Mount Vernon

Ban status

Gas-powered leaf and lawn blowers prohibited except during two narrow windows: March 15 – April 30 (spring) and October 15 – December 31 (fall). Non-gas leaf blowers may be operated June 15 – September 30. Hours of operation: weekdays 8 a.m. – 5 p.m., Saturdays 10 a.m. – 5 p.m., Sundays 10 a.m. – 5 p.m. Operator and homeowner both subject to fines: written warning for first offense, $250 / $500 / $1,000 for second / third / fourth-and-subsequent offenses.

Timeline

• 2024-12-13 Report published — Mount Vernon City Clerk publishes updated leaf blower permit holder list
• 2024-06-12 Testimony given — Resident testimony at Mount Vernon City Council on weak leaf blower permit enforcement

Research & citations

• City of Mount Vernon — Ord. amending Article VIII §191-42A (2023-12-13) — City of Mount Vernon, 2023-12-13
  PDF of the Mount Vernon ordinance updating gas-powered leaf and lawn blower windows: gas allowed March 15 – April 30 and October 15 – December 31; non-gas allowed June 15 – September 30.
• City of Mount Vernon — Gas Powered Leaf and Lawn Blowers — City of Mount Vernon
  City of Mount Vernon summary of gas-powered leaf and lawn blower restrictions: use permitted only April 15–May 31 and October 1–November 30; mandatory annual landscaper registration; 65 dB equipment cap; escalating fines up to $1,000.
• City of Mount Vernon — Gas Powered Leaf and Lawn Blowers — City of Mount Vernon
  City summary of the leaf-blower ordinance, permit requirement (landscaper registration), and enforcement.
• Mount Vernon, NY — City Code Chapter 191 (Noise) — Leaf Blower Provisions — City of Mount Vernon
  Primary law text for Mount Vernon, New York's noise ordinance (Chapter 191), which includes codified provisions regulating gas-powered leaf blowers. Hosted on eCode360.
• Mount Vernon, NY — Official Municipal Website