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18.10.035 Leaf Blowers.

City Code Section
  1. A.  For purposes of this Section, leaf blower means any portable device designed or intended to blow, vacuum, or move leaves or any other type of debris or material by generating a concentrated stream of air. Leaf blower includes any devices or machines that accept vacuum attachments.
  2. B.  General operating restrictions.
    1. 1.   Commercial/Mixed Use and other zones. No person may operate a leaf blower in commercial/mixed use, industrial, and open space zones, or in the adjoining public right-of-way, between the hours of 9:00 p.m. and 7:00 a.m. the following morning, seven days a week, unless the leaf blower meets the requirements of Subsections 18.10.010 A. - F. and H.
    2. 2.   Residential zones. No person may operate a leaf blower in residential zones, or in the adjoining public right-of-way, between the hours of 7:00 p.m. to 7:00 a.m. the following morning, seven days a week.
    3. 3.   For purposes of Subsection B. above, right-of-way adjoining residential zones and any other zone is considered as being within residential zones.
  3. C.  Noise restrictions.
    1. 1.   The Noise Control Officer will maintain a list of the leaf blowers not exceeding a 65 dBA sound level at 50 feet. The Noise Control Officer’s list must include only leaf blowers certified by a third-party testing laboratory, using American National Standards Institute (ANSI) methodology, ANSI B175.2-2000. The Noise Control Officer will update the certified list at least annually or as the Noise Control Officer is informed of other certified leaf blowers.
    2. 2.   The Noise Control Officer will maintain a list of the leaf blowers not exceeding a 70 dBA sound level at 50 feet. The Noise Control Officer’s list must include only leaf blowers certified by a third-party testing laboratory, using American National Standards Institute (ANSI) methodology, ANSI B175.2-2000. The Noise Control Officer will update the certified list at least annually or as the Noise Control Officer is informed of other certified leaf blowers.
    3. 3.   From March 1 through October 31 of each year, operation of any leaf blower within the City that is not on the certified list of 65 dba or quieter leaf blowers as developed by the Noise Control Officer will constitute a violation of Title 18.
    4. 4.   From November 1 through February 28 of each year, operation of any leaf blower within the City that is not on the certified list of 70 dba or quieter leaf blowers as developed by the Noise Control Officer will constitute a violation of Title 18.
  4. D.  Leaf blower use on large open spaces
    1. 1.   Leaf blowers operated on Open Space land use zones at a distance of 200 feet or greater from the property line must not exceed a 75 dBA sound level, using American National Standards Institute (ANSI) methodology, ANSI B175.2-2000.
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