Pleasanton, CA Noise Ordinances: Leaf Blower Rules (2026)
Key Facts
- Gas blower ban effective
- June 1, 2024
- Scope of ban
- any time, citywide
- Electric/battery blowers
- legal, but noise-regulated
- Enforcement
- police, CSO, or code enforcement officer
- Enforcement tool
- administrative citation, Ch. 1.24
Summary
Pleasanton bans gasoline-powered leaf blowers outright: since June 1, 2024, operating one anywhere in the city at any time is unlawful. Battery and electric blowers remain legal but are treated as a noise source and must comply with Chapter 9.04's decibel limits.
Beginning June 1, 2024, it is unlawful for any person to operate a gasoline-powered leaf blower at any time in the city. (Ord. 2250, 12/19/2023) ... "Gasoline-powered leaf blower" means any leaf blower directly powered by an internal combustion engine using gasoline, alcohol or other liquid or gases fluid. ... Leaf blowers are a machine or device subject to the noise regulations of Chapter 9.04.
Official source re-checked September 7, 2026: no newer edition of the code had been published (publisher’s edition: rev 4955754; v17 updated 2026-06-02).
Full Breakdown
06, Leaf Blower Restrictions, adopted by Ord. 030 then bans that category outright, with no time-of-day carve-out and no seasonal exception: it is unlawful to operate one at any time in the city, effective June 1, 2024. 04, meaning they must still meet the applicable residential, commercial or industrial dBA ceiling and the daytime-hours restrictions that apply to other mechanical noise sources. 060, so a court striking one provision does not undo the rest of the ban.
Violations & Fines
§ 9.06.050 lets the police department, a community services officer, or a code enforcement officer in the community development department document a violation with an administrative citation issued under Chapter 1.24. The remedies in Chapter 9.06 are cumulative, so the city can pursue an administrative citation alongside any other remedy available at law or in equity rather than being limited to one enforcement track.
Frequently Asked Questions
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