Unincorporated Tulare County has no leaf blower ordinance. Equipment noise falls under the general 65 dB boundary limit (Ordinance Code 5-01-1215(b)) and the public nuisance standard (4-01-1070). Statewide, California AB 1346 and the CARB Small Off-Road Engine rule bar the sale of new gas leaf blowers from model year 2024.
The Tulare County Ordinance Code contains no chapter naming leaf blowers or setting a time-of-day rule for landscaping equipment in unincorporated areas. Gas leaf blowers and similar engines are treated as potential 'excessive noise sources' - the Social Host Ordinance defines that term in Section 5-01-1210(k) to include 'the frequent, repetitive, or continuous sounds from starting, operating, repairing, rebuilding, or testing of motor vehicles, motorcycles, dirt bikes, or other off-highway vehicles, or any internal combustion engines' - and Section 5-01-1215(b) caps such noise at 65 decibels at the property boundary. Persistently disruptive equipment can also be abated under the Public Nuisance Ordinance (Section 4-01-1070). At the state level, California AB 1346 (Berman, 2021) directed the California Air Resources Board (CARB) to set zero-emission standards for new Small Off-Road Engines (SORE) under 25 horsepower; CARB's rule means new gas-powered leaf blowers, mowers, and trimmers generally cannot be sold new in California from model year 2024. Existing CARB-compliant equipment may still legally be used. There is no County rule prohibiting use of an existing leaf blower.
No County leaf blower fine schedule exists. A leaf blower whose engine noise exceeds 65 dB at the property line is enforceable under Ordinance Code Section 5-01-1215, and chronic disruptive use can be abated as a public nuisance under Chapter 4-01. The CARB sales restriction is enforced at the dealer and manufacturer level by the State, not against homeowners using existing equipment.
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