-flight aircraft-noise limits. San Clemente, a coastal Orange County beach town, has no commercial airport within its boundaries. The nearest large airport, John Wayne Airport (SNA) in Santa Ana, lies well to the north and runs its own FAA-approved noise-abatement program.
The City does not cite aircraft noise. Complaints about overflight or airport noise go to the FAA or the operating airport (e.g., John Wayne Airport's noise office), not San Clemente Code Compliance, because it is federally preempted under §8.48.090(I).
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