Rowlett, TX Noise Ordinances: Leaf Blower Rules (2026)

The following activities or sources are exempt from the noise standards in section 22-204:

(1)The operation of properly maintained residential-type air conditioning, ventilating, or heating devices (if within sound levels specified by the manufacturer or similar to sound levels produced by equivalent, adjacent devices).(2)Sound caused in the performance of emergency or public service work including public utility operations, acting to protect the health, safety, or welfare of the community.(3)The unamplified human voice in the normal course of residential activities, such as children playing, etc.(4)Railway locomotives and cars.(5)Aircraft operations.(6)Houses of worship bells or chimes.(7)The emission of sound for the purpose of alerting persons to the existence of an emergency, or the emission of sound in the performance of emergency work.(8)Occasional outdoor gatherings, public dances, parades, shows, and sporting and entertainment events, provided that the events are conducted pursuant to a permit or license issued by the city relative to the staging of the events.(9)The use of lawn maintenance equipment between the hours of 7:00 a.m. (9:00 a.m. on Sundays) and 10:00 p.m.