Ridgewood regulates commercial leaf blower and landscaping equipment use through Chapter 222, restricting hours of operation and banning commercial use entirely on Sundays and federal holidays Village-wide.
Under Chapter 222 of the Village of Ridgewood Code, leaf blowers and other landscaping or yard maintenance equipment are treated as motorized construction equipment when operated by hired commercial workers. Permitted hours are limited to specified weekday and Saturday daytime windows, and Ordinance 3892 prohibits commercial operation entirely on Sundays and all federal holidays. As of the 2025 code update, Ridgewood had not enacted a year-round or seasonal ban on gas-powered leaf blowers like some neighboring towns. Homeowners operating their own equipment are not subject to these commercial-hour restrictions but must avoid creating unreasonable disturbances under Chapter 201.
Commercial operators using leaf blowers outside permitted hours, or on Sundays or federal holidays, face fines starting at $100 with potential escalation for repeat violations and possible separate citations for each day of violation.
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