Alpharetta, GA Noise Ordinances: Leaf Blower Rules (2026)
Key Facts
- Homeowner cutoff, weekdays
- 9 p.m. to 7 a.m.
- Homeowner cutoff, weekends
- Before 8:30 a.m. Sat/Sun
- Commercial cutoff, weekdays
- 7 p.m. to 7 a.m.
- Commercial residential buffer
- 250 feet of home during restricted hours
- Commercial Sunday work
- Prohibited absent emergency work
Summary
Homeowners in Alpharetta can't run leaf blowers or other landscaping power tools before 7 a.m. or after 9 p.m. on weekdays, or before 8:30 a.m. on weekends, under section 26-116(1). Commercial landscaping crews face a tighter window plus a 250-foot setback from residential property under section 26-116(2).
(1)Non-commercial or non-industrial power tools used for landscaping and yard maintenance shall not be operated between the hours of 9:00 p.m. and 7:00 a.m., or on Saturday or Sunday before the hour of 8:30 a.m., unless such activities can meet the applicable limits set forth in section 26-114(a). ... (2)Commercial or industrial power tools used for landscaping and yard maintenance shall be operated with a muffler. All motorized equipment used in these activities shall not be operated on a residential property, or within 250 feet of a residential property line, between the hours of 7:00 p.m. and 7:00 a.m. on weekdays, or before the hour of 9:00 a.m. or after the hour of 5:00 p.m. on Saturday, or at any time on Sunday
Full Breakdown
Section 26-116 sets two separate leaf blower and yard-tool schedules depending on who is operating the equipment. Item (1) covers 'non-commercial or non-industrial power tools used for landscaping and yard maintenance,' which may not run between 9:00 p.m. and 7:00 a.m. on any day, or before 8:30 a.m. on Saturday or Sunday, unless the noise meets the general property-line limits of section 26-114(a); outside those blocked hours the decibel limits do not apply at all as long as the equipment carries a functioning muffler. Item (2) is stricter for commercial or industrial crews: their power tools must run with a muffler, and the equipment cannot operate on a residential property, or within 250 feet of a residential property line, between 7:00 p.m. and 7:00 a.m. on weekdays, before 9:00 a.m. or after 5:00 p.m. on Saturday, or at any time on Sunday, unless the work is emergency work or meets the section 26-114(a) decibel limits.
Outside those windows, the general decibel limits similarly do not apply to commercial landscaping equipment. Alpharetta does not ban gas-powered leaf blowers outright or single out the tool by type; the restriction is a schedule and, for commercial operators, a residential buffer distance, enforced by Alpharetta police officers under section 26-117.
Violations & Fines
A landscaping crew or homeowner running power tools outside the permitted hours, or a commercial crew working within 250 feet of a home during restricted hours, can be cited under section 26-119(a). The general penalty in section 1-8 applies: up to a $1,000 fine and up to 180 days of jail or public-works labor, with each day charged separately.
Frequently Asked Questions
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