San Jacinto, CA Noise Ordinances: Leaf Blower Rules (2026)

Chapter 8.40 of the San Jacinto Municipal Code regulates noise, and § 8.40.070 lists the activities exempted from it. Subsection K covers property maintenance, including, in the code's words, "the operation of lawnmowers, leaf blowers, etc.," and attaches one condition: the maintenance must occur between the hours of seven a.m. and seven p.m. That is the only place Chapter 8.40 names leaf blowers, and it sets a window of hours rather than a decibel level or an equipment type. The exemption is not tied to a day of the week, so the same seven a.m. to seven p.m. window is printed for every day.

Because the exemption depends on the hours, work outside seven a.m. and seven p.m. is not protected by § 8.40.070(K). Such noise is then measured against the rules in the rest of the chapter. The stationary standards in § 8.40.050 hold single-family residential properties to 65 dBA from 7:00 a.m. to 10:00 p.m. and 45 dBA from 10:00 p.m. to 7:00 a.m., and § 8.40.080 separately bars loud, excessive, impulsive or intrusive noise that disturbs the peace of any area. The same chapter exempts agricultural equipment under § 8.40.070(F) on a different schedule, with no operation between eight p.m. and seven a.m. on weekdays and Saturday, or at any time on Sunday or a federal holiday, and that schedule does not apply to a residential gardener. The police department receives and investigates noise complaints under § 8.40.190, and the city manager can grant a temporary waiver under § 8.40.200 when no feasible alternative exists.