Chino Hills, CA Noise Ordinances: Leaf Blower Rules (2026)
Key Facts
- Weekday hours
- 7:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m.
- Weekend/holiday hours
- 8:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m.
- Covers
- lawn mowers, leaf blowers, hedge trimmers
- Violation class
- infraction
- First-offense fine
- up to $100
- Governing chapter
- CHMC Chapter 8.08, Noise Control
Summary
Chino Hills limits when leaf blowers, lawn mowers, hedge trimmers and similar outdoor power equipment may run: 7 a.m. to 8 p.m. on weekdays and 8 a.m. to 7 p.m. on Saturdays, Sundays and federal holidays, whenever the noise carries beyond the property line. Violating the window is an infraction the city cites directly under its noise control chapter.
No property owner, tenant, or contractor thereof shall operate or allow the operation of mobile, outdoor mechanical or electrical equipment (e.g., lawn mowers, leaf blowers, hedge trimmers, etc.) that generates noise or sounds that can be heard by a reasonable person beyond the boundary lines of the property at any time other than between the hours of 7:00 a.m. and 8:00 p.m. on weekdays, and between 8:00 a.m. and 7:00 p.m. on Saturdays, Sundays, and federal holidays. This provision shall not apply to the operation of a fixed noise source (e.g., air conditioning units, pool equipment, etc.) that conforms to the noise standards pursuant to Section 16.48.020.
Official source re-checked September 7, 2026: no newer edition of the code had been published (publisher’s edition: Code of Ordinances: Supplement 61).
Full Breakdown
m. 010 (New Year's Day, Memorial Day, Independence Day, Labor Day, Veterans Day, Thanksgiving, and Christmas). The rule binds any property owner, tenant, or contractor working on their behalf, so a landscaping crew is covered the same as a homeowner. 020(A), which run later into the evening for residential owners doing their own work. 020(B) carves out fixed sources like air conditioning and pool equipment that meet the Development Code's decibel limits, leaving an hours-based test for portable landscaping equipment instead of a decibel cap.
Nothing in the section bans gas-powered blowers outright; the operative test is simply whether the equipment can be heard beyond the property line outside the permitted hours. Enforcement runs through city code enforcement, which can act on a direct observation or a resident complaint.
Violations & Fines
Operating covered equipment outside the permitted hours is an infraction under § 8.08.020(C), punishable under Chapter 1.36's general penalty schedule: up to $100 for a first infraction conviction in a year, $200 for a second, and $500 for a third or later conviction within twelve months (§ 1.36.020(B)). Section 8.08.020(D) separately declares any violation a public nuisance, letting the city pursue abatement in addition to the infraction citation.
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Sources & Official References
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