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Plandome Heights

New York · village
Noise Ordinance Only Noise ordinance only (baseline)

Ban status

De facto GLB constraint via two parallel frameworks. (1) Code Chapter 78 (Noise) imposes octave-band sound-pressure-level caps at the receiving property line: from 78 dB at 31.5 Hz declining to 40 dB at 8000 Hz (typical/daytime table; nighttime and zone-specific tables go lower, down to 37 dB at 8000 Hz). Typical GLB output of 85–100+ dB(A) across the 500–4000 Hz range exceeds these caps across virtually all conditions, providing an across-property-line enforcement hook. (2) Separate landscaping/contracting code restricts gardening or landscaping by a landscaper to weekdays 8 a.m. – 6 p.m. and Saturdays 9 a.m. – 5 p.m., no Sundays/federal holidays (urgent public-safety exceptions require Village Clerk or Mayor written permission). NO fuel-source distinction; Chapter 78 does not appear to name leaf blowers in the dB-cap text.

Carve-outs:
Emergency / snow removal — urgent public-safety work with written permission from Village Clerk or Mayor
Sources: codified Chapter 78 (Noise) octave-band tables at https://ecode360.com/8079604; landscaping/contracting hours framework summarized at https://plandomeheights-ny.gov/codes-regulations/. Same regulatory pattern as Town of Hempstead Chapter 144 (also de_facto_decibel without naming leaf blowers). Verified 2026-05-05.
Last updated: Jun 3, 2026

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Pending Three state bills — rebate passed both chambers, sale + seasonal use still pending

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