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IN VARIOUS MUNICIPAL CODES
The following ordinances are referenced
as of the year 2000. No claim is made that they are valid at any later
date. Still, this partial list may serve as reference.
Other California Cities that have or had leaf blower ordinances: Albany,
Bakersfield, Belvedere, Carmel, Coronado, Davis, Del Mar, Downey,
Hermosa Beach, Hillsborough, Malibu, Newport Beach, Ojai, Palm Desert,
Palm Springs, Pasadena, Piedmont, Redondo Beach, San Marino, Solana
Beach, Town of Tiburon, West Hollywood, Woodside. There may be more.
Let us know.
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Berkeley 13.40.070.B.14
BANS GAS BLOWERS
". . .
any portable machine powered with a gasoline engine used to blow .
. ."
http://www.ci.berkeley.ca.us
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(NOTE) 13.Tampering. The removal or
rendering inoperative, other than for purposes of maintenance, repair,
or replacement, of any noise control device or element thereof, of
any product required to meet specified noise emission limits under
federal, state or local law, and the use of said product after its
noise control device has been removed or rendered inoperative, other
than for purposes of maintenance, repair or replacement
14.Notwithstanding Subsection B.11 of this section, it shall be unlawful
for any person, including any City employee, to operate any portable
machine powered with a gasoline engine used to blow leaves, dirt,
and other debris off sidewalks, driveways, lawns or other surfaces
within the City limits.
a. Notice of this prohibition shall be posted in all stores selling
such gasoline powered machines within the City limits. (Ord. 6026-NS
§ 1, 1990: Ord. 5500-NS § 1 (part), 1982) |
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Beverly Hills 5-1.210
BANS GAS BLOWERS
"Portable
machine powered with a gasoline engine 1. ."
http://www.ci.beverly-hills.ca.us |
It shall be unlawful for any person
within the City to use or operate any portable machine powered with
a gasoline engine used to blow leaves, dirt, and other debris
off sidewalks, driveways, lawns, or other surfaces.
(4-13.05) |
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Claremont 8.24.010
BANS GAS BLOWERS
A. "Leaf blower" means any air blowing machine which uses
a concentrated stream of air to blow leaves, grass cuttings, trash,
or other debris."
and:
"Internal combustion engine (gasoline) powered
leaf blowers"
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8.24.010 Definitions.
For the purposes of this chapter:
B. "Parcel" means an area of real property as defined by
the Los Angeles County Recorder.
C. "Power yard maintenance equipment" means any engine driven
device or machine used primarily for the maintenance of lawns, shrubs,
trees, or other landscaping. (Ord. 90-29 § 2 (part), 1990)
8.24.020 Leaf blower use.
Leaf blowers powered by installed line current or by battery may
be used in the city subject to the provisions of this chapter not
withstanding the noise standards in Chapter 5 of the Land Use and
Development Code. Internal combustion engine (gasoline) powered leaf
blowers shall be prohibited in the city after March 1, 1991. (Ord.
90-29 § 2 (part), 1990)
8.24.030 Permitted hours
of operation.
Electric or battery powered leaf blowers may be operated only
between 8:00 a.m. and 6:00 pm., seven days per week. (Ord. 90-29 §
2 (part), 1990)
8.24.040 Requirements for use in residential
areas.
A. No leaf blower shall be operated for more than fifteen minutes
per hour on any one parcel.
B. No leaves or other debris shall be blown into the street, sidewalk,
or beyond the parcel property line.
C. The full blower nozzle extension shall be used for
maximum efficiency and to minimize the spread of dust.
D. When leaf blowers are used in dusty conditions, surfaces shall
be moistened prior to blowing or a mister used during blowing.
E. After leaf blower use, debris shall be disposed in trash receptacles.
F. Leaf blowers shall be in proper working order and all manufacturer’s
noise and dust control equipment on the leaf blower shall remain on
the blower and be in operating condition.
G. Leaf blower users shall operate the leaf blower with the least
amount of noise and at the lowest speed possible and keep use time
as short as possible.
H. Commercial leaf blower operators shall have in their possession
a Claremont business license available for inspection on site. (Ord.
90-29 § 2 (part), 1990)
8.24.050 Prohibition of leaf
blowers on city property.
Use of any type of leaf blower on any city owned or maintained property
is prohibited. (Ord. 90-29 § 2 (part), 1990)
8.24.060 Violation and penalty.
No person, whether as principal, agent, employee or otherwise,
shall violate, cause the violation, or otherwise fail to comply with
any of the requirements of this chapter. Any violation of this chapter
shall be punishable as provided in Chapter 1.12 of this code. (Ord.
90-29 § 2 (part), 1990) |
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Dana Point
Ordinance No. 01-18 or 91-18 [smudged numerals)
Adding Chapter 6.20:
HOURS AND DECIBEL RESTRICTIONS
6.20.010 Definitions
(b) "Leaf Blower" means any portable power equipment designed
or operated to produce a current of air by fuel, electricity, or other
means to push, propel, or blow dust, leaves, grass clippings, cuttings,
and trimming from trees and shrubs or other debris."
and See 6.20.016 below regarding Dana Point Public Nuisance law. |
"Whereas, in order to control unnecessary,
excessive, and annoying noise, dust, and debris in the City of Dana
Point, it is hereby declared to be the policy of the City to regulate
such noise, dust, and other debris generated by the use of leaf blowers."
Title 6 HEALTH AND SANITATION
6.20.012 Regulations on Leaf Blower Operation.
(a) In residential areas, the use and operation of leaf blowers is
prohibited except during the hours of 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. Monday
through Saturday. The use and operation of leaf blowers is further
prohibited on any day which is a legal holiday identified in this
Code. For commercial, industrial, and recreational areas within two
hundred (200¢) feet of a residential area, the restricted hours
of operation noted above shall apply.
(b) It shall be unlawful for any person operating a leaf blower to
create any noise exceeding the following decibel levels when measured
at a distance of fifty (50¢) feet from such leaf blower:
(1) New leaf blowers purchased, leased, or rented on or after a
date three (3) months from the effective date of this Chapter shall
not exceed a noise level of 70 dba.
(2) New leaf blowers purchased, leased, or rented on or after forty-eight
(48) months from the effective date of this Chapter shall not exceed
a noise level of 65 dba.
(3) All leaf blowers other than those specified at Subparagraphs (1)
and (2) hereinabove shall not exceed a noise level of 70 dba on or
after one year from the effective date of this Chapter.
I Any person using or operating a leaf blower shall not cause dirt,
dust, debris, leaves, grass clippings, cuttings, or trimmings from
trees or shrubs to be blown or deposited on any adjacent or other
parcel, land, lot, street, alley, or gutter from which the leaf blower
is being used or operated. Deposits of dirt, dust, leaves, grass clippings,
debris, cuttings, or trimmings from trees or shrubs shall be removed
and disposed of in a sanitary manner, to prevent dispersement by wind,
vandalism, or similar means.
(d) Each commercially operated leaf blower shall have affixed on it
the business name, address, and telephone number in a clear, identifying
manner.
6.20.014 Violations–Infractions.
(a) Any person violating any of the provisions of this Chapter shall
be deemed guilty of an infraction, and upon conviction thereof, shall
be fined in an amount not exceeding fifty ($50.00) dollars. Each day
such violation is committed or permitted to continue shall constitute
a separate offense and shall be punishable as such.
(b) Any person convicted of a violation of this Chapter more than
three (3) times in any calendar year shall be deemed guilty of an
infraction as defined in Section 1.01.220(b) of this Code and subject
to punishment in accordance with Section 1.01.220(b) of this Code.
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Dana Point:
6.20.016 Violations–Additional Remedies–Injunctions–Public
Nuisance. |
(a) As an additional remedy, the operation
of any leaf blower in violation of any provision of this Chapter which
operation causes discomfort or annoyance to reasonable persons of
normal sensitiveness or which endangers the comfort, repose, health,
or peace of residents in the area, shall be deemed and is declared
to be a public nuisance and may be subject to abatement summarily
by a restraining order or injunction issued by a court of competent
jurisdiction.
(b) Any violation of this Chapter is declared to be a public nuisance
and may be abated in accordance with law. The expense of such abatement
may be by Resolution of the City Council, declared to be a lien against
the property in which such nuisances are maintained, and such lien
shall be made a personal obligation of the property owner. |
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Foster City
(No ordinance code number)
www.fostercity.org
DISTANCE, HOURS RESTRICTIONS
CDD@fostercity.org
"The definition of leaf blowers includes a blower nozzle
extension." |
"In order to minimize the impact
on City residents from noise from leaf blowers and other portable
equipment powered by self-contained engines used in property maintenance,
the city has adopted the following restrictions regarding the use
of leaf blowers within residential districts and within 100 yards
of a residential district:
No person shall operate such equipment:
before 8:00 a.m. or after 5:00 p.m. Monday through Friday; or
before 9:00 a.m. or after 5:00 p.m. on Saturdays; or
Sundays or holidays: New Years Day, Presidents’ Day, Memorial
Day, 4th of July, Labor Day, Thanksgiving and Christmas.
The definition of leaf blowers includes a blower nozzle extension.
No material may be blown upon neighboring properties or onto any part
of the public right-of-way, including but not limited to sidewalks,
streets, storm drains or the lagoon, without being immediately removed.
Please also be advised that in order to operate a landscape maintenance
business legally or to do work in Foster City a business license issued
by the City is required.
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Indian Wells
TITLE 9 PEACE, SAFETY AND MORALS 1 CHAPTER 9.06 NOISE
9.06.020(f) Leaf Blower:
"Leaf-blower" means portable
power equipment that is powered by fuel or electricity and used. .
."
http://www.indianwells.org |
"Leaf-blower" means portable
power equipment that is powered by fuel or electricity and used in
any landscape maintenance, construction, property repair, or property
maintenance for the purpose of blowing, dispersing or redistributing
dust, dirt, leaves, grass clippings, cuttings and trimmings from trees
and shrubs or other debris". |
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Laguna Beach 7.25.080
BANS ALL BLOWERS
". . . electrical or gasoline powered blowers, such as commonly
used by gardeners and. . ."
http://www.lagunabeach.com |
Garden/debris blowers prohibited.
The use of electrical or gasoline powered blowers, such as commonly
used by gardeners and other persons for cleaning lawns, yards, driveways,
gutters, and other property is prohibited at any time within the city
limits. (Ord. 1259 § 1, 1993: Ord. 535 § 1 (part), 1964). |
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Lawndale: 8.20.075
BANS GAS BLOWERS
"A.
Definitions. The term "weed and debris blowers" means use
of portable power equipment powered by gasoline or diesel fuel. |
Gasoline-powered weed and debris blowers.
A. Definitions. The term "weed and debris blowers" means
portable power equipment powered by gasoline or diesel fuel and used
in any landscape maintenance, construction, property repair, or property
maintenance for the purpose of blowing, dispersing or redistributing
debris. The term "debris" means dust, dirt, paper, packaging,
trash, leaves, grass clippings, cuttings and trimmings from trees
and shrubs, or other similar material.
B. The use of gasoline powered weed and debris blowers or vacuums
is prohibited within the city after July 1, 1997.
C. [Electric or other non gas] Weed and debris blower operations shall
not cause debris to be blown or deposited on any adjacent or other
parcel of land, lot, or public right-of-way/property other than the
parcel, land, or lot upon which the weed and debris blower is being
operated.
D. Notwithstanding the foregoing, a person shall not be in violation
of this section of blowing debris on any adjacent land if they remove
the debris within one hour of deposit and dispose of the debris in
a sanitary manner which will prevent dispersement by wind, vandalism,
or similar means.
E. Weed and debris blowers shall not be operated in close proximity
to any operable window, door, or mechanical air intake opening or
duct of any building so as to deposit debris within such windows,
doors, openings or ducts unless with the permission of the occupants
of the building (Ord. 814-96 sec.1; Ord. 713-92 sec.1) |
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Los Altos: 15
BANS GAS BLOWERS
"a.
Portable gasoline-powered leaf blowers are defined as portable power
equipment that is powered by a self contained fuel engine and used.
. ."
http://www.ci.los-altos.ca.us |
15 Portable gasoline Powered blowers.
a. Portable gasoline-powered leaf blowers are defined as portable
power equipment that is powered by a self contained fuel engine and
used in any landscape, maintenance, construction, property repair,
or property maintenance for the purpose of blowing, dispersing or
redistributing dust, dirt, leaves, grass clippings, cuttings and trimmings
from trees and shrubs or other debris.
b. Gasoline-powered blowers prohibited. Use or operation of
portable gasoline-powered leaf blowers within the city for any purpose
except testing noise levels is unlawful and shall constitute an infraction,
punishable as provided by law. (Prior code § 10-5.07) |
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Los Angeles
Municipal Code, Chapter XI — Noise Regulation, Article 2
— Special Noise Sources,
Section 112.04 (c).
DISTANCE RESTRICTIONS
(Commonly referred to as a "BAN")
". . .gas powered blower. . ."
AND: See below. |
Re: Powered Equipment Intended for Repetitive
Use in Residential Areas and Other Machinery, Equipment, and Devices.
"I Notwithstanding the provisions of Subsection (a) above,
no gas powered blower shall be used within 500 feet of a residence
at anytime. Both the user of such a blower as well as the individual
who contracted for the services of the user, if any, shall be subject
to the requirements of and penalty provisions for this ordinance.
Violation of the provisions of this subsection shall be punishable
as an infraction in an amount not to exceed One Hundred Dollars ($100.00),
notwithstanding the graduated fines set forth in L.A.M.C. Section
11.00(m). " |
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Los Angeles
Municipal Code, SECTION 112.05: Maximum noise Level of Powered
Equipment or Powered Hand Tools.
Go
to full ordinance here.
http://www.cityofla.org |
[Further noise restrictions on blowers:
]
"Between the hours of 7:00 a.m. and 10:00 p.m., in
any residential zone of the City or within 500 feet thereof, no person
shall operate or cause to be operated any powered equipment or powered
hand tool that produces a maximum noise level exceeding the following
noise limits at a distance of 50 feet therefrom:"
"(c
) 65dB(A) for powered equipment intended for repetitive use in residential
areas, including lawn mowers, backpack blowers, small lawn and garden
tools and riding tractors."
[NOTE: "including" assumes, "including, but not limited
to. . ."] |
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Menlo Park 8.07.030
USE RESTRICTIONS AND REQUIREMENTS.
"Certified Leaf Blowers"
includes all blowers, whatever fuel, whatever way they are held or
moved about.
AND: See below.
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(1) Certified Leaf Blowers. Certified
leaf blowers may be operated in the city Mondays through Fridays between
the hours of eight (8) a.m. and five (5) p.m. Certified leaf blowers
may be operated by residents of the city on Saturdays between the
hours of eleven (11) a.m. and three (3) p.m. to maintain their property.
Operation of certified leaf blowers in the city is prohibited on Sundays,
observed federal holidays as defined by the city and on "Spare
the Air" days as declared by the Bay Area Air Quality Management
District.
(2) Non-Certified Leaf Blowers. The use of any leaf blower other than
a certified leaf blower as defined by this chapter, is prohibited.
(3) Electric Blowers. The provisions of this Chapter 8.07 do
not apply to electrically powered blowers. (Ord. 895 § 3 (part),
1999)
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BLOWERS |
and: 8.07.040 Limitations on use.
Any person who uses or operates a leaf blower in the city shall at
all times comply with the following:
(1) Full Blower Nozzle Extension. The full blower nozzle
extension and diffuser as provided by the manufacturer or supplied
by the distributor shall be used at all times.
(2) Earplugs. Earplugs or ear protectors shall be worn or inserted
at all times by persons operating a leaf blower. (Ord. 895 §
3 (part), 1999) |
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Menlo Park
Ordinance No. 886
[NOTE: this ordinance is also published in full in Spanish]
Section 2: Section 8.04.010(20) (Leaf Blowers) of Chapter 8.04 of
the City of Menlo Park Municipal Code is hereby repealed in its entirety
and replaced with the following:
http://www.ci.menlo-park.ca.us
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(20) Gasoline-Powered Leafblowers. The
use or operation of gasoline-powered leafblowers in the City of Menlo
Park is prohibited. Gasoline-powered leafblowers are defined as
portable power equipment that is powered by a self contained fuel
engine and used in any landscape, maintenance, construction, property
repair, or property maintenance for the purpose of blowing, dispersing,
or redistributing dust, dirt, leaves, grass clippings, cuttings and
trimmings from trees and shrubs or other debris. |
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Palo Alto
Title 9 PUBLIC PEACE, MORALS AND SAFETY, Chapter 9.10 NOISE:
BAN GAS Residential Area after July 1, 2002.
"Combustion
engine — leaf-blower" means any portable machine powered
with a gasoline engine used. . ."
[NOTE: Code also includes descriptions of (a)=Sound level, (b) Precision
sound level meter, (c) Noise level, (d) Local ambient, (f) Property
plane.]
http://www.citypalo-alto.ca.us
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(h) "Combustion engine —
leaf-blower" means any portable machine powered with a gasoline
engine used to blow leaves, dirt and other debris off sidewalks,
driveways, lawns or other surfaces."
(i) "Residential power equipment" means any mechanically
powered saw, sander, drill, grinder, electric leaf-blower, lawnmower,
hedge trimmer, edger, or any other similar tool or device."
(Ord. 3751 Sec.1, 1987: Ord.3609Sec.1, 1985: Ord.2664Sec.1 (part,
1972)
(2)Between July 1, 2000 and January 1, 2001, no person shall operate
an electric powered leaf blower which produces a noise level in
excess of seventy-five dBA when measured from a distance of twenty-five
feet, and no person shall operate an electric powered leaf blower
except during the following hours: nine a.m. and five p.m. Monday
through Saturday and ten a.m. and four p.m. Sundays and holidays.
(3)No person shall operate any leaf blower which does not bear an
affixed manufacturer’s label indicating the model number of
the leaf blower and designating a noise level not in excess of sixty-five
dBA when measured from a distance of fifty feet utilizing American
National Standard Institute methodology. Any leaf blower which
bears such a manufacturer’s label shall be presumed to comply
with any noise level limit of this chapter provided that it
is operated with all mufflers and full extension tubes supplied
by the manufacturer for that leaf blower.
[ZAP comment: This presumption does not take into account
that machines which are not well maintained, and which have been
used over time, may not actually comply to noise standards, even
if they bear the original manufacturer's label.]
No person shall operate any leaf blower without attachment of all
mufflers and full extension tubes supplied by the manufacturer for
that leaf blower.
No person shall operate any leaf blowers except during the following
hours: nine a.m. and five p.m. Monday through Friday, and ten a.m.
and four p.m. Saturday. No person shall operate any leaf blowers
on Sundays and holidays.
No person shall operate any leaf blower powered by an internal
combustion engine within any residential zone after July 1, 2002.
No person shall operate any leaf blower powered by an internal combustion
engine within non-residential zone except during the following hours:
eight a.m. and six p.m. Monday through Friday, and ten a.m. to four
p.m. Saturday.
Commercial operators of leaf blowers are prohibited from operating
any leaf blower within the city if they do not prominently display
a certificate approved by the Chief of Police verifying that the
operator has been trained to operate leaf blowers according to standards
adopted by the Chief of Police.
In addition to all authorizations and restrictions otherwise provided
in this chapter, public streets, sidewalks, and parking lots in
business districts and at the Municipal Golf Course and all city
parks may be cleaned between four a.m. and eight a.m. using leaf
blowers which bear an affixed manufacturer’s label indicating
the model number of the leaf blower and designating a noise level
not in excess of sixty-five dBA when measured from a distance of
fifty feet utilizing American National Standard Institute methodology.
The restrictions on leaf blowers contained in this subsection (f)(3)
shall become effective on and after January 1, 2001, except that
the prohibitions on the use of leaf blowers powered by internal
combustion engines shall become effective on and after July 1, 2002. |
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Sacramento
8.68.180
RESTRICTIONS
"Portable gasoline-powered blower"
means any portable power equipment that is powered by a gasoline engine
and commonly used . . ."
http://www.sacto.org
http://www.ci.sacramento.ca.us |
"Portable gasoline-powered blower"
means any portable power equipment that is powered by a gasoline engine
and commonly used in landscape or property maintenance to blow, disperse,
or redistribute dust, dirt, leaves, grass clippings, cuttings, and
trimmings from trees and shrubs or other debris on sidewalks, driveways,
lawns, or other surfaces. and
8.68.180 Portable gasoline-powered blowers.
A. It is unlawful for any person to operate any portable gasoline-powered
blower on residential property or within two hundred (200) feet of
residential property, except between the hours of nine a.m. and six
p.m. Monday through Saturday and between the hours of ten a.m. and
four p.m. on Sunday.
B. It is unlawful for any person to operate any portable gasoline-powered
blower on residential property or within two hundred (200) feet of
residential property during the hours permitted by subsection A of
this section if the blower creates noise exceeding the following
specified levels measured at a distance of fifty (50) feet from the
blower:
1. Blowers purchased or otherwise acquired between May 15, 1992, and
November 15, 1995, shall not exceed seventy (70) dba.
2.
Blowers purchased or otherwise acquired after November 15, 1995, shall
not exceed sixty-five (65) dba.
3. Blowers in use on or before the effective date of the ordinance
codified in this chapter or purchased or otherwise acquired before
May 15, 1992, shall not exceed seventy (70) dba after November 15,
1993. (Prior code § 66.02.213)
and 8.68.200: F. Blowers. The operating of any noise-creating blower
or power fan or any internal combustion engine the operation of which
causes noise due to the explosion of operating gases or fluids, unless
the noise from such blower or fan is muffled and such engine is equipped
with a muffler device sufficient to deaden such noise.
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San Diego
Municipal Code Sec. 59.5.0502 G
http://www.sandiego-online.com
http://www.sannet.gov |
A "leaf blower" means any
portable, hand-held or back pack, engine powered device with a nozzle
that creates a directable airstream which is capable of and intended
for moving leaves and light materials.
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Santa Barbara
9.16.020 — 9.16.021.
BANS GAS
BLOWERS
A. Definitions: LEAF BLOWER. Any device used, designed or operated
to produce a current of air by fuel, electricity or other means to
push, propel or blow cuttings, refuse or debris.
"9.16.021:
use of Gasoline Powered Leaf Blowers Prohibited."
".
. .any portable machine powered with a gasoline engine, or gasoline
powered generator,. . ."
http://www.ci.santa-barbara.ca.us |
Leaf Blowers — Restriction on Use.
D. PHASE-OUT OF CERTAIN LEAF BLOWERS
1. Existing Leaf Blowers: The use of Leaf Blowers which are not manufactured
to meet or exceed the Noise Level Standards is prohibited in all areas
of the City under all circumstances, after October 9, 1997.
2. Sale of New Leaf Blowers: It is unlawful to sell or offer for sale
within the City of Santa Barbara Leaf Blowers which are not manufactured
to meet or exceed the Noise Level Standards of 65 decibels.
E. Certification:
Owners and operators will present equipment to the City parks and
Recreation Director . . . for noise testing according to ANSI testing
criteria in the Noise Level Standards. Leaf Blowers which generate
65 decibels or less according to the test will be issued a certification
sticker, which is valid for one year following the date of testing.
The use of a Leaf Blower, without a current and valid certification
sticker affixed to it, within the City after July 1, 1998, is an infraction.
9.16.021: use of Gasoline Powered Leaf Blowers Prohibited.
Measure D97, adopted November 4, 1997, provides: In order to secure
and promote the public health, comfort, safety and welfare, and to
protect the rights of its citizens to privacy and freedom from nuisance,
it is the purpose of this ordinance to prohibit unnecessary, excessive
and annoying noises at levels which are detrimental to the health
and welfare of the community, and to minimize airborne dust and pollen.
It shall be unlawful for any person within the City to use or operate
any portable machine powered with a gasoline engine, or gasoline powered
generator, to blow leaves, dirt, and other debris off sidewalks, driveways,
lawns, or other surfaces. (Ord. 5036, 1997). |
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Santa Monica
Municipal Code, [Copyright 1996] 4.08.270 Restrictions on leafblower
operation.
BANS ALL
BLOWERS
http://www.ci.santa-monica.ca.us |
a. No person shall operate any motorized leafblower within the City.
Penalties:
b. Any person violating this Section shall be guilty of an infraction,
which shall be punishable by a fine not exceeding two hundred
fifty dollars, or a misdemeanor, which shall be punishable by
a fine not exceeding one thousand dollars per violation, or by
imprisonment in the County Jail for a period not exceeding six
months, or by both such fine and imprisonment (Prior code Sec.
4212; added by Ord. No. 1578CCS Sec. 1, adopted 3/26/91); amended
by Ord. No. 1813CCS Sec. 2, adopted 9/12/95)
Infraction, $250 OR misdeameanor, $1,000 AND/OR
imprisonment up to 6 months. |
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Sunnyvale
19.42.030 Noise
RESTRICTIONS
"(d) A "leaf blower" is a small,
combustion engine-powered device used for property or landscape maintenance
that can be hand-held or carried on the operator’s back and which
operates by propelling air under pressure through a cylindrical tube."
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a) Operational noise shall not exceed
seventy-five dBA at any point on the property line of the premises
upon which the noise or sound is generated or produced; provided,
however, that the noise or sound level shall not exceed fifty dBA
during nighttime or sixty dBA during daytime hours at any point on
adjacent residentially zoned property
(d) A "leaf blower" is a small, combustion engine-powered
device used for property or landscape maintenance that can be hand-held
or carried on the operator’s back and which operates by propelling
air under pressure through a cylindrical tube. It is unlawful for
any person to operate a leaf blower on private property in or adjacent
to a residential area except between the hours of 8:00 am and 8:00
pm.
Effective January 1, 2000, all leaf blowers operated
in or adjacent to a residential area shall operate at or below a noise
level of sixty-five dBA at a distance of fifty feet, as determined
by a test conducted by the American National Standards Institute or
an equivalent. The dBA rating shall be prominently displayed
on the leaf blower. (Ord. 2623-99 § 1 (part): prior zoning code
§ 19.24.020(b)–(d)). |
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Vancouver, BC
as of July 1, 2001 |
Original motion:
"THAT effective September 1, 2001 the Noise By-law be amended
to prohibit the use of gas-powered leaf blowers throughout the City
of Vancouver at all times."
Motion as amended and passed:
"A. THAT the Noise By-law be amended to prohibit the use of
gas-powered leaf blowers throughout the City of Vancouver, within
50 metres of any residential premises, except for the appropriate
use during October through January, when the vast majority of leaves
are in need of collecting; and
FURTHER THAT effective February 2, 2004 the Noise By-law be amended
to prohibit the use of gas-powered leaf blowers throughout the City
of Vancouver at all times."
[ZAP comment: Residents of Vancouver who would like this
to actually go into effect should be expressing their support
to the press and to local politicians on a regular basis between
now and February 2004. Ask canidates running for office to hear
you out and take a stand before the vote.]
"B. THAT staff report back on the effects of other noise producing
machines including weed eaters and lawn mowers."
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| Toronto, Ontario, Canada |
See Toronto
Public Health Technical Report: Leaf Blowers and other Lawn/Garden
Equipment: Noise, Air Pollution and Regulation (June 2001).
We are told the recommendation to ban all blowers for ten months
of the year on private properties may be greatly watered down by
the time it is presented again on February 13, 2002. |
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| Boulder, CO |
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| Arizona state |
Attempted to pass a ban in part of the
state in 2001. Failed due to lack of community support. |
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| Texas state |
Attempted to pass a ban. Failed. |
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