South Fulton has no leaf-blower-specific rule but regulates all landscaping power tools, which includes leaf blowers. Such equipment may run only 7:01 a.m.-9:00 p.m. on weekdays and 9:01 a.m.-9:00 p.m. on weekends, and must use a muffler.
South Fulton does not single out leaf blowers, but it does regulate the broader category of landscaping power tools, which covers leaf blowers, mowers, trimmers, and similar equipment. Sec. 6-3005(1) of the noise code (Ord. No. 2018-010) states: 'Power tools used for landscaping or yard maintenance shall only be operated between the hours of 7:01 a.m. and 9:00 p.m. on weekdays, or between the hours of 9:01 a.m. and 9:00 p.m. on weekends.' The same section prohibits operation between 9:01 p.m. and 7:00 a.m. on weekdays and between 9:01 p.m. and 9:00 a.m. on weekends. It further requires that all motorized equipment used in these activities 'shall be operated with a muffler.' The code does not impose a separate decibel cap on individual gas or electric leaf blowers or restrict the number in use; the controls are the operating-hour window and the muffler requirement. The general Table 1 sound-level limits in Sec. 6-3003 still apply to the receiving property. Violations are enforced by citation under Sec. 6-3008.
Operating landscaping power tools outside the permitted hours, or without a muffler, is enforced by citation under Sec. 6-3008. Minimum fines run $200 (first conviction), $500 (second within 12 months), and $1,000 (third within 24 months), plus any other penalty and possible abatement order.
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