Norfolk allows leaf blowers and mowers by day but bans lawn-care noise plainly audible inside a neighbor's home between 10 p.m. and 7 a.m. There is no gas-blower ban.
Norfolk writes lawn equipment directly into its noise ordinance rather than banning it. Section 26-6(a)(9) makes it unlawful to create any noise from lawn care, leaf removal, gardening, tree work, or landscaping that is plainly audible inside a neighbor's enclosed dwelling between 10 p.m. and 7 a.m. Daytime use of gas or electric blowers and mowers is permitted, subject to the general Table II limits. The city imposes no separate gas-blower ban. HOA or condominium rules in neighborhoods like Ghent or East Beach may set tighter landscaping hours.
Running noisy lawn equipment into a neighbor's home between 10 p.m. and 7 a.m. is a Class 3 misdemeanor, fine up to $500. HOAs enforce their own hours civilly.
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