Marion, OH Noise Ordinances: Leaf Blower Rules (2026)

Marion does not have a leaf blower ordinance by name. The rule that reaches a blower is § 634.03(C) in Chapter 634, Noise Control, headed Domestic Power Tools. It covers operating or permitting the operation of any mechanically powered saw, drill, sander, grinder, lawn or garden tool, lawn mower or other similar device used outdoors. A leaf blower is a mechanically powered lawn or garden tool, so it falls within that list, though the code does not use the word blower.

The printed window is outdoors between the hours of 6:00 a.m. and 2:00 a.m., or Sunday after the hour of 9:00 a.m. Powered snow removal equipment is the one printed exclusion. Section 634.03 as a whole is a list of acts the code declares are not in violation of the chapter, so the printed hours describe when this use is protected.

The only power description in the subsection is mechanically powered. It prints no separate rule for gas versus electric or battery equipment, no decibel rating for a tool and no seasonal limit. The subsection also sits apart from § 634.03(B), which says construction, drilling and demolition tools are handled there except that domestic power tools are subject to subsection (C).

Other provisions still apply. Section 634.02 bars any person from unreasonably making, continuing or permitting a noise disturbance, and § 634.04 Table I caps sound from any source on private property at 70, 65 and 60 decibels in residential zones across its three time blocks, measured at or beyond the property line of the property holding the source. A resident or landscaper who needs different hours can apply to the Safety/Service Director for a special variance under § 634.07.