Riverside restricts gas-powered leaf blower use to daytime construction-equivalent hours and will phase out small off-road gas engines under California AB 1346 starting 2024.
Riverside Municipal Code Chapter 7.35 treats leaf blowers as noise-generating equipment subject to the 7:00 AM to 7:00 PM weekday and Saturday window (Sundays and holidays restricted). Operators must use manufacturer-installed mufflers and may not operate equipment producing more than 65 dBA measured at 50 feet in residential zones. California AB 1346 (2021) directed CARB to prohibit sale of new small off-road gas engines (SORE), including gas leaf blowers, beginning January 1, 2024; existing equipment may still be used but replacement is encouraged and rebates are available through South Coast AQMD. Commercial landscapers servicing Riverside residential neighborhoods must follow both the municipal time windows and any HOA-specific bans.
Operating outside permitted hours or with removed mufflers is an infraction with citations starting at $100; commercial contractors face additional business-license consequences.
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