Provo, UT Noise Ordinances: Leaf Blower Rules (2026)
Key Facts
- Leaf-blower-specific rule
- None; landscaping-equipment exemption applies
- Exempt hours
- 8:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m.
- Outside exempt hours
- General 9.06.040 dBA limits apply
- Snow/ice equipment
- Also exempt (9.06.050(2)(g))
- Code Section
- Provo City Code 9.06.050(2)(h)
Summary
Provo has no leaf-blower-specific ordinance. Noise from landscaping equipment is exempt from the Chapter 9.06 noise restrictions when operated between 8:00 a.m. and 8:00 p.m.; outside that window the general dBA limits apply.
9.06.050 Exemptions. (2) Noise restrictions in this Chapter do not apply to the following activities: ... (g) Noise from equipment used to remove snow and ice from roads and walkways. (h) Noise from landscaping equipment operating between 8:00 a.m. and 8:00 p.m.
Official source re-checked September 8, 2026: no newer edition of the code had been published (publisher’s edition: current through Ordinance 2026-17, passed June 9, 2026).
Full Breakdown
No Provo ordinance specifically regulates or bans leaf blowers. Under Provo City Code Section 9.06.050(2)(h), noise from landscaping equipment operating between 8:00 a.m. and 8:00 p.m. is exempt from the noise restrictions of Chapter 9.06. The same exemption subsection also covers snow-and-ice removal equipment (Sec. 9.06.050(2)(g)) and several other activities such as emergency vehicles, school events during specified hours, and compliant fireworks. Outside the 8:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m. window, landscaping equipment is not exempt and must comply with the property-line dBA limits of Section 9.06.040 (for residential receiving property, 55 dBA between 10:00 p.m. and 7:00 a.m. and 65 dBA between 7:00 a.m. and 10:00 p.m.).
Violations & Fines
Operating landscaping equipment outside the 8:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m. exemption in a way that exceeds the Section 9.06.040 dBA limits is a class B misdemeanor (Sec. 9.06.070(1)), with each occurrence a separate offense, and is a nuisance subject to summary abatement by restraining order or injunction (Sec. 9.06.070(2)).
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