Eagle Mountain, UT Noise Ordinances: Aircraft Noise (2026)
Key Facts
- Governing section
- EMMC 8.15.080(K)
- Covered devices
- Internal-combustion model aircraft, model rockets
- Not covered
- Electric model aircraft
- Per se cap
- 85 dBA at any time
- Park hours
- 10:00 p.m. to 6:00 a.m., EMMC 8.15.070(D)
- Penalty
- Class B misdemeanor, up to $1,000
Summary
Eagle Mountain bans flying an internal-combustion-powered model aircraft, tethered or remote controlled, or firing model rockets, in a way that violates the city's noise-disturbance standard. EMMC 8.15.080(K) applies the same 9:00 p.m. to 7:00 a.m. restricted hours and 85-decibel per se cap that govern every other prohibited noise source.
K. Powered Model Mechanical Devices. Flying a model aircraft powered by internal combustion engines, whether tethered or remote controlled, or the firing or the operation of model rocket vehicles or other similar noise producing devices in such a way as to violate EMMC 8.15.070;
Official source re-checked September 8, 2026: no newer edition of the code had been published (publisher’s edition: current through Ordinance O-34-2026, passed August 4, 2026).
Full Breakdown
070. restricted hours, or 85 decibels measured at any time of day. 070 rather than to a flat ban, an electric model aircraft with no internal combustion engine falls outside subsection K entirely, and even a gas-powered model plane or rocket is not automatically unlawful; it becomes a violation only when its sound, measured at 25 feet from the source or the property line during restricted hours, or at 85 decibels at any time, crosses the applicable threshold. 070(D), narrower than the citywide restricted hours, so model-aircraft flying inside a park is constrained by that earlier curfew as well. 030, the same office that investigates any other noise complaint in the city.
Violations & Fines
Flying a noise-producing model aircraft or rocket in violation of EMMC 8.15.080(K) is a Class B misdemeanor under EMMC 8.15.040, carrying a fine of up to $1,000, up to six months in jail, or both. EMMC 8.15.100 treats each day the violation is committed or continued as a separate offense subject to its own penalty.
Frequently Asked Questions
Are electric drones or model planes banned by this rule?
Is there a specific decibel limit for flying a gas-powered model plane?
Can I fly a model plane in an Eagle Mountain park at night?
Sources & Official References
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