Milwaukee County has no countywide leaf-blower ordinance and no gas-blower ban. Any time-of-day or noise limits on leaf blowers come from individual municipal codes. On county parkland, blowers fall under the general 50-foot sound limit in Milwaukee County Code Chapter 47.
There is no Milwaukee County leaf-blower ordinance, no county gas-blower ban, and no county-set hours for powered blowers. Wisconsin also has no statewide leaf-blower rule. Any restriction on when residents may run blowers, or whether gas models are limited, is written into the code of the individual city or village, and most Milwaukee County municipalities treat blowers simply as general noise sources under their nuisance chapters rather than passing blower-specific bans. On county parkland, sound-producing equipment including blowers is subject to Chapter 47's rule that devices not be heard beyond 50 feet, and park operations are managed by the Department of Parks, Recreation and Culture. Residents wanting a time limit for a neighbor's blower should check their municipality's code.
Because there is no county blower rule, enforcement is municipal: a city or village cites blower noise under its noise or nuisance ordinance. On county parkland, use exceeding the Chapter 47 limit is addressed by Parks staff.
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