Glynn County, GA Noise Ordinances: Aircraft Noise (2026)
Key Facts
- Governing section
- Glynn County Code § 2-8-70
- Run-up locations
- only where Executive Director approves
- Unattended running
- prohibited at all times
- Warm-up restriction
- barred near people, buildings, aircraft in exhaust path
- Enforcement
- removal/denial of use under § 2-8-55
Summary
Glynn County restricts where aircraft engines can be run up at its airports. Engines may only be started and tested in locations the Executive Director approves, and warm-up or testing is barred whenever hangars, buildings, people, equipment or other aircraft sit in the propeller or jet exhaust path.
Aircraft engines will be run up only in places approved for such purposes by the Executive Director. At no time will aircraft with engines running or engines being tested be left unattended by any person. At no time shall engines be warmed up or operated when hangars, shops, offices, buildings, persons, equipment, passengers or aircraft landing, parked or taking off are in the path of the propeller stream or jet engine exhaust.
Full Breakdown
Glynn County Code § 2-8-70, "Engines; Noise," sits in Division 3 (Aircraft Operations) of the Airport Rules and Regulations Ordinance. It requires that aircraft engines be run up only in places the Executive Director has approved for that purpose, a location-based control aimed at keeping the loudest, closest-range engine noise away from hangars, offices and people. The section separately forbids leaving an aircraft with its engine running or being tested unattended at any time, and bars warming up or operating engines whenever hangars, shops, offices, buildings, persons, equipment, passengers, or other aircraft that are landing, parked or taking off sit in the path of the propeller stream or jet engine exhaust.
Read with the surrounding sections, the Executive Director sets airport-wide vehicle and aircraft operating rules, including a 15 mph speed limit for ground vehicles and required right-of-way for taxiing aircraft, and can close portions of an airport by NOTAM when conditions are judged unsafe. There is no numeric decibel limit in § 2-8-70; the control is locational and operational rather than a sound-level threshold.
Violations & Fines
Airport rule violations, including of § 2-8-70, fall under § 2-8-55: a person who knowingly or willfully violates a stated rule may be removed or rejected from airport premises, and the Executive Director may deny further use of the airport and its facilities if that denial is determined necessary. The aggrieved party may appeal to the Airport Commission within ten days of the decision.
Frequently Asked Questions
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Sources & Official References
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