Unincorporated Shasta County has no specific leaf-blower ordinance. Leaf-blower noise falls under the General Plan's general exterior noise standards, and a disturbing use is addressed by the Sheriff under California's loud-noise law and the County nuisance code.
Research of the County of Shasta (California) code and General Plan found no dedicated leaf-blower or gas-powered-equipment ordinance for the unincorporated area, and no county-wide ban on gas leaf blowers. Leaf-blower noise is treated like other property noise under the General Plan Noise Element (Section 5.11), which sets exterior noise performance standards for non-transportation sources - an hourly Leq of 55 dB during the day (7 a.m.-10 p.m.) and 50 dB at night (10 p.m.-7 a.m.) at the property line of a noise-sensitive use, with the limit lowered 5 dB for sounds that are primarily speech, music, simple tones, or recurring impulsive noise. For routine neighbor disturbances from yard equipment, residents contact the Shasta County Sheriff's Office non-emergency line (530-245-6540), and loud and unreasonable noise is enforced under California Penal Code Section 415, with persistent cases handled as a nuisance under County Code Chapter 8.28. Separately and statewide, California has phased out the sale of new gas-powered small off-road engines (which includes many leaf blowers) under California Air Resources Board rules, but that is a state product-sale restriction, not a Shasta County use ordinance. Residents in Redding, Anderson, or Shasta Lake should check those cities' own rules.
No specific leaf-blower penalty exists in county code. Excessive noise is addressed under the General Plan's exterior noise standards or, for disturbances, by the Sheriff under California Penal Code Section 415 and the County nuisance code (Chapter 8.28).
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