Power equipment such as leaf blowers cannot be run outdoors in residential zones between 10:00 p.m. and 7:00 a.m. weekdays (10:00 p.m. to 8:00 a.m. weekends). By day, gear five horsepower or less is capped at 75 db(A) at 50 feet.
Section 2-15-58(6) makes it unlawful to operate power equipment outdoors in residential zones between 10:00 p.m. and 7:00 a.m. on weekdays and between 10:00 p.m. and 8:00 a.m. on weekends. During daytime hours, power equipment rated five horsepower or less may not exceed 75 db(A) at 50 feet, and equipment over five horsepower may not exceed 82 db(A) at 50 feet. Domestic power tools, lawn mowers and similar gear used 7:00 a.m.-10:00 p.m. weekdays are separately exempted from the fixed sound-level table under Section 2-15-61(1).
A noise-division violation prosecuted under Sec. 2-15-59; ongoing violations abatable as a nuisance under Sec. 2-15-60.
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