Snellville has no leaf-blower-specific ordinance. Gas and electric leaf blowers are both legal. Use is governed only by the general noise ordinance, which limits loud equipment during residential quiet hours (typically 11 PM to 7 AM). HOA rules may impose tighter windows.
Snellville's Code of Ordinances (Municode, Part II Chapter 42 - Offenses and Miscellaneous Provisions) regulates noise through general disturbance standards rather than equipment-specific rules. There is no decibel cap or time-of-day ban that targets leaf blowers, and no gas-blower phase-out of the kind adopted by Atlanta suburbs like Decatur. Georgia provides no statewide leaf blower law; GA Code Section 16-11-34 (disorderly conduct) acts only as a criminal fallback for extreme, sustained noise. Homeowners operating blowers between 7 AM and 9 PM on weekdays and 8 AM to 9 PM on weekends will generally comply. Landscapers working in HOA-governed subdivisions (common in the Havenstone, Brookwood, and Yorkshire Downs neighborhoods) must follow covenant-imposed hours, which often prohibit gas equipment on Sundays. Complaints route to Gwinnett County Police (non-emergency line 770-513-5700).
No dedicated penalty. General noise violations under the city code are misdemeanors punishable by fines up to $1,000 and/or up to 6 months per Section 1-12 general penalty.
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