Menifee has no dedicated leaf-blower ordinance in the Municipal Code (no equivalent of the gas-blower bans seen in Pasadena, Menlo Park, or unincorporated Los Angeles). Use is governed by (1) MMC § 8.01.010 construction-hour limits (when used as part of construction-related grading or landscaping), (2) MMC Chapter 11.07 "Unruly or Loud Conduct" if operation creates a disturbance, and (3) California's statewide AB 1346 / CARB Small Off-Road Engine rule, which since January 1, 2024 has barred new gas-powered SORE sales (leaf blowers, mowers, trimmers) and required new equipment to be zero-emission.
A search of MMC Titles 8, 9, 10, 11, and 15 turned up no leaf-blower-specific section. Operators must still comply with the general loud-conduct prohibition in MMC § 11.07.020 and, where applicable, the construction-hour window in MMC § 8.01.010 (Mon–Sat, 6:30 a.m.–7:00 p.m.). At the state level, AB 1346 (Berman, 2021) directed CARB to adopt regulations prohibiting the sale of new gas-powered small off-road engines (under 25 hp / ~19 kW) — covering leaf blowers, lawn mowers, trimmers, chainsaws — effective with model year 2024 onward. AB 1346 does not ban use or possession of existing CARB-compliant gas equipment; it restricts new-sale entry. Generators and large pressure washers face the same zero-emission mandate beginning model year 2028. HOAs in Menifee may impose stricter use-time or equipment-type limits via CC&Rs.
Operating noisy equipment outside MMC § 8.01.010 construction hours, or in a manner that disturbs the peace under MMC § 11.07.020, is an infraction (Gov. Code § 36900: $100/$200/$500). Selling new gas-powered SORE equipment in California violates CARB regulations adopted under AB 1346 and may subject the seller to CARB enforcement penalties.
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