Leaf blowers and other lawn equipment are exempt from St. Lucie County noise limits during normal landscape maintenance from sunrise to sunset (Code § 28-111(12)). Port St. Lucie allows the same maintenance noise from 7 a.m. to 10 p.m. (Sec. 94.05(j)). No blower ban exists.
Sec. 28-111(12) exempts 'noise resulting from the temporary operation of equipment or activities relating to normal lawn and/or landscape maintenance of residential or commercial uses, from sunrise to sunset,' including lawn mowing, maintenance of trees, hedges and gardens, soil cultivation, and pavement sweeping and cleaning. Leaf blowers fall squarely within this exemption during daylight hours. Neither the county nor Port St. Lucie bans gas leaf blowers or sets a blower-specific decibel cap. In Port St. Lucie, Sec. 94.05(j) grants the parallel exemption but limits maintenance noise to 7 a.m.–10 p.m. Running a blower before sunrise / 7 a.m. or after sunset / 10 p.m. loses the exemption and is judged against the standard residential dB limits.
Landscaping noise outside the exempt daylight window loses its exemption and is judged against the § 28-110 residential limits (60/55 dBA) under Code § 1-7. In Port St. Lucie, off-hours blower noise is citable under Sec. 94.09.
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