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Citywide ban on operation of gas-powered leaf blowers, effective 2022-04-28. Pasadena Municipal Code prohibits gas blowers; electric/battery permitted only M–F 8 a.m. – 6 p.m., Sat 9 a.m. – 5 p.m., not Sundays or holidays, with a 65 dB(A) at 50 ft cap and per-parcel duration limits (15 min/hr on parcels <½ acre, 30 min/hr on ≥½ acre). Operation may not propel debris beyond the parcel boundary for more than 15 minutes. Penalties: warning → $100 → $200 → $500 → $1,000. Commercial areas 500+ ft from residential exempt from days/hours but still subject to gas prohibition. SEPARATE TEMPORARY OVERLAY: as of 2025-01-15 (continued 2026-02-02 per Pasadena Public Health Department), all power air blowers (including electric) are temporarily prohibited within the 2025 Eaton Fire perimeter and within 50 feet of any fire-damaged structure, pending air-quality assessment of fire ash and particulate matter — violation is a misdemeanor punishable by up to $500 and/or 6 months.
Enacted: 2022-04-25 In effect since: 2023-04-28
Carve-outs:
Other — Commercial areas 500+ ft from residential zones exempt from electric blower day/hour restrictions but still subject to gas prohibition
Sources: Pasadena Now 2022 ("Council to Hear Update on Leaf Blower Ordinance"); Pasadena Planning & Community Development "Gas-Powered Leaf Blower Ban" page at https://www.cityofpasadena.net/planning/gas-powered-leaf-blower-ban/; Pasadena Public Health 2026-02-02 ("City of Pasadena Continues Temporary Leaf Blower Ban") covering the Eaton Fire emergency overlay at https://www.cityofpasadena.net/public-health/news-announcements/city-of-pasadena-continues-temporary-leaf-blower-ban/. Reclassified from partial_ban to full_ban on 2026-05-05 — the 0033 partial classification predated the 2022 codified gas ban. Verified 2026-05-05.
Last updated: Jun 2, 2026
Research & citations
- City of Pasadena Public Health — Continues Temporary Leaf Blower Ban (Eaton Fire)
— City of Pasadena Public Health, 2026-02-02
2026-02-02 Public Health Department notice continuing the temporary ALL-blower ban within the 2025 Eaton Fire perimeter pending air-quality assessment. Misdemeanor enforcement.
- Gas-powered leaf blowers now banned in Pasadena (CBS LA)
— CBS Los Angeles, 2023-05-08
Council voted March 2022; ban took effect late April 2023.
- Pasadena — Gas-Powered Leaf Blower Ban Takes Effect Next Month
— City of Pasadena, 2023-03-01
City notice: gas-blower ban begins April 28; council voted to ban in March 2022.
- Pasadena Ordinance No. 7389 — gas leaf-blower ban
— City of Pasadena, 2022-04-25
Ordinance certified adopted by the City Council April 25, 2022; gas-blower prohibition for the public effective April 28, 2023.
- City of Pasadena Announces Temporary Leaf Blower Ban
- City of Pasadena — Gas-Powered Leaf Blower Ban (Planning & Community Development)
— City of Pasadena
Official compliance page for the 2022-04-28 gas-powered leaf blower ban. Includes hours, decibel cap (65 dB at 50 ft), per-parcel duration limits, fine schedule (warning → $100/$200/$500/$1,000), and the 2025 Eaton Fire emergency overlay restricting all power air blowers within fire perimeter.
- City of Pasadena — Municipal Code (leaf blower / noise)
— City of Pasadena
Codified leaf blower / noise ordinance for City of Pasadena, California. Source: Municode.
- Pasadena, CA — Official Municipal Website
In force AB 1346 — Statewide SORE sales ban Enacted 2021-10-09 · Effective 2024-01-01
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