Unincorporated Solano County has no leaf-blower-specific ordinance, no decibel cap, time-of-day limit, or gas-blower ban beyond the general noise rule. Leaf blowers are restricted only via Solano County Code Sec. 21-10: they cannot produce non-agricultural noise above 65 dBA at the property line after 10:00 p.m. or before 6:00 a.m. Statewide, California's gas SORE phase-out limits new gas-blower sales.
Solano County Code contains no leaf-blower-specific section in Chapter 21 (Public Offenses) or Chapter 28 (Zoning). The only applicable county restriction is the general nighttime noise rule of Sec. 21-10, which prohibits non-agricultural noise exceeding 65 dBA at the property line after 10:00 p.m. or before 6:00 a.m. (Ord. No. 1830). Daytime leaf-blower use is therefore unregulated at the county level so long as it does not maliciously disturb the peace under Sec. 21-10 or California Penal Code Sec. 415. Statewide, California AB 1346 (Health & Safety Code Sec. 43018.11) directed the California Air Resources Board to prohibit the sale of new gas-powered Small Off-Road Engines (SORE), including most leaf blowers, manufactured on or after January 1, 2024; existing gas blowers may still be operated. Cities in Solano County (Vallejo, Fairfield, Vacaville, Benicia, etc.) may impose their own dedicated leaf-blower hour limits or restrictions.
There is no leaf-blower-specific penalty in unincorporated Solano County. Operating a leaf blower above 65 dBA at the property line after 10:00 p.m. or before 6:00 a.m. is a misdemeanor disturbance of the peace under Sec. 21-10, punishable under Sec. 1-21 by up to six months jail and/or a $1,000 fine. Selling new non-compliant gas-powered SORE blowers in California violates CARB regulations adopted under AB 1346.
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