McHenry County sets no leaf-blower-specific rule. Lawn and property maintenance are expressly excluded from the off-road-vehicle noise limit, so blowers are governed only by the general prolonged-or-raucous-noise nuisance standard (audible 100 feet from the lot line).
The county's Nuisance Noise Ordinance does not name leaf blowers or set hours for lawn equipment. Its off-road-vehicle noise limit explicitly excludes vehicles or equipment used for lawn maintenance, property maintenance, or construction. As a result, a leaf blower or lawn mower in unincorporated McHenry County is only actionable under the general nuisance provision, which bars prolonged, harsh, unusual, or raucous noise heard 100 feet or more from the lot line that unreasonably disturbs neighbors. Cities may impose stricter hours; check the local code in Crystal Lake, McHenry, Woodstock, or your village.
Only enforceable as a general noise nuisance: $100 first offense, up to $1,000 for repeat offenses, each day separate.
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