diff --git a/src/nominatim_api/search/db_search_lookups.py b/src/nominatim_api/search/db_search_lookups.py
index 712cd894..4a21d51f 100644
--- a/src/nominatim_api/search/db_search_lookups.py
+++ b/src/nominatim_api/search/db_search_lookups.py
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ class LookupAll(LookupType):
                          sa.type_coerce(tokens, IntArray))
 
 
-@compiles(LookupAll) # type: ignore[no-untyped-call, misc]
+@compiles(LookupAll)
 def _default_lookup_all(element: LookupAll,
                         compiler: 'sa.Compiled', **kw: Any) -> str:
     _, col, _, tokens = list(element.clauses)
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ def _default_lookup_all(element: LookupAll,
                            compiler.process(tokens, **kw))
 
 
-@compiles(LookupAll, 'sqlite') # type: ignore[no-untyped-call, misc]
+@compiles(LookupAll, 'sqlite')
 def _sqlite_lookup_all(element: LookupAll,
                         compiler: 'sa.Compiled', **kw: Any) -> str:
     place, col, colname, tokens = list(element.clauses)
@@ -69,14 +69,14 @@ class LookupAny(LookupType):
         super().__init__(table.c.place_id, getattr(table.c, column), column,
                          sa.type_coerce(tokens, IntArray))
 
-@compiles(LookupAny) # type: ignore[no-untyped-call, misc]
+@compiles(LookupAny)
 def _default_lookup_any(element: LookupAny,
                         compiler: 'sa.Compiled', **kw: Any) -> str:
     _, col, _, tokens = list(element.clauses)
     return "(%s && %s)" % (compiler.process(col, **kw),
                            compiler.process(tokens, **kw))
 
-@compiles(LookupAny, 'sqlite') # type: ignore[no-untyped-call, misc]
+@compiles(LookupAny, 'sqlite')
 def _sqlite_lookup_any(element: LookupAny,
                         compiler: 'sa.Compiled', **kw: Any) -> str:
     place, _, colname, tokens = list(element.clauses)
@@ -101,14 +101,14 @@ class Restrict(LookupType):
                          sa.type_coerce(tokens, IntArray))
 
 
-@compiles(Restrict) # type: ignore[no-untyped-call, misc]
+@compiles(Restrict)
 def _default_restrict(element: Restrict,
                         compiler: 'sa.Compiled', **kw: Any) -> str:
     arg1, arg2 = list(element.clauses)
     return "(coalesce(null, %s) @> %s)" % (compiler.process(arg1, **kw),
                                            compiler.process(arg2, **kw))
 
-@compiles(Restrict, 'sqlite') # type: ignore[no-untyped-call, misc]
+@compiles(Restrict, 'sqlite')
 def _sqlite_restrict(element: Restrict,
                         compiler: 'sa.Compiled', **kw: Any) -> str:
     return "array_contains(%s)" % compiler.process(element.clauses, **kw)
diff --git a/src/nominatim_api/sql/sqlalchemy_functions.py b/src/nominatim_api/sql/sqlalchemy_functions.py
index 7abe7d3f..094c33dc 100644
--- a/src/nominatim_api/sql/sqlalchemy_functions.py
+++ b/src/nominatim_api/sql/sqlalchemy_functions.py
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ class PlacexGeometryReverseLookuppolygon(sa.sql.functions.GenericFunction[Any]):
     inherit_cache = True
 
 
-@compiles(PlacexGeometryReverseLookuppolygon) # type: ignore[no-untyped-call, misc]
+@compiles(PlacexGeometryReverseLookuppolygon)
 def _default_intersects(element: PlacexGeometryReverseLookuppolygon,
                         compiler: 'sa.Compiled', **kw: Any) -> str:
     return ("(ST_GeometryType(placex.geometry) in ('ST_Polygon', 'ST_MultiPolygon')"
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@ def _default_intersects(element: PlacexGeometryReverseLookuppolygon,
             " AND placex.linked_place_id is null)")
 
 
-@compiles(PlacexGeometryReverseLookuppolygon, 'sqlite') # type: ignore[no-untyped-call, misc]
+@compiles(PlacexGeometryReverseLookuppolygon, 'sqlite')
 def _sqlite_intersects(element: PlacexGeometryReverseLookuppolygon,
                        compiler: 'sa.Compiled', **kw: Any) -> str:
     return ("(ST_GeometryType(placex.geometry) in ('POLYGON', 'MULTIPOLYGON')"
@@ -60,7 +60,7 @@ class IntersectsReverseDistance(sa.sql.functions.GenericFunction[Any]):
         self.tablename = table.name
 
 
-@compiles(IntersectsReverseDistance) # type: ignore[no-untyped-call, misc]
+@compiles(IntersectsReverseDistance)
 def default_reverse_place_diameter(element: IntersectsReverseDistance,
                                    compiler: 'sa.Compiled', **kw: Any) -> str:
     table = element.tablename
@@ -73,7 +73,7 @@ def default_reverse_place_diameter(element: IntersectsReverseDistance,
                tuple(map(lambda c: compiler.process(c, **kw), element.clauses))
 
 
-@compiles(IntersectsReverseDistance, 'sqlite') # type: ignore[no-untyped-call, misc]
+@compiles(IntersectsReverseDistance, 'sqlite')
 def sqlite_reverse_place_diameter(element: IntersectsReverseDistance,
                                   compiler: 'sa.Compiled', **kw: Any) -> str:
     geom1, rank, geom2 = list(element.clauses)
@@ -101,7 +101,7 @@ class IsBelowReverseDistance(sa.sql.functions.GenericFunction[Any]):
     inherit_cache = True
 
 
-@compiles(IsBelowReverseDistance) # type: ignore[no-untyped-call, misc]
+@compiles(IsBelowReverseDistance)
 def default_is_below_reverse_distance(element: IsBelowReverseDistance,
                                       compiler: 'sa.Compiled', **kw: Any) -> str:
     dist, rank = list(element.clauses)
@@ -109,7 +109,7 @@ def default_is_below_reverse_distance(element: IsBelowReverseDistance,
                                                 compiler.process(rank, **kw))
 
 
-@compiles(IsBelowReverseDistance, 'sqlite') # type: ignore[no-untyped-call, misc]
+@compiles(IsBelowReverseDistance, 'sqlite')
 def sqlite_is_below_reverse_distance(element: IsBelowReverseDistance,
                                      compiler: 'sa.Compiled', **kw: Any) -> str:
     dist, rank = list(element.clauses)
@@ -126,7 +126,7 @@ class IsAddressPoint(sa.sql.functions.GenericFunction[Any]):
                          table.c.housenumber, table.c.name)
 
 
-@compiles(IsAddressPoint) # type: ignore[no-untyped-call, misc]
+@compiles(IsAddressPoint)
 def default_is_address_point(element: IsAddressPoint,
                              compiler: 'sa.Compiled', **kw: Any) -> str:
     rank, hnr, name = list(element.clauses)
@@ -136,7 +136,7 @@ def default_is_address_point(element: IsAddressPoint,
                 compiler.process(name, **kw))
 
 
-@compiles(IsAddressPoint, 'sqlite') # type: ignore[no-untyped-call, misc]
+@compiles(IsAddressPoint, 'sqlite')
 def sqlite_is_address_point(element: IsAddressPoint,
                             compiler: 'sa.Compiled', **kw: Any) -> str:
     rank, hnr, name = list(element.clauses)
@@ -153,7 +153,7 @@ class CrosscheckNames(sa.sql.functions.GenericFunction[Any]):
     name = 'CrosscheckNames'
     inherit_cache = True
 
-@compiles(CrosscheckNames) # type: ignore[no-untyped-call, misc]
+@compiles(CrosscheckNames)
 def compile_crosscheck_names(element: CrosscheckNames,
                              compiler: 'sa.Compiled', **kw: Any) -> str:
     arg1, arg2 = list(element.clauses)
@@ -161,7 +161,7 @@ def compile_crosscheck_names(element: CrosscheckNames,
             compiler.process(arg1, **kw), compiler.process(arg2, **kw))
 
 
-@compiles(CrosscheckNames, 'sqlite') # type: ignore[no-untyped-call, misc]
+@compiles(CrosscheckNames, 'sqlite')
 def compile_sqlite_crosscheck_names(element: CrosscheckNames,
                                     compiler: 'sa.Compiled', **kw: Any) -> str:
     arg1, arg2 = list(element.clauses)
@@ -178,12 +178,12 @@ class JsonArrayEach(sa.sql.functions.GenericFunction[Any]):
     inherit_cache = True
 
 
-@compiles(JsonArrayEach) # type: ignore[no-untyped-call, misc]
+@compiles(JsonArrayEach)
 def default_json_array_each(element: JsonArrayEach, compiler: 'sa.Compiled', **kw: Any) -> str:
     return "json_array_elements(%s)" % compiler.process(element.clauses, **kw)
 
 
-@compiles(JsonArrayEach, 'sqlite') # type: ignore[no-untyped-call, misc]
+@compiles(JsonArrayEach, 'sqlite')
 def sqlite_json_array_each(element: JsonArrayEach, compiler: 'sa.Compiled', **kw: Any) -> str:
     return "json_each(%s)" % compiler.process(element.clauses, **kw)
 
@@ -196,7 +196,7 @@ class Greatest(sa.sql.functions.GenericFunction[Any]):
     inherit_cache = True
 
 
-@compiles(Greatest, 'sqlite') # type: ignore[no-untyped-call, misc]
+@compiles(Greatest, 'sqlite')
 def sqlite_greatest(element: Greatest, compiler: 'sa.Compiled', **kw: Any) -> str:
     return "max(%s)" % compiler.process(element.clauses, **kw)
 
@@ -209,13 +209,13 @@ class RegexpWord(sa.sql.functions.GenericFunction[Any]):
     inherit_cache = True
 
 
-@compiles(RegexpWord, 'postgresql') # type: ignore[no-untyped-call, misc]
+@compiles(RegexpWord, 'postgresql')
 def postgres_regexp_nocase(element: RegexpWord, compiler: 'sa.Compiled', **kw: Any) -> str:
     arg1, arg2 = list(element.clauses)
     return "%s ~* ('\\m(' || %s  || ')\\M')::text" % (compiler.process(arg2, **kw), compiler.process(arg1, **kw))
 
 
-@compiles(RegexpWord, 'sqlite') # type: ignore[no-untyped-call, misc]
+@compiles(RegexpWord, 'sqlite')
 def sqlite_regexp_nocase(element: RegexpWord, compiler: 'sa.Compiled', **kw: Any) -> str:
     arg1, arg2 = list(element.clauses)
     return "regexp('\\b(' || %s  || ')\\b', %s)" % (compiler.process(arg1, **kw), compiler.process(arg2, **kw))
diff --git a/src/nominatim_api/sql/sqlalchemy_types/geometry.py b/src/nominatim_api/sql/sqlalchemy_types/geometry.py
index 48c82ee0..15b79a23 100644
--- a/src/nominatim_api/sql/sqlalchemy_types/geometry.py
+++ b/src/nominatim_api/sql/sqlalchemy_types/geometry.py
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ class Geometry_DistanceSpheroid(sa.sql.expression.FunctionElement[float]):
     inherit_cache = True
 
 
-@compiles(Geometry_DistanceSpheroid) # type: ignore[no-untyped-call, misc]
+@compiles(Geometry_DistanceSpheroid)
 def _default_distance_spheroid(element: Geometry_DistanceSpheroid,
                                compiler: 'sa.Compiled', **kw: Any) -> str:
     return "ST_DistanceSpheroid(%s,"\
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ def _default_distance_spheroid(element: Geometry_DistanceSpheroid,
              % compiler.process(element.clauses, **kw)
 
 
-@compiles(Geometry_DistanceSpheroid, 'sqlite') # type: ignore[no-untyped-call, misc]
+@compiles(Geometry_DistanceSpheroid, 'sqlite')
 def _spatialite_distance_spheroid(element: Geometry_DistanceSpheroid,
                                   compiler: 'sa.Compiled', **kw: Any) -> str:
     return "COALESCE(Distance(%s, true), 0.0)" % compiler.process(element.clauses, **kw)
@@ -48,14 +48,14 @@ class Geometry_IsLineLike(sa.sql.expression.FunctionElement[Any]):
     inherit_cache = True
 
 
-@compiles(Geometry_IsLineLike) # type: ignore[no-untyped-call, misc]
+@compiles(Geometry_IsLineLike)
 def _default_is_line_like(element: Geometry_IsLineLike,
                           compiler: 'sa.Compiled', **kw: Any) -> str:
     return "ST_GeometryType(%s) IN ('ST_LineString', 'ST_MultiLineString')" % \
                compiler.process(element.clauses, **kw)
 
 
-@compiles(Geometry_IsLineLike, 'sqlite') # type: ignore[no-untyped-call, misc]
+@compiles(Geometry_IsLineLike, 'sqlite')
 def _sqlite_is_line_like(element: Geometry_IsLineLike,
                          compiler: 'sa.Compiled', **kw: Any) -> str:
     return "ST_GeometryType(%s) IN ('LINESTRING', 'MULTILINESTRING')" % \
@@ -69,14 +69,14 @@ class Geometry_IsAreaLike(sa.sql.expression.FunctionElement[Any]):
     inherit_cache = True
 
 
-@compiles(Geometry_IsAreaLike) # type: ignore[no-untyped-call, misc]
+@compiles(Geometry_IsAreaLike)
 def _default_is_area_like(element: Geometry_IsAreaLike,
                           compiler: 'sa.Compiled', **kw: Any) -> str:
     return "ST_GeometryType(%s) IN ('ST_Polygon', 'ST_MultiPolygon')" % \
                compiler.process(element.clauses, **kw)
 
 
-@compiles(Geometry_IsAreaLike, 'sqlite') # type: ignore[no-untyped-call, misc]
+@compiles(Geometry_IsAreaLike, 'sqlite')
 def _sqlite_is_area_like(element: Geometry_IsAreaLike,
                          compiler: 'sa.Compiled', **kw: Any) -> str:
     return "ST_GeometryType(%s) IN ('POLYGON', 'MULTIPOLYGON')" % \
@@ -90,14 +90,14 @@ class Geometry_IntersectsBbox(sa.sql.expression.FunctionElement[Any]):
     inherit_cache = True
 
 
-@compiles(Geometry_IntersectsBbox) # type: ignore[no-untyped-call, misc]
+@compiles(Geometry_IntersectsBbox)
 def _default_intersects(element: Geometry_IntersectsBbox,
                         compiler: 'sa.Compiled', **kw: Any) -> str:
     arg1, arg2 = list(element.clauses)
     return "%s && %s" % (compiler.process(arg1, **kw), compiler.process(arg2, **kw))
 
 
-@compiles(Geometry_IntersectsBbox, 'sqlite') # type: ignore[no-untyped-call, misc]
+@compiles(Geometry_IntersectsBbox, 'sqlite')
 def _sqlite_intersects(element: Geometry_IntersectsBbox,
                        compiler: 'sa.Compiled', **kw: Any) -> str:
     return "MbrIntersects(%s) = 1" % compiler.process(element.clauses, **kw)
@@ -113,14 +113,14 @@ class Geometry_ColumnIntersectsBbox(sa.sql.expression.FunctionElement[Any]):
     inherit_cache = True
 
 
-@compiles(Geometry_ColumnIntersectsBbox) # type: ignore[no-untyped-call, misc]
+@compiles(Geometry_ColumnIntersectsBbox)
 def default_intersects_column(element: Geometry_ColumnIntersectsBbox,
                               compiler: 'sa.Compiled', **kw: Any) -> str:
     arg1, arg2 = list(element.clauses)
     return "%s && %s" % (compiler.process(arg1, **kw), compiler.process(arg2, **kw))
 
 
-@compiles(Geometry_ColumnIntersectsBbox, 'sqlite') # type: ignore[no-untyped-call, misc]
+@compiles(Geometry_ColumnIntersectsBbox, 'sqlite')
 def spatialite_intersects_column(element: Geometry_ColumnIntersectsBbox,
                                  compiler: 'sa.Compiled', **kw: Any) -> str:
     arg1, arg2 = list(element.clauses)
@@ -144,12 +144,12 @@ class Geometry_ColumnDWithin(sa.sql.expression.FunctionElement[Any]):
     inherit_cache = True
 
 
-@compiles(Geometry_ColumnDWithin) # type: ignore[no-untyped-call, misc]
+@compiles(Geometry_ColumnDWithin)
 def default_dwithin_column(element: Geometry_ColumnDWithin,
                            compiler: 'sa.Compiled', **kw: Any) -> str:
     return "ST_DWithin(%s)" % compiler.process(element.clauses, **kw)
 
-@compiles(Geometry_ColumnDWithin, 'sqlite') # type: ignore[no-untyped-call, misc]
+@compiles(Geometry_ColumnDWithin, 'sqlite')
 def spatialite_dwithin_column(element: Geometry_ColumnDWithin,
                               compiler: 'sa.Compiled', **kw: Any) -> str:
     geom1, geom2, dist = list(element.clauses)
@@ -275,7 +275,7 @@ class Geometry(types.UserDefinedType): # type: ignore[type-arg]
             return Geometry_DistanceSpheroid(self, other)
 
 
-@compiles(Geometry, 'sqlite') # type: ignore[no-untyped-call]
+@compiles(Geometry, 'sqlite')
 def get_col_spec(self, *args, **kwargs): # type: ignore[no-untyped-def]
     return 'GEOMETRY'
 
@@ -302,7 +302,7 @@ def _add_function_alias(func: str, ftype: type, alias: str) -> None:
     def _sqlite_impl(element: Any, compiler: Any, **kw: Any) -> Any:
         return func_templ % compiler.process(element.clauses, **kw)
 
-    compiles(_FuncDef, 'sqlite')(_sqlite_impl) # type: ignore[no-untyped-call]
+    compiles(_FuncDef, 'sqlite')(_sqlite_impl)
 
 for alias in SQLITE_FUNCTION_ALIAS:
     _add_function_alias(*alias)
diff --git a/src/nominatim_api/sql/sqlalchemy_types/int_array.py b/src/nominatim_api/sql/sqlalchemy_types/int_array.py
index c76bc9fa..e53f8bfd 100644
--- a/src/nominatim_api/sql/sqlalchemy_types/int_array.py
+++ b/src/nominatim_api/sql/sqlalchemy_types/int_array.py
@@ -77,7 +77,7 @@ class ArrayAgg(sa.sql.functions.GenericFunction[Any]):
     inherit_cache = True
 
 
-@compiles(ArrayAgg, 'sqlite') # type: ignore[no-untyped-call, misc]
+@compiles(ArrayAgg, 'sqlite')
 def sqlite_array_agg(element: ArrayAgg, compiler: 'sa.Compiled', **kw: Any) -> str:
     return "group_concat(%s, ',')" % compiler.process(element.clauses, **kw)
 
@@ -90,14 +90,14 @@ class ArrayContains(sa.sql.expression.FunctionElement[Any]):
     inherit_cache = True
 
 
-@compiles(ArrayContains) # type: ignore[no-untyped-call, misc]
+@compiles(ArrayContains)
 def generic_array_contains(element: ArrayContains, compiler: 'sa.Compiled', **kw: Any) -> str:
     arg1, arg2 = list(element.clauses)
     return "(%s @> %s)" % (compiler.process(arg1, **kw),
                            compiler.process(arg2, **kw))
 
 
-@compiles(ArrayContains, 'sqlite') # type: ignore[no-untyped-call, misc]
+@compiles(ArrayContains, 'sqlite')
 def sqlite_array_contains(element: ArrayContains, compiler: 'sa.Compiled', **kw: Any) -> str:
     return "array_contains(%s)" % compiler.process(element.clauses, **kw)
 
@@ -111,12 +111,12 @@ class ArrayCat(sa.sql.expression.FunctionElement[Any]):
     inherit_cache = True
 
 
-@compiles(ArrayCat) # type: ignore[no-untyped-call, misc]
+@compiles(ArrayCat)
 def generic_array_cat(element: ArrayCat, compiler: 'sa.Compiled', **kw: Any) -> str:
     return "array_cat(%s)" % compiler.process(element.clauses, **kw)
 
 
-@compiles(ArrayCat, 'sqlite') # type: ignore[no-untyped-call, misc]
+@compiles(ArrayCat, 'sqlite')
 def sqlite_array_cat(element: ArrayCat, compiler: 'sa.Compiled', **kw: Any) -> str:
     arg1, arg2 = list(element.clauses)
     return "(%s || ',' || %s)" % (compiler.process(arg1, **kw), compiler.process(arg2, **kw))
diff --git a/src/nominatim_api/sql/sqlalchemy_types/key_value.py b/src/nominatim_api/sql/sqlalchemy_types/key_value.py
index 15e1f6c5..e8296d38 100644
--- a/src/nominatim_api/sql/sqlalchemy_types/key_value.py
+++ b/src/nominatim_api/sql/sqlalchemy_types/key_value.py
@@ -48,12 +48,12 @@ class KeyValueConcat(sa.sql.expression.FunctionElement[Any]):
     name = 'JsonConcat'
     inherit_cache = True
 
-@compiles(KeyValueConcat) # type: ignore[no-untyped-call, misc]
+@compiles(KeyValueConcat)
 def default_json_concat(element: KeyValueConcat, compiler: 'sa.Compiled', **kw: Any) -> str:
     arg1, arg2 = list(element.clauses)
     return "(%s || coalesce(%s, ''::hstore))" % (compiler.process(arg1, **kw), compiler.process(arg2, **kw))
 
-@compiles(KeyValueConcat, 'sqlite') # type: ignore[no-untyped-call, misc]
+@compiles(KeyValueConcat, 'sqlite')
 def sqlite_json_concat(element: KeyValueConcat, compiler: 'sa.Compiled', **kw: Any) -> str:
     arg1, arg2 = list(element.clauses)
     return "json_patch(%s, coalesce(%s, '{}'))" % (compiler.process(arg1, **kw), compiler.process(arg2, **kw))
diff --git a/src/nominatim_api/types.py b/src/nominatim_api/types.py
index 6c8adeb8..0dea1d1b 100644
--- a/src/nominatim_api/types.py
+++ b/src/nominatim_api/types.py
@@ -434,7 +434,7 @@ class LookupDetails:
                        else field.default
             if field.metadata and 'transform' in field.metadata:
                 return field.metadata['transform'](v)
-            if not isinstance(v, field.type):
+            if not isinstance(v, field.type): # type: ignore[arg-type]
                 raise UsageError(f"Parameter '{field.name}' needs to be of {field.type!s}.")
             return v