Carmel-by-the-Sea

Ban status

First-in-nation ban on operation of combustion-engine leaf blowers, adopted under the village noise nuisance framework.

Research & citations

• Leaf Blower Ban Just Hot Air? (LA Times)— Los Angeles Times, 1999-10-29
  Carmel was the first California city to ban leaf blowers in 1975; Laguna Beach enacted a total ban in 1993.
• City of Carmel-by-the-Sea — Municipal Code (leaf blower / noise)— City of Carmel-by-the-Sea
  Codified leaf blower / noise ordinance for City of Carmel-by-the-Sea, California. Source: eCode360.