Savannah exempts motor-powered, muffler-equipped lawn, garden, and tree-trimming equipment and electrical power tools from the residential sound-level limits when used between 7 a.m. and 10 p.m. Outside those hours the noise limits apply.
City of Savannah §9-2034(b) provides that the maximum permissible sound levels do not apply to domestic power tools operated between 7 a.m. and 10 p.m., specifically electrical power tools and motor-powered, muffler-equipped lawn, garden, and tree-trimming equipment (which includes leaf blowers). Equipment must be muffler-equipped. Outside the 7 a.m.-10 p.m. window, leaf blowers and similar gear are subject to the residential 50 dBA nighttime cap and the general prohibition on noise disturbances. Chatham County has no separate leaf-blower ordinance; the county's general nuisance/plainly-audible standards govern unincorporated areas.
Use outside allowed hours creating a noise disturbance is a misdemeanor under Savannah §9-2041.
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