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Total ban on operation of all backpack and handheld leaf blowers (gas AND electric) within city limits, codified in the Hermosa Beach Municipal Code. NPC QuietNet codified text: "It is unlawful to use within the city limits or cause to be used electrical or gasoline powered backpack/leafblowers, such as commonly used by gardeners, landscapers and other persons." Verified 1997 by ZAP volunteers as one of the small set of CA cities banning all leaf blowers as an equipment class.
Enacted: 2001-02 In effect since: 2001-02
Source: NPC QuietNet codified-text roll-up at https://www.nonoise.org/quietnet/cqs/other.htm; ZAP volunteer verification 1997. Hermosa Beach is one of five California cities (with Manhattan Beach claimed but unverified, Laguna Beach 1993, Del Mar, and Santa Monica originally 1991 but modified 2023) reported to have banned all leaf blowers as an equipment class regardless of fuel source. Verified 2026-05-05.
Last updated: Jun 3, 2026
In force AB 1346 — Statewide SORE sales ban Enacted 2021-10-09 · Effective 2024-01-01
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