Carrollton, TX Noise Ordinances: Leaf Blower Rules (2026)
Key Facts
- Barred hours
- 10:00 p.m. to 7:00 a.m.
- Buffer distance
- Within 500 feet of a residential area
- Equipment covered
- Leaf blowers, mowers, edgers, clippers, tillers
- Max fine
- $500 per offense, Section 10.99(A)(1)(l)
Summary
Leaf blowers and other powered lawn and garden equipment cannot run within 500 feet of a residential area between 10 p.m. and 7 a.m. under Carrollton's noise ordinance, alongside mowers, edgers, clippers and garden tillers.
The operation of any powered lawn and garden equipment including, but not limited to, lawn mowers, edgers, leaf blowers, clippers, and garden tillers within 500 feet of a residential area between the hours of 10:00 p.m. and 7:00 a.m.
Full Breakdown
as a declared loud, disturbing and unnecessary noise under Carrollton's Chapter 130 noise code. The city does not ban leaf blowers outright and does not distinguish gas from electric equipment; the trigger is simply running any of the listed powered lawn and garden tools inside the 500-foot residential buffer during the ten-hour overnight window. Landscaping crews, homeowners and lawn services are all covered equally, since the section applies to any person who operates or permits the operation of the equipment. establishes the violation. 99(A)(1)(l), which caps fines at $500, the same tier that applies to the rest of the city's general-offense noise provisions, including the construction-equipment and commercial-loading rules in the same section.
Violations & Fines
Running a leaf blower, mower, edger, clipper or garden tiller within 500 feet of a residential area between 10:00 p.m. and 7:00 a.m. is a Class C misdemeanor under Chapter 130, punishable by a fine up to $500 per occurrence under Section 10.99(A)(1)(l). Section 130.18(C) means the city need not show the operator intended to disturb anyone, only that the equipment ran during the barred hours in the buffer zone.
Frequently Asked Questions
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