Parker, CO Noise Ordinances: Aircraft Noise (2026)

Parker Municipal Code § 13.08.070(a) states the purpose of the Town's airport land use regulations directly: to preserve existing and establish new compatible land uses around airports, to allow land use not associated with high population concentration, and specifically to minimize exposure of residential uses to critical and uncontrollable aircraft noise areas, alongside avoiding danger from aircraft crashes. Section 13.08.070(b) applies these standards to all development located within the Airport Influence Area, the zone shown on Table 13.08.A that surrounds nearby airports such as Centennial Airport.

The height limitations in § 13.08.070(c) cap structures at whatever the FAA establishes under FAR Part 77, and any structure 200 feet or higher within 20,000 feet of a runway triggers a mandatory referral to Centennial Airport for review. Beyond height, § 13.08.070(e) directs that no land use may be made within the Airport Influence Area that interferes with radio communication, confuses pilots between airport lights and other lights, causes glare, or otherwise endangers aircraft, and it specifically requires that review of land use proposals use noise contours when applicable, with noise attenuation in building design encouraged for proposals inside the Airport Influence Area.

Because this is a land-use and building-design standard rather than a decibel limit, a homebuilder or developer inside the Airport Influence Area works with Community Development on noise-conscious design rather than facing a numeric noise cap tied specifically to aircraft.