Essex County towns limit leaf-blower operation to 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. on weekdays, and coastal communities including Marblehead ban gas-powered blowers during the summer months.
Marblehead, Newburyport and several neighboring towns restrict leaf blowers by hour and season under home-rule noise bylaws. Weekday operation is confined to roughly 8 a.m. to 6 p.m., with later Saturday starts and Sunday limits. Marblehead prohibits gas-powered leaf blowers entirely across the peak summer season, allowing only battery or electric units, and caps the number of blowers used at once on a property. Landscapers and homeowners are both covered, and commercial crews face the stiffest enforcement.
Civil fines from $50 to $100 per violation, rising for repeat offenses; commercial landscapers can lose the right to work in town.
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