Peoria, IL Noise Ordinances: Leaf Blower Rules (2026)

Sec. 15-69 has two layers. The general clause bars operating any noise-creating blower, power fan, electric motor or internal combustion engine at any hour if it disturbs the peace, quiet and comfort of neighboring inhabitants. and is plainly audible at 50 feet or more, that fact alone is prima facie evidence of a violation, so the city does not have to prove a specific neighbor was disturbed. A carve-out follows: sweeping and snow removal of parking lots in the central business district, commercial districts, office districts and industrial districts, as those districts are defined by the City of Peoria Zoning Ordinance, is permitted at all hours regardless of the curfew.

The section was adopted from the 1957 Code (§ 20-9) and amended twice, by Ord. No. 13504 in 1992 and Ord. No. 14412 in 1997, reflecting the city's ongoing effort to balance commercial cleanup work against residential quiet. Because the rule covers 'blower, power fan, electric motor, or internal combustion engine' generically, it reaches gas and electric leaf blowers, pressure washers, generators and similar yard equipment, not just landscaping tools specifically labeled as blowers.