Tigard treats leaf blowers as air-, electrical-, or gas-driven domestic tools under TMC 6.02.450 (Exceptions to Noise Limits). They may be operated between 7 a.m. and 8 p.m., seven days a week, and even then cannot generate noise exceeding 85 dB measured on a property where a noise-sensitive use is located for more than five minutes in any calendar day. Tigard has not adopted a phase-out of gas-powered leaf blowers.
Leaf blowers in Tigard are regulated through the noise code rather than a dedicated equipment ordinance. Under TMC 6.02.450 (Exceptions to Noise Limits), leaf blowers are categorized with other domestic power tools (lawnmowers, weed trimmers, hedge trimmers) and air-, electrical-, or gas-driven equipment. The permitted operating window is 7 a.m. to 8 p.m., seven days a week, with no reduced weekend or holiday hours. The chapter imposes a separate decibel cap: noise from an exempt activity that exceeds 85 dB measured on a property where a noise-sensitive use is located, for more than five minutes in any calendar day, is a violation regardless of the time of day. Chainsaws have an additional two-hour-per-day cap under the same chapter; leaf blowers do not currently carry that additional hour limit. Tigard has not adopted a phase-out of gas-powered leaf blowers. Tigard residents can confirm whether a particular complaint will be enforced by Tigard Police (after-hours) or Tigard Code Compliance (business hours).
Leaf-blower complaints outside the 7 a.m.-8 p.m. window or exceeding the 85 dB / 5-minute cap are enforced under TMC 6.02 Article V and 6.02.450 by Tigard Code Compliance. First contacts are typically resolved through a courtesy notice or voluntary compliance agreement; repeat or refused violations result in a civil infraction citation. The two-witness rule of TMC 6.02 applies unless a city officer personally witnessed the violation. There is no separate equipment-registration or sticker program for leaf blowers in Tigard.
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