Pierce County has no leaf-blower-specific ordinance. In unincorporated areas, gas leaf blowers fall under the general Chapter 8.76 decibel limits and the Chapter 8.72 public disturbance rule. Residential yard maintenance is exempt from decibel limits 7 a.m. to 10 p.m. Washington has no statewide gas-blower ban.
Neither PCC Chapter 8.76 nor Chapter 8.72 names leaf blowers or sets a rule specific to landscaping equipment. In the unincorporated county a leaf blower is treated like any noise source: it must stay within the WAC 173-60 limits adopted in PCC 8.76.060 (reduced 10 dBA for residential property 10 p.m.-7 a.m.) and must not become a 'public disturbance noise' under Chapter 8.72. PCC 8.76.070.A exempts residential 'construction, maintenance or repair of homes, grounds and appurtenances' from the decibel limits between 7 a.m. and 10 p.m., which covers homeowner yard work. Washington, unlike California, has no statewide gas-blower ban, so no state preemption applies. Some incorporated cities may regulate blowers directly.
There is no leaf-blower fine schedule in the county code. A blower run late at night near homes could breach the Class A nighttime limit (PCC 8.76.060.B.2) or the Chapter 8.72 disturbance rule. Daytime yard maintenance is generally exempt.
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