Peoria, AZ Noise Ordinances: Leaf Blower Rules (2026)
Key Facts
- Restricted hours
- 10:00 p.m. to 6:00 a.m.
- Where it applies
- Residential/noise-sensitive areas
- Covered equipment
- Blowers, power fans, combustion engines
- Standard used
- Audible across the property line
Summary
Peoria bars loud, raucous blowers, power fans and internal-combustion equipment in residential or noise-sensitive areas between 10:00 p.m. and 6:00 a.m. if the noise carries across the property line, under City Code Sec. 13-93(i).
(i) Blowers, and Similar Devices: In residential or noise-sensitive areas, between the hours of 10:00 p.m. and 6:00 a.m., the operation of any noise-creating blower, power fan, or any internal combustion engine, the operation of which causes noise due to the explosion of operating gases or fluids, provided that the noise is unreasonably loud and raucous and can be heard across the property line of the property from which it emanates.
Official source re-checked September 7, 2026: no newer edition of the code had been published (publisher’s edition: 2026 S-9: Supplement contains: LLocal legislation current through Ord. 2026-15, passed 6-16-26).
Full Breakdown
, operating any noise-creating blower, power fan, or internal combustion engine whose operation causes noise from exploding operating gases or fluids is prohibited, provided the noise is unreasonably loud and raucous and can be heard across the property line where it originates. That last clause matters: the City does not have to prove a specific decibel reading, only that the sound is audible past the property boundary during the restricted hours. This sits inside the same per se violations list as Sec. 13-93(a) through (j), enacted by Ord.
No. 06-32 (9-5-06, Supp. 2006-03) and amended by Ord. No. 2017-15, § 35 (4-4-17). restriction lines up with the general nighttime presumption in Sec. 13-92(c)(3), which already presumes noise in that window is unreasonably disturbing, giving the City two overlapping ways to cite a gas leaf blower or edger run late at night in a subdivision. are not reached by this subsection, though they remain subject to the general prohibitions in Sec. 13-92(a) if the noise is unreasonably loud at any hour.
Violations & Fines
Running a blower, power fan, or gas-powered equipment loud enough to cross the property line between 10:00 p.m. and 6:00 a.m. in a residential or noise-sensitive area is a per se violation of Sec. 13-93(i), enforceable by Peoria police and code enforcement as a Chapter 13 noise citation, independent of any decibel measurement.
Frequently Asked Questions
Can a landscaper use a gas leaf blower at night in Peoria?
Does the blower rule require a decibel meter to enforce?
Are electric blowers treated differently than gas ones?
Sources & Official References
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