Roswell has no leaf-blower-specific ordinance. Gas and electric blowers are allowed; they must simply stay under the §8.8.3 residential decibel caps (70 dBA daytime, 60 dBA at night) measured at the neighboring property line.
Unlike many California and East Coast cities, Roswell does not restrict leaf blowers by fuel type, model year, or hour-of-day beyond the general nuisance code. Landscaping equipment - blowers, mowers, edgers, chippers - falls under the daytime construction-and-maintenance exemption from 7 a.m. to 11 p.m. After 11 p.m. equipment use must meet the 60 dBA residential nighttime cap, which most gas blowers exceed at close range. Commercial landscapers generally schedule work between 8 a.m. and 6 p.m. to avoid both early-morning §8.8.3 complaints and HOA covenants that overlap with the city code.
Leaf-blower use after 11 p.m. or before 7 a.m. that exceeds 60 dBA at a neighboring property line is a §8.8.3 nuisance violation. Civil fines start at the citation level and can escalate to Municipal Court prosecution with fines up to $1,000.
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