Jurupa Valley, CA Noise Ordinances: Leaf Blower Rules (2026)
Key Facts
- Exempt maintenance hours
- 7 a.m. to 8 p.m.
- Power tool quiet hours
- 10 p.m. to 8 a.m.
- Daytime audibility cap
- 100 feet
- Gas blower ban
- None citywide
Summary
Jurupa Valley exempts lawn mowers, leaf blowers, and similar property maintenance from its noise limits only between 7 a.m. and 8 p.m. Power tools must never be audible inside a neighbor's home between 10 p.m. and 8 a.m.
J. Property maintenance, including, but not limited to, the operation of lawnmowers, leaf blowers, etc., provided such maintenance occurs between the hours of seven a.m. and eight p.m.; ... B. Power Tools and Equipment. No person shall operate any power tools or equipment between the hours of ten p.m. and eight a.m. such that the power tools or equipment are audible to the human ear inside an inhabited dwelling other than a dwelling in which the power tools or equipment may be located. No person shall operate any power tools or equipment at any other time such that the power tools or equipment are audible to the human ear at a distance greater than one hundred (100) feet from the power tools or equipment. Sound level measurements may be used, but are not required to establish a violation of this subsection.
Full Breakdown
Municipal Code section 11.05.020(10), enacted by Ordinance No. 2012-01, exempts property maintenance equipment including lawnmowers and leaf blowers from the noise chapter when used between 7 a.m. and 8 p.m. Outside that window the general Table 1 decibel limits apply, and the special power tools standard in section 11.05.060(2) prohibits operating any power tools or equipment between 10 p.m. and 8 a.m. such that they are audible inside another inhabited dwelling, or at any other time audible more than 100 feet away. The city has no outright gas-powered leaf blower ban; audibility violations need no decibel measurement.
Violations & Fines
Use outside the exemption window that exceeds decibel limits or breaks the power tool audibility rules draws escalating administrative fines of $200 to $1,000 within a 366-day period under section 11.05.080.
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