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Year-round prohibition on gas-powered leaf blowers citywide. Full enforcement August 1, 2023. Fines: $250 (1st within 12-month period), $500 (2nd), $1,000 (3rd+).
Enacted: 2022-06-22 In effect since: 2023-08-01
Adopted unanimously by City Commission January 2022 (sponsor: late Commissioner Mark Samuelian, d. 2022; co-sponsors: Alex Fernandez, Steven Meiner (now Mayor), David Richardson). Phased: education Feb 2022–Oct 2022; warning Nov 2022–July 2023; full enforcement Aug 1, 2023. Enforcement data through July 31, 2023: 21 written warnings, 56 violations, 675 service calls during the 18-month phased period. Largest-by-population Florida city with a binding fuel-source GLB ordinance. Explicitly named in SB 290 staff analyses as a target jurisdiction. The fuel-source prohibition becomes unenforceable July 1, 2026 under SB 290 preemption.
Last updated: Jun 2, 2026
Timeline
- 2023-08-01 Effective date reached — Full enforcement began
- 2022-11-01 Effective date reached — Phase: Warning period began
- 2022-02-01 Effective date reached — Phase: Education period began
- 2022-01 Adopted — City Commission unanimously adopted gas leaf blower ordinance
- Upcoming 2026-07-01 Effective date reached — Phase: Florida SB 290 preemption takes effect — fuel-source prohibition becomes unenforceable (equal-application noise rules, if any, survive)
Preemption SB 290 — retroactive municipal preemption Enacted 2026-03-23 · Effective 2026-07-01
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