Rock Hill does not ban gas leaf blowers. Section 20-162(18)(g) exempts lawn and garden tools, lawnmowers, and similar mechanically powered devices used between 7:00 a.m. and 8:00 p.m. from the 60 dB(A) residential cap if they stay under 85 dB(A) at the nearest residence and are used for property upkeep.
Rock Hill treats leaf blowers and other yard-maintenance equipment as a specific safe harbor under §20-162(18)(g). The exemption from the §20-162(18) 60 dB(A) residential cap requires three conditions: the device is mechanically powered (saw, drill, sander, router, grinder, lawn or garden tool, lawnmower, or similar); use occurs between 7:00 a.m. and 8:00 p.m.; and the activity does not exceed 85 dB(A) at the nearest residential property where the sound is received, and the equipment is used for maintenance or upkeep of the property on which it is used. Outside that window, or above 85 dB(A), the 60 dB(A) lot-line cap and the §20-161 reasonableness factors apply.
Use outside the 7:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m. window, above 85 dB(A), or for non-maintenance purposes loses the safe harbor and is enforceable as a Chapter 20 misdemeanor, up to $500 and 30 days under SC Code §14-25-65.
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