Sioux City, IA Noise Ordinances: Aircraft Noise (2026)

When required, development approvals shall be conditioned upon recording an appropriate avigation easement over the parcel proposed for development. The easement shall:

a. Be in a form reviewed and recommended by the City Attorney and approved by the City Council;

b. Permit flight operations above the parcel proposed for development;

c. Release the aircraft operator, the airport owner and operators, and the City from liability or responsibility for the effects of their flight operations;

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d. Recognize the right of the aircraft operator, the airport owner and operators, and the City to:

1. Create noise, dust, fumes, vibration, the dispersion of fuel particles;

2. Prohibit electrical interference and directed lighting or glare that would interfere with airport operations; and

3. Remove, mark, or light structures or other obstructions above heights specified in the easement.

e. Run with the land with a perpetual term;

f. Include language stating that, where applicable, noise mitigation construction techniques may be required to mitigate the noise to which the property is exposed; and

g. Be recorded in the public records of Woodbury County.