Concord, NC Noise Ordinances: Aircraft Noise (2026)

Concord's Airport Overlay District surrounds Concord Regional Airport and layers extra restrictions onto the underlying zoning to protect airport operations and warn residents about noise. Development Ordinance Sec. 8 requires that anyone selling property inside the district give prospective purchasers written notice of the airport's presence before closing. Where a public notification statement is required, the code mandates the exact wording: the property must be described as located within the City of Concord Airport Overlay District and subject to aircraft over flights and to aircraft noise that may be objectionable dependent upon the use and location of the property.

The section ties this disclosure to state law, citing the North Carolina Residential Property Disclosure Act, NCGS 47E, and requires every property owner and real estate agent to deliver the statement to buyers through a written disclosure document, not a verbal warning. For new residential development, the obligation runs beyond individual home sales: the notification statement must be printed on the recorded final plat for any subdivision inside the Airport Overlay District and on approved site plans for residential projects there, and the developer or owner must additionally give written notice to every prospective purchaser of a dwelling unit.

9, the Airport Overlay District regulations, which also restrict building heights and require lighting or marking of nonconforming structures near flight paths to guard against hazards to air navigation. Removing, defacing, or otherwise interfering with a required disclosure or plat notice can itself be treated as a separate violation of the Ordinance under Article 1's general violations section.