Kent County sets no leaf-blower rule; your city or township does. Grand Rapids' Noise Control Ordinance regulates powered equipment intended for repetitive residential use, such as lawn mowers and small yard tools, by manufacturing-date decibel limits rather than fixed use hours.
Leaf blowers are gasoline or electric powered yard equipment, which in Grand Rapids fall under Sec. 9.63(9) covering 'powered equipment intended for repetitive use in a residential area,' listing lawn mowers and small lawn and garden tools with dB(A) limits keyed to manufacture date. Grand Rapids does not impose a separate blower time-of-day ban, but the general public-place hours (before 7 a.m. / after 10 p.m., Sec. 9.63(2)) and nuisance provisions still apply. Other Kent County municipalities set their own limits or hours, so confirm the ordinance for your city or township.
Grand Rapids treats excessive powered-equipment noise as a Chapter 151 municipal civil infraction enforced by Police and code enforcement. Fines and any hour restrictions differ across Kent County cities and townships.
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