Goodyear, AZ Noise Ordinances: Leaf Blower Rules (2026)
Key Facts
- Governing section
- City Code Section 11-1-26(D)
- Surface requirement
- Stabilized surface only
- Debris rule
- Cannot blow debris into public roadway
- Related hours rule
- Section 11-1-8(D), residential zones
- Penalty
- Class 3 misdemeanor, fines up to $500
Summary
Goodyear requires leaf blowers to be operated only on a stabilized surface and bans blowing landscape debris into a public roadway, under City Code Section 11-1-26(D). A separate noise section limits when gas- or battery-powered blowers can run near homes, and violating the dust control rule is a Class 3 misdemeanor.
Operation of leaf blowers. A person shall only operate a leaf blower on a stabilized surface, and shall not operate a leaf blower in a manner that causes landscape debris to be blown into a public roadway. ... Penalty. Any person who violates this section is guilty of a Class 3 misdemeanor. A Class 3 misdemeanor includes fines up to $500 plus surcharges and fees, probation up to one year, and imprisonment up to 30 days.
Official source re-checked September 8, 2026: no newer edition of the code had been published (publisher’s edition: current through Ordinance 26-1648, passed April 27, 2026).
Full Breakdown
" The article defines LEAF BLOWER broadly as "any device that generates a stream of air that is designed, or used, to move landscape debris," and STABILIZED SURFACE as one treated with asphalt, concrete, or another City Engineer-approved method able to withstand vehicle traffic; a bare-dirt or gravel yard does not qualify. This rule exists because blowing debris off an unstabilized surface, or into the street, both generates fugitive dust and PM-10 particulates the City is separately required to control under state and federal air quality law.
depending on the season, with tighter weekend hours) unless a City Manager permit authorizes otherwise. Any site holding a Maricopa County dust-generating operation permit is exempt from Section 11-1-26 while it stays in compliance with that permit.
Violations & Fines
Operating a leaf blower on an unstabilized surface, or in a way that blows debris into a public roadway, is a Class 3 misdemeanor under Section 11-1-26(G), carrying fines up to $500 plus surcharges and fees, probation up to one year, and imprisonment up to 30 days. Running blower equipment outside the hours allowed by Section 11-1-8(D) in or near a residential zone is separately punishable under the noise ordinance's general penalty article.
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