Lodi has no leaf-blower-specific ordinance and no gas-blower ban. Powered leaf blowers used at residences are regulated under the general noise standards in Lodi Municipal Code Chapter 9.24, which means the 10:00 p.m.-7:00 a.m. nighttime window applies.
Unlike many coastal California cities (Los Altos Hills, Pasadena, Berkeley, etc.), the City of Lodi has not adopted a dedicated leaf blower ordinance. There is no time-of-day restriction, no gas-blower ban, and no decibel-specific blower section in the Lodi Municipal Code. Instead, leaf blowers are treated as general noise sources subject to Chapter 9.24 (Noise Regulation): operation that is plainly audible across a property line and disturbs the peace can be cited, and the 10:00 p.m.-7:00 a.m. quiet-hours window applies to leaf blowers just as it does to any other equipment. California's statewide small-off-road-engine rule (CARB regulation under California Health & Safety Code §43018.11, the AB 1346 implementation) phases out the sale of new gas-powered small off-road engines including leaf blowers starting in 2024, but that is a sales rule on manufacturers, not a use ban on existing equipment in Lodi. The Lodi Annual Leaf Pick Up Program (December-January) provides curbside pickup as an alternative to blower-and-bag yard cleanup.
Because there is no blower-specific section, citations are issued under Chapter 9.24 and the city's progressive code-enforcement ladder: courtesy notice (15 days), Notice of Violation (15 days), then Administrative Citation with monetary penalties. Repeat or commercial-scale violations can escalate to abatement and injunction.
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