Tracy, CA Noise Ordinances: Leaf Blower Rules (2026)
Key Facts
- Exempt hours
- 7:00 a.m. to 10:00 p.m.
- Applies on
- Weekdays, weekends, and federal holidays
- Governing section
- TMC 4.12.840
- Equipment named
- Lawn mowers, power-brushes, leaf blowers
- Outside the window
- Exemption does not apply
- First-offense fine
- Up to $100
Summary
Tracy exempts leaf blowers, lawn mowers, and other minor-maintenance equipment from its general noise prohibition, but only between 7:00 a.m. and 10:00 p.m. Municipal Code 4.12.840 applies that same window on weekdays, weekends, and federal holidays, so yard equipment noise outside those hours loses its exemption.
The provisions of this article shall not apply to noise sources associated with minor maintenance (lawn mowers, power-brushes, leaf blowers, etc.) to or improvement of property used either in part or in whole for residential and nonresidential purposes provided said activities take place between the hours of 7:00 a.m. and 10:00 p.m. on weekdays or between the hours of 7:00 a.m. and 10:00 p.m. on weekends and Federal Holidays.
Official source re-checked September 7, 2026: no newer edition of the code had been published (publisher’s edition: Code of Ordinances: Supplement 69).
Full Breakdown
840, titled "Minor maintenance to or improvement of real property," names lawn mowers, power-brushes, and leaf blowers directly as examples of the equipment it covers. m. allowance, with no earlier start or later cutoff carved out for any of them. 820 if it is loud enough to disturb a neighbor's rest. 750, so even loud, exempt daytime yard work can still draw a complaint if it is unusually excessive for the area.
Violations & Fines
Yard equipment noise outside the 7:00 a.m. to 10:00 p.m. window loses its TMC 4.12.840 exemption and can be cited as an infraction under the general noise prohibition, punishable under TMC 1.04.030 by up to $100 for a first offense, $200 for a second within 12 months, and $500 for each further violation in that period, becoming a misdemeanor after two convictions.
Frequently Asked Questions
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Sources & Official References
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