Corte Madera

Full Year-Round Ban Year-round gas ban

Ban status

Total prohibition on the operation of any gasoline-powered leaf blower at any time. Penalties: $100 first violation, $200 second within one year, $500 each additional within one year. Codified at Municipal Code Chapter 9.36.

Enacted: 2019-11-19 In effect since: 2020-03-01

Source: Town of Corte Madera ordinance (Chapter 9.36 Noise) at https://library.municode.com/ca/corte_madera/codes/municipal_code?nodeId=TIT9PUCO_CH9.36NO_9.36.040LEBLRE. Town shares the related Chapter 9.57 leaf-blower restriction with neighboring Larkspur — see also https://larkspur.municipal.codes/Code/9.57.

Last updated: Jun 2, 2026

Research & citations

Town of Corte Madera — Code Chapter 9.36 (Noise) — Municode — Town of Corte Madera, 2020-03-01
Codified Corte Madera prohibition on operation of any gasoline-powered leaf blower at any time.
Corte Madera CA — gas leaf blower ban
Adoption Date November 19, 2019; Effective Date March 1, 2020.
City of Larkspur — Code Chapter 9.57 (Restriction of Leaf Blower Use) — City of Larkspur
Codified Larkspur leaf blower restriction. Shared/paired with Corte Madera Chapter 9.36 in regional GLB tracking; attached to both regions.

California context

In force AB 1346 — Statewide SORE sales ban

Enacted 2021-10-09 · Effective 2024-01-01

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