Dearborn, MI Noise Ordinances: Leaf Blower Rules (2026)
Key Facts
- Restricted hours
- 10:00 p.m.–7:00 a.m.
- Covered tools
- Lawn/garden tools, saws, sanders, drills
- Test
- Disturbance across property line
- No daytime restriction
- Not covered by this section
Summary
Running a leaf blower or other lawn or garden tool loud enough to disturb neighbors is banned in Dearborn between 10 p.m. and 7 a.m.
Domestic power tools, machinery. Operating or permitting the operation of any mechanically powered saw, sander, drill, grinder, lawn or garden tool, or similar tool between 10:00 p.m. and 7:00 a.m., so as to create a noise disturbance across a residential or commercial real property line.
Official source re-checked September 7, 2026: no newer edition of the code had been published (publisher’s edition: 2026 S-07: Code: Updated through: July 22, 2026 | Zoning: Updated through: July 22, 2026).
Full Breakdown
Dearborn's noise ordinance names powered lawn and garden tools alongside saws, sanders, drills, and grinders as a specific prohibited nighttime noise source. Operating any of these between 10:00 p.m. and 7:00 a.m. so as to create a noise disturbance across a residential or commercial property line violates the noise article, regardless of the decibel level produced.
Violations & Fines
Citation from the Dearborn Police Department; part of the noise article's general prohibitions enforceable as a civil infraction.
Frequently Asked Questions
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Sources & Official References
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