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

Section 9.50.050 of the Rialto Municipal Code makes it unlawful to operate gasoline or electric powered leaf blowers, such as those commonly used by gardeners for cleaning lawns, yards, driveways, and gutters, other than between 7:00 a.m. and 8:00 p.m. The restriction applies in all zones, residential and commercial alike, and covers homeowners and professional landscapers equally. The same controlled-hours section covers other domestic power tools and garden machinery. Rialto's code contains no separate decibel cap or equipment ban for leaf blowers; outside the restricted hours, the general unreasonable-noise standard of Section 9.50.030(A)(7) still applies if blower use disturbs a reasonable person of normal sensitivity.