Montebello has no dedicated leaf-blower ban, but Municipal Code Section 9.08.050(M) requires any noise-creating blower, power fan or internal-combustion engine to be muffled, and daytime landscaping noise still must not be loud and raucous.
Montebello has no separate leaf-blower ordinance or gas-blower ban in its Municipal Code. Blowers fall under Section 9.08.050(M), which prohibits operating any noise-creating blower, power fan or internal-combustion engine unless the noise is muffled and the engine has a muffler sufficient to deaden the noise. Beyond that, all yard equipment is subject to the general loud-and-raucous-noise prohibition in Section 9.08.020 and the reasonable-person standard in Section 9.08.030, so blower use that disturbs neighbors can be cited even during the day. Landscaping equipment is not among the timed activities in Section 9.08.050, so the code sets no leaf-blower hour window. Statewide, California AB 1346 phases out sales of new gas-powered small engines, not a city operating ban.
Operating an unmuffled blower violates Section 9.08.050(M); blower noise disturbing a reasonable person violates Section 9.08.020. Both are loud and raucous noise under Section 9.08.060, a misdemeanor or infraction, with repeat 24-hour calls subject to a service fee.
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