Fulton County, GA Noise Ordinances: Leaf Blower Rules (2026)

(15)Blowers. The operation of any noise-creating blower or power fan or any internal combustion engine, the operation of which causes noise due to the explosion of operating gases or fluids, unless the noise from the blower or fan is muffled and the engine is equipped with a muffler device sufficient to deaden the noise.(16)Sound tracks. The use of mechanical loudspeakers or amplifiers on trucks or other moving or standing vehicles for advertising or other commercial purposes. The use of sound trucks for noncommercial purposes during hours and in places and with volume as would constitute this use as a public nuisance, provided that the provisions of this section shall not apply to or be enforced against:a.Any vehicle of the county while engaged in necessary public business;b.Excavations or repairs of streets by or on behalf of the city, county, or state at night when the public welfare and convenience renders it impossible to perform such work during the day; orc.The reasonable use of amplifiers or loudspeakers in the course of public addresses which are noncommercial in character.(c)Upon finding of guilt for the violation of this section, the offender shall be subject to imprisonment in a county work camp for a term not exceeding one month or by fine not exceeding $500.00, or both. (Code 1983, § 34-1-4; 90-RCM-249, 3-21-90; Res. No. 04-0263, 2-18-04; Res. No. 05-1488, 2-1-06)