Paulding County, GA Noise Ordinances: Leaf Blower Rules (2026)

the general operation of domestic power tools such as chainsaws, lawn mowers, blowers, trimmers and other domestic power-operated equipment when operated with a property functioning muffler meeting manufacturer's standards, other than between the hours of 6:00 a.m. and 10:00 p.m. Monday through Friday, 7:00 a.m. and 8:00 p.m. on Saturday and Sunday. For the purpose of determining a responsible party for violations of this paragraph, the property owner and/or person residing upon the property that is the source of such related violation(s) will be considered the primary responsible party; while the provider of any such domestic services, if the provider is other than the owner and/or resident, may be considered a secondary responsible party. The prohibitions set forth in this paragraph shall not apply to the following:a.Non-residential zoned property; orb.Trash/garbage service in residential areas located outside of a neighborhood subdivision. For purposes of this provision a neighborhood subdivision is a subdivision shown on the Paulding Map maintained by the Paulding County Geographic Information Systems Division using the Land Parcels/Subdivisions Map Layer which may be accessed by the public at www.paulding.gov/156/GIS. (Res. No. 07-19, § 1(Exh. A), 4-26-2007; Ord. No. 23-11, § 1(Exh. A), 10-10-2023)