Tulare Municipal Code does NOT contain a leaf-blower-specific ordinance restricting hours, decibel level, or gasoline-engine use. Unlike many coastal California cities (e.g., Palo Alto, Beverly Hills), Tulare's Chapter 6.40 (Noise) does not single out powered landscape equipment. Leaf-blower noise complaints are evaluated under Tulare M.C. § 7.28.030 (general nuisance — loud or unusual noise disturbing reasonable persons). California has banned the sale of new gas-powered small off-road engines (SORE) including leaf blowers via AB 1346 / CARB regulations effective 2024, but use of pre-existing equipment remains legal statewide.
There are no codified time windows (e.g., no 8 a.m.-6 p.m. weekday restriction), no decibel caps specific to landscape equipment, and no electric-only mandate at the city level. Commercial landscapers operating in Tulare are subject only to the general nuisance standard. California AB 1346 (Berman, 2021) and CARB's SORE regulation (17 CCR § 2403) prohibit the sale of new gas-powered leaf blowers, lawn mowers, and similar small engines as of January 1, 2024, but existing equipment remains lawful to use.
Citation under § 7.28.030 (infraction) if leaf-blower use rises to the level of an unreasonable disturbance. No leaf-blower-specific fine schedule exists.
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