Simpsonville, SC Noise Ordinances: Leaf Blower Rules (2026)
Key Facts
- Dedicated blower rule
- None; covered as yard equipment
- Daytime use
- Exempt, 7 a.m.–10 p.m.
- Day outside limit
- 80 dB(A) citywide
- Nighttime use
- Permit required
- Section
- Code §§ 18-85, 18-90
Summary
Simpsonville has no leaf-blower-specific ban, but blowers fall under 'domestic yard equipment' and power tools. These are exempt by day (7 a.m.–10 p.m.); at night the Sec. 18-90 chart requires a permit, so nighttime blowing is effectively prohibited.
Construction machinery, sanitation or solid waste pickup, lawn mowers, domestic yard equipment and power tools — Day outside 80 [City at Large] / 85 [CBD]; Night outside * [* Permit required].
Full Breakdown
The Sec. 18-90 guideline chart groups 'lawn mowers, domestic yard equipment and power tools' with construction machinery, allowing 80 dB(A) outside citywide during the day and marking nighttime levels with an asterisk meaning 'permit required.' Sec. 18-85(1) exempts building maintenance and yard-equipment sound only 'when operated during daytime hours,' and Sec. 18-84(a) treats commercial and domestic power tools as nuisance-capable devices when misused. So a leaf blower run in daylight is generally fine; run at night it becomes a prohibited nuisance absent a special permit under Sec. 18-87.
Violations & Fines
Nighttime yard-equipment noise without a permit is a Sec. 18-82 nuisance; after a warning, fines run $50 to the state maximum, or up to 30 days' jail (Sec. 18-91).
Frequently Asked Questions
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