Eagan, MN Noise Ordinances: Leaf Blower Rules (2026)

Eagan regulates leaf blowers as part of its equipment-noise ordinance rather than singling them out. City Code Section 10.37 (Equipment and construction activity noise regulations) makes it unlawful, on public or private property between 10:00 p.m. and 7:00 a.m., to use power lawn or landscape maintenance equipment, including but not limited to lawn mowers, hedge clippers, grass/weed trimmers, garden tillers, chainsaws, leafblowers, and wood chippers. Outside that nighttime window, leaf blower use is permitted. Eagan has not adopted a gas-blower ban, a model-year restriction, or a leaf-blower-specific decibel limit; the only city restriction is the time-of-day rule. If a blower is run so loudly or persistently that it exceeds the state noise standards Eagan adopts in Section 10.42, the general noise pollution provision could also apply, but in practice the 10:00 p.m. to 7:00 a.m. cutoff is the operative rule for residents. The same exemptions that apply to construction equipment (government work, snow removal, emergency repairs, parking-lot maintenance) appear in Section 10.37. Complaints go to the Eagan Police Department, and violations are misdemeanors under Section 10.99.