Outdoor power equipment (including leaf blowers) may not run in residential zones between 10:00 p.m. and 7:00 a.m. weekdays (8:00 a.m. weekends); small units are capped at 75 dBA and larger ones at 82 dBA at 50 feet during daytime.
City Code Sec. 66-203(6) makes it unlawful to operate power equipment outdoors in residential zones between 10:00 p.m. and 7:00 a.m. on weekdays, and 10:00 p.m. and 8:00 a.m. on weekends. During daytime hours, equipment rated five horsepower or less may not exceed 75 dBA at 50 feet, and equipment over five horsepower may not exceed 82 dBA at 50 feet. Domestic power tools and lawn mowers used 7 a.m.-10 p.m. weekdays (8 a.m.-10 p.m. weekends) are otherwise exempt from Table 1 under Sec. 66-138(1).
Misdemeanor under Sec. 66-140: fine up to the state maximum and/or up to 90 days jail; each day a separate offense.
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