The City of Merced has no leaf-blower ordinance. A full-text Municipal Code search returns zero results for 'leaf blower'—no city ban, decibel cap, or hours restriction. Gas blowers are instead governed by California's statewide small off-road engine zero-emission law (Health & Safety Code 43018.11), and blower noise can be addressed as a general nuisance.
Merced does not regulate leaf blowers by ordinance. Unlike a number of coastal California cities that ban gas-powered blowers or restrict their hours, Merced's Municipal Code contains no leaf-blower provision at all. Practically, leaf-blower noise in Merced is constrained only indirectly: it can be cited as a nuisance under MMC Chapter 8.40 if it rises to a disturbance, and for new industrial development the MMC 20.12.030 property-line limits (70 dBA day / 60 dBA night) would apply to the operating site. For home-based businesses, MMC 20.48.040(A)(8) requires that no noise, dust, odor, or vibration be 'perceptible beyond the property line,' which can reach landscaping equipment used commercially from a residence. On the equipment side, California Air Resources Board rules under Health & Safety Code 43018.11 require newly sold small off-road engines (including most gas leaf blowers and lawn equipment) to be zero-emission as of model year 2024, a statewide policy that is gradually shifting the market toward quieter electric units, but this is state law, not a Merced ordinance. Residents bothered by blower noise should treat it as a general noise/nuisance complaint rather than a leaf-blower-specific violation.
There is no leaf-blower-specific penalty in Merced. Excessive blower noise could be pursued as a nuisance under MMC Chapter 8.40 or, if part of a home business, as a violation of the home-occupation performance standard in MMC 20.48.040. Sale of noncompliant new gas equipment is a state CARB matter, not a city citation.
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