Buena Park, CA Noise Ordinances: Leaf Blower Rules (2026)
Key Facts
- Gas ban, 25+ hp equipment
- Effective Jan. 1, 2028
- Gas ban, landscaping businesses
- Effective July 1, 2026
- Noise curfew, landscape equipment
- 8 p.m.-8 a.m. daily
- Governing sections
- BPMC §§ 8.64.020, 8.28.040(B)(6)
Summary
Buena Park bans powered landscape equipment, including leaf blowers, between 8 p.m. and 8 a.m., and is phasing out gas-powered landscape equipment entirely by 2028 under Chapter 8.64.
A. Beginning July 1, 2026, a landscaping business is prohibited from operating gas-powered landscaping equipment that is under 25 horsepower. B. Beginning January 1, 2027, a landscaping business is prohibited from operating gas-powered landscaping equipment that is 25 horsepower or more. C. Beginning January 1, 2027, no person shall operate gas-powered landscaping equipment that is under 25 horsepower. D. Beginning January 1, 2028, no person shall operate gas-powered landscaping equipment that is 25 horsepower or more.
Full Breakdown
Buena Park's Chapter 8.64 phases out gas-powered landscaping equipment, including leaf blowers, trimmers and mowers, citywide: landscaping businesses must stop using units under 25 horsepower by July 1, 2026, with everyone else following by January 1, 2027 (under 25 hp) or January 1, 2028 (25 hp or more), unless the director of community development finds no comparable electric alternative is commercially available. Separately, the city's noise ordinance already bars leaf blowers, mowers and other powered landscape equipment between 8:00 p.m. and 8:00 a.m. every day, enforced alongside the Orange County noise code the city adopted by reference.
Violations & Fines
Operating banned gas equipment, or running powered landscape gear during the 8 p.m.-8 a.m. curfew, is a code violation enforced by citation or administrative fine under BPMC § 1.04.080.
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