Clarkstown, NY Noise Ordinances: Leaf Blower Rules (2026)
Key Facts
- Weekday quiet hours
- Before 7:00 a.m. or after 8:00 p.m.
- Saturday quiet hours
- Before 8:00 a.m. or after 6:00 p.m.
- Sunday quiet hours
- Before 11:00 a.m. or after 5:00 p.m.
- Equipment covered
- Mowers, leaf blowers, chain saws, hedge clippers, chippers
- First-offense fine
- Up to $2,500 or 15 days
Summary
Clarkstown outlaws leaf blowers, lawn mowers, chain saws, hedge clippers and mulching or chipping machines outside set hours in every zone: weekdays before 7:00 a.m. or after 8:00 p.m., Saturdays before 8:00 a.m. or after 6:00 p.m., and Sundays before 11:00 a.m. or after 5:00 p.m. under § 205-4A. Running one outside those windows is deemed unnecessary noise, a fineable violation.
Any sound caused by the operation of any lawn mower, leaf blower, chain saw, hedge clipper, mulching or chipping machine during the week from Monday through Friday prior to 7:00 a.m. and after 8:00 p.m., on Saturdays prior to 8:00 a.m. and after 6:00 p.m., and on Sundays prior to 11:00 a.m. and after 5:00 p.m. in any residential zone or any other zone as such zone is established or may be established by any zoning ordinance or local law enacted by the Town Board of the Town of Clarkstown.
Full Breakdown
m. The restriction applies in any residential zone and in any other zone the Town Board establishes, so it is not confined to homes alone. Unlike the muffler and construction provisions of the same chapter, § 205-4A does not require proof that the sound actually disturbed anyone: running the listed equipment during the closed hours is unnecessary noise by definition under § 205-3, with no case-by-case reasonableness test. Section 205-6 carves out only four narrow exceptions, none of which cover yard equipment: emergency warning devices, permitted utility or road repairs, authorized public events, and permitted quarrying or blasting, so there is no seasonal or holiday exception for leaf blowers written into the chapter.
A violation is enforced by the Clarkstown Police Department, which can act on its own observation or on a resident's complaint under § 205-8, and it is punished under § 205-7 with escalating fines that climb sharply for repeat offenders within an 18-month window, with each day of continued violation charged as a separate offense.
Violations & Fines
Running a leaf blower, mower, chain saw, hedge clipper or chipper outside the § 205-4A windows is punished under § 205-7: up to $2,500 or 15 days for a first offense, $2,500 to $5,000 for a second within 18 months, $7,500 to $10,000 for a third, and $10,000 to $15,000 for a fourth or later, with each day charged separately.
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