Pearland, TX Noise Ordinances: Leaf Blower Rules (2026)
Key Facts
- Restricted hours
- 10:00 p.m. to 7:00 a.m.
- Buffer distance
- 300 feet of residential area or zoning
- Covered equipment
- Mowers, edgers, trimmers, weed eaters, similar gear
- Maximum fine
- $500 per offense under Sec. 1-11
- Separate offense
- Each night of violation is a new offense
- Governing section
- Code of Ordinances § 19-3(c)
Summary
Pearland bars running motorized lawn mowing equipment, including mowers, edgers, trimmers and weed eaters, between 10:00 p.m. and 7:00 a.m. within 300 feet of any residential neighborhood or residentially zoned area. Code enforcement and police cite violators under the noise chapter's general nuisance provisions, and each night of continued operation counts as a separate offense.
(c)Lawn mowing: The operation of motorized lawn mowing equipment, whether electric or fuel powered, including without limitation lawn mowers, edgers, trimmers, or weed eaters, between the hours of 10:00 p.m. and 7:00 a.m. within three hundred (300) feet of any residential neighborhood or other area zoned residential.
Official source re-checked September 7, 2026: no newer edition of the code had been published (publisher’s edition: Code of Ordinances: Supplement 28).
Full Breakdown
within 300 feet of a residential neighborhood or other residentially zoned area. The subsection names lawn mowers, edgers, trimmers and weed eaters as examples, but the 'including without limitation' language sweeps in other gas and electric-powered yard equipment used for routine lawn care, since the restriction turns on the equipment being motorized lawn care gear operated at night near housing, not on the specific tool. The same section separately bans nighttime garbage and refuse collection within 300 feet of housing (subsection (b)) and vehicle-mounted loudspeakers audible past 50 feet (subsection (a)).
m. There is no daytime decibel limit or blanket ban on lawn equipment; the restriction is purely a nighttime buffer for residential areas, and it applies citywide rather than only in single-family zones. Chapter 19 sets no chapter-specific fine for Section 19-3, so the general penalty in Section 1-11 controls.
Violations & Fines
A violation of Section 19-3(c) is punishable under the general penalty, Section 1-11: a fine of up to $500.00, since Chapter 19 sets no chapter-specific amount. Each night the equipment runs during the restricted 10:00 p.m. to 7:00 a.m. window within 300 feet of housing counts as a separate offense, so repeated violations compound quickly. Pearland police and code enforcement respond to complaints and may issue a citation on the spot.
Frequently Asked Questions
Does Pearland's ordinance name leaf blowers specifically?
Can I run a mower or blower any time in a commercial zone?
What happens if a lawn crew keeps running equipment after 10 p.m.?
Sources & Official References
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