Stockton cannot directly regulate aircraft flight operations — those are federally preempted by the FAA and the Airport Noise and Capacity Act (49 U.S.C. § 47524). The City manages land-use compatibility around Stockton Metropolitan Airport through Title 16 zoning (Aircraft Operations Overlay District).
Operational restrictions on aircraft (curfews, fleet mix, departure procedures) at Stockton Metropolitan Airport (operated by San Joaquin County) are governed by the federal Airport Noise and Capacity Act of 1990, 49 U.S.C. § 47524. New Stage 3 restrictions require either operator agreement or U.S. Secretary of Transportation approval; airports adopting unapproved restrictions risk losing FAA Airport Improvement Program grants and passenger facility charge eligibility. Stockton's local role is limited to land-use planning: Title 16 of the Stockton Municipal Code (Development Code) identifies an Aircraft Operations Overlay District around Stockton Metropolitan Airport (SCK) that restricts incompatible noise-sensitive uses (new schools, hospitals) within the higher CNEL contours mapped in the General Plan Noise Element. Residents bothered by aircraft noise complain to the airport (San Joaquin County) or the FAA, not the City of Stockton.
No City citation for aircraft in flight. Land-use violations in the Airport Overlay District are enforced under Title 16 zoning (Ch. 16.16 / 16.20), typically by stop-work order and code-enforcement citation when a non-compatible use is established without conditional-use approval.
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