Burlington, WI Noise Ordinances: Leaf Blower Rules (2026)

m. Leaf blowers fall within "other residential power tool" alongside mowers, trimmers and similar equipment, so running one overnight is automatically unlawful under this paragraph without any separate showing that the noise disturbed a neighbor. The same paragraph builds in two carve-outs: it does not apply to snow removal equipment at any hour, and it does not apply to agricultural equipment operated on land zoned for agricultural purposes, recognizing that farm operations and winter storm response cannot wait for daylight. window for larger equipment, showing the Common Council applied one consistent overnight cutoff across both residential yard tools and construction gear when it adopted Chapter 219 on 11-1-2011 by Ord.

No. 1936(13). Outside that nine-hour window, daytime leaf-blower use is still reachable under the general prohibition in § 219-1 if it is unreasonably loud or unreasonably disturbs a neighbor's comfort or repose, and § 219-2B confirms the per se list does not limit that broader daytime standard.