Macomb County has no countywide leaf-blower ordinance. Yard-equipment noise is regulated locally. Macomb Township bans residential landscaping equipment between 9:00 p.m. and 7:00 a.m. and requires a working muffler.
No Macomb County rule governs leaf blowers or lawn equipment; the county leaves this to individual townships and cities. Macomb Township's Noise Control ordinance (Sec. 11-45) prohibits residents and their contractors from operating power tools, landscaping, or yard-maintenance equipment between 9:00 p.m. and 7:00 a.m. unless the equipment meets the daytime decibel table, and requires all motorized equipment to run with a muffler or sound-reduction device. Commercial and public operators face the same overnight window. There is no ban on gas leaf blowers themselves. Other Macomb County communities may set different hours, so check your local ordinance before early-morning or late-evening yard work.
Enforcement is by the local municipality; violating the permitted-hours window is typically a civil infraction under the city or township code.
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