York County allows leaf blowers, lawnmowers, and garden tools between 6:00 a.m. and 9:00 p.m. as long as they stay under 85 dB(A) at the nearest residence, under York County Code §56.016.
Unlike many jurisdictions, York County writes lawn equipment straight into its noise ordinance. Powered saws, drills, lawn or garden tools, and lawnmowers are exempt from the 60-decibel residential limit when used between 6:00 a.m. and 9:00 p.m. and kept under 85 dB(A) at the nearest residential property. Run a blower inside that window at a normal level and there's no violation anywhere in unincorporated York County. Use it before dawn, after 9:00 p.m., or at excessive volume and it loses the exemption. HOA landscaping rules in Fort Mill and Tega Cay subdivisions are often stricter than the county.
Yard equipment used outside 6:00 a.m.–9:00 p.m. or above 85 dB(A) forfeits its exemption and becomes a citable noise violation, a magistrate-court misdemeanor fined up to $500 or 30 days.
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