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Partial ban with golf-course seasonal carve-out. Indian Wells Municipal Code prohibits leaf blowers in all zones EXCEPT: (i) individual property occupants may operate a single electrically powered leaf blower with use confined to their own property, and (ii) golf course operators may operate gasoline-powered leaf blowers during the months of September 15 through December 1 each year. Adopted 1990. The golf-course carve-out is locally significant — Indian Wells has a high concentration of golf courses relative to its small residential population.
Enacted: 1990-01-01In effect since: 1990-01-01
Significant exemptions:
Golf courses — Golf course operators may operate gasoline-powered leaf blowers September 15 through December 1 each yearHomeowner personal use — Individual property occupants may operate a single electrically powered leaf blower confined to their own property
Source: NPC QuietNet codified-text roll-up at https://www.nonoise.org/quietnet/cqs/other.htm. Reclassified from full_ban to partial_ban on 2026-05-05 — the 0033 "Citywide gas blower ban" framing (sourced from a roll-up) missed the seasonal golf-course gas carve-out and the residents-only electric rule. Verified 2026-05-05.
Last updated: Jun 2, 2026
In forceAB 1346 — Statewide SORE sales banEnacted 2021-10-09· Effective 2024-01-01
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