The Manitoba government is asking for public input on proposed regulations relating to noise around Winnipeg's airport.

Municipal Relations Minister Derek Johnson says current land-use policies have not been updated in a quarter of a century and are based on outdated forecasts of aircraft noise.

“This is the next important and long-overdue step forward for Manitoba’s largest airport and the area surrounding it,” says Johnson.

"The proposed regulation is based on up-to-date scientific data on noise in the vicinity of the airport," the province says in a release, "which is crucial to help guide decisions on the type and scale of development that can occur safely, while fostering the airport’s continued growth and ensuring the city develops in an orderly fashion."

The proposed Airport Vicinity Protection Area Regulation establishes residential land-use policies and provincial noise mitigation standards for new homes in the protected vicinity of the airport.

The regulations would also require the City of Winnipeg to act. "Within six months of the regulation coming into force, the City of Winnipeg must establish an Airport Vicinity Protection Area in its development plan bylaw that consists of the lands contained within the new AVPA and, in the interim, must adopt policies that are consistent with policies set out in the regulation. Ultimately, the city must also enact a zoning bylaw that ensures the use of real property and development in the AVPA is consistent with the policies set out in the regulation," the release says.

The proposed regulation is now open for public comment for 45 days.

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With files from the Canadian Press