Nyack

Codified at Village Code §238-4(S) (Prohibited Noises — Leaf Blowers) and §238-5 (Exceptions). Original 2022 Local Law amended §238-4 to permit gas-powered leaf blowers only March 15 – May 15 and September 15 – December 15 during a 2023 transition year, with full year-round prohibition taking effect 2024-01-01. Hours during the 2023 transition: M–F 8 a.m. – 7 p.m.; Sat 9 a.m. – 5 p.m.; Sun/legal holidays 12 noon – 5 p.m. Electric and battery-powered leaf blowers exempt from date restrictions but subject to hours-of-operation rules. Subsequent amendments per the Village Local Laws page at https://www.nyack.gov/LocalLaws: • 2025-10-23 (effective filing 2025-10-27): "Leaf Blower Exception for Large Properties" added paragraph G to §238-5 (Exceptions), creating a carve-out from the §238-4(S) gas-blower prohibition for very-large-lot-size properties during specified times of the year, days of the week, and hours of the day. Public hearing 2025-10-09 (https://www.nyack.gov/events/38952/). Public testimony from Oak Hill Cemetery's attorney requesting the exemption was a major hearing input. • 2026-01-08 hearing (https://www.nyack.gov/events/41040/): proposed Local Law amending §238-5(G) to prescribe an automatic repeal on 12/31/2028 by means of a sunset provision. The §238-5(G) exception REMAINS IN FORCE until 2028-12-31, then automatically repeals — this is a future-dated sunset, not an immediate repeal. Penalty up to $500 for first offense, increasing thereafter; enforced by police, parking, and code enforcement. The §238-5(G) carve-out is narrow (very-large-lot properties, time-limited windows) — structurally parallel to Lexington MA's wheeled-4-stroke >1-acre exception. The full year-round ban remains the binding rule for normal residential properties; status stays full_ban. Verified 2026-05-06 — corrects the 0235 misstatement that the §238-5(G) exception was already sunset.