Burlington restricts leaf blower operation to daytime hours under the city noise ordinance (Ch. 28), with no current outright ban on gas-powered models but ongoing CAP-driven discussion of an electric transition aligned with the net zero goal.
Chapter 28 prohibits unreasonable noise from any device, and the noise control ordinance imposes hour limits — typically 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. weekdays and later starts on weekends — for power equipment in residential zones. Commercial landscapers must use mufflers in good repair. The Climate Action Plan flags small-engine equipment as a target for electrification, and the city has phased gas blowers out of municipal parks operations under Parks Department policy.
Ch. 28 noise violations: $100-$500 civil ticket; equipment may be impounded for repeat offenses.
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