Greece, NY Noise Ordinances: Leaf Blower Rules (2026)
Key Facts
- Permitted hours
- 8:00 a.m. to sunset
- Basis
- Noise-code exemption, not a standalone ban
- Added by
- Local Law No. 1-2009
- Outside the window
- General excessive-noise rule applies
- Fine range
- $150 to $350, or up to 15 days jail
Summary
Greece does not ban leaf blowers or require electric models, but it does confine them by time: lawn and yard power tools, including leaf blowers, are only exempt from the noise code between 8:00 a.m. and sunset. Outside those hours the general noise ordinance applies.
The use of lawnmowers, hedge trimmers, leaf blowers, chain saws, tillers, mulchers, chippers and other domestic power tools and devices used for the care and maintenance of lawns, yards and vegetation between the hours of 8:00 a.m. and sunset. [Added 4-21-2009 by L.L. No. 1-2009]
Official source re-checked September 7, 2026: no newer edition of the code had been published (publisher’s edition: rev 4702072; v22 updated 2025-08-21; through 08-21-2025).
Full Breakdown
Town Code § 139-6B(7), added by Local Law No. or after sunset loses the exemption and is subject to the underlying excessive-noise prohibition in §§ 139-4 and 139-6, which bars noise audible beyond the property line. -to-sunset window is the operative limit for leaf blower use in the Town.
Violations & Fines
Using a leaf blower or similar yard equipment outside the 8:00 a.m.-to-sunset window, so that it produces excessive noise audible beyond the property line, exposes the operator and the property owner/controller to the Chapter 139 penalty in § 139-8: a fine of $150 to $350, up to 15 days in jail, or both, per offense, with each continuing day after a Greece Police summons chargeable as a separate offense.
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Sources & Official References
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