Cedar Hill allows leaf blowers and lawn equipment between 7 AM and 8 PM (8 AM weekends). No decibel cap or gas-blower ban applies; commercial landscapers must follow the same residential hours when working in neighborhoods.
Cedar Hill does not have a stand-alone leaf blower ordinance. Leaf blowers, mowers, weed eaters, edgers, and other power lawn equipment are regulated under the general construction/maintenance noise window in Chapter 50. Powered yard equipment may operate Monday-Friday from 7:00 AM to 8:00 PM and Saturday-Sunday from 8:00 AM to 8:00 PM. Outside those hours, equipment producing noise audible across property lines violates the nuisance noise rule. Unlike Plano or Frisco, Cedar Hill has not adopted a gas-powered blower phase-out and does not impose a separate decibel limit on lawn tools. Commercial landscapers servicing HOAs along Cedar Hill State Park, Lake Ridge, or High Pointe must follow the same hour limits when working adjacent to homes; they may operate earlier on commercial-zoned parcels. Repeated complaints can result in a citation under the noise nuisance section.
Citation under Ch. 50 noise nuisance, Class C misdemeanor up to $500. Code Enforcement typically issues a written warning before citation for a first-time residential violation.
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