Orem, UT Noise Ordinances: Leaf Blower Rules (2026)
Key Facts
- Restricted hours
- 10:30 p.m. to 7:00 a.m.
- Covered equipment
- Power mowers, cultivators, leaf blowers, power tools
- Exempt equipment
- Snow blowers and snow plows
- Zone covered
- Residentially zoned areas
- Penalty
- Infraction, escalating to class C misdemeanor
Summary
Orem restricts noisy yard equipment to daytime hours in residential areas. City Code 9-2-9(D) bars operating any power mower, cultivator, leaf blower, or other power tool in a residentially zoned area between 10:30 p.m. and 7:00 a.m., with a specific carve-out for snow blowers and snow plows.
Machinery, power equipment. The operation of any power mower, cultivator, or like or related device (except snow blowers or snow plows) or power tools in an area zoned residential between the hours of 10:30 p.m. and 7:00 a.m.
Full Breakdown
Leaf blowers fall under Orem's Machinery, power equipment clause of the disturbing-the-peace ordinance, City Code 9-2-9(D). m. Snow blowers and snow plows are expressly excluded so residents and City crews can clear ice and snow overnight during a storm. Because the ordinance defines the prohibited class as power tools generally rather than naming individual machines, gas or electric leaf blowers, edgers, chainsaws, and similar yard equipment are covered the same as lawn mowers. The rule sits inside the same section as Orem's other noise limits, including the loud-noise-from-residential-property clause and the 30-foot plainly-audible test for stereos, and carries the same enforcement mechanism: Orem Police respond to a neighbor's complaint and can cite the operator under the disturbing-the-peace statute. m. The section was last amended by Ordinance No. O-2010-0008, effective April 27, 2010.
Violations & Fines
Running a leaf blower, mower, or other power tool in a residential zone between 10:30 p.m. and 7:00 a.m. is a citable disturbing-the-peace violation. It is an infraction on a first stop; if the operator ignores a request to stop, or the noise continues into the restricted hours, it becomes a class C misdemeanor under Utah Code 76-3-301.
Frequently Asked Questions
Can landscapers use leaf blowers early in the morning in Orem?
Are snow blowers exempt from Orem's nighttime noise rule?
What happens if a neighbor runs a leaf blower at midnight?
Sources & Official References
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