Redlands, CA Noise Ordinances: Leaf Blower Rules (2026)

The City of Redlands does not have a stand-alone leaf-blower ordinance and has not banned the use of gas-powered leaf blowers. The City Council was scheduled to discuss a potential ordinance to ban gas-powered leaf blowers at its March 5, 2024 meeting, with a proposed outreach and education campaign before any implementation, but no use-ban ordinance was adopted as a result. In the absence of a dedicated rule, leaf-blower noise is governed by the general Community Noise Control chapter, Chapter 8.06: it must not create a loud, unnecessary or unusual noise that disturbs the peace under Section 8.06.030, must stay within the daytime/nighttime exterior limits of Section 8.06.070 (60 dBA daytime / 50 dBA nighttime at a residential property line), and Section 8.06.090.C requires motors, machinery and pumps to be sufficiently muffled and maintained so as not to create a noise disturbance. Separately, statewide, California's AB 1346 and the resulting California Air Resources Board (CARB) rules prohibit the sale of new gas-powered small off-road engines (including most leaf blowers) manufactured after December 31, 2023 - but that is a product-sales rule, not a local use ban, and it does not prohibit using equipment already owned. Within city limits, Chapter 8.06's general standards are the controlling local rule for leaf-blower noise.