St. George, UT Noise Ordinances: Aircraft Noise (2026)
Key Facts
- Applies in
- Airport Vicinity Zone overlay only
- Must disclose
- Aircraft overflight noise on plats/permits
- Must grant
- Avigation easement to city
- Penalty
- Class C misdemeanor, § 10-1-14
- Not
- A citywide noise limit
Summary
New development within St. George's Airport Vicinity Zone must disclose aircraft overflight noise on plats and permits and grant the city an avigation easement covering aviation noise, emissions, and visual impacts.
D. New development, including a change or expansion of an existing allowed use, shall: 1. Disclose notice of the airport vicinity zone, the presence of the St. George Airport, and the fact that there is noise associated with aircraft overflights, and note these disclosures on all plats and permits, and shall record title notice with the county recorder; 2. Grant an avigation easement, conveying to the city the right of overflight and other activities and operations associated with aviation, including noise, aircraft engine emissions, and visual impacts;
Official source re-checked September 8, 2026: no newer edition of the code had been published (publisher’s edition: current through Ordinance 2026-062, passed August 6, 2026).
Full Breakdown
St. George City Code § 10-10-2(D) requires that new development, including any change or expansion of an existing allowed use, within the Airport Vicinity Zone disclose the presence of the St. George Airport and the fact that aircraft overflight noise exists, recording that notice on plats, permits, and with the county recorder. Developers must also grant the city an avigation easement covering the right of overflight and associated noise, engine emissions, and visual impacts. The requirement applies only to the mapped Airport Vicinity Zone under Title 10, Chapter 10, not citywide, and is a disclosure/easement mandate, not a decibel limit or curfew.
Violations & Fines
Violating any Title 10 zoning provision, including the § 10-10-2 disclosure and easement requirements, is a class C misdemeanor under § 10-1-14; noncompliant plats or permits can also be withheld by the community development director.
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