Sacramento

Ban status

Use of gas-powered and electric leaf blowers prohibited on days when the Air Quality Index reaches 101 or higher (the "unhealthy" threshold) since 2020. Unique among our tracked ordinances — the restriction is air-quality-triggered rather than calendar-seasonal.

Research & citations

• City of Sacramento — leaf-blower ordinance source — City of Sacramento, 2020-11-10
  City portable-blowers page; Municipal Code Ch. 8.70 (Ord. 2020-0042) adopted Nov 10 2020, effective Dec 9 2020.
• Interactive Map of Lawn Mower and Leaf Blower Policies — PIRG Education Fund
  PIRG Education Fund interactive map of US lawn-mower and leaf-blower regulations at the state and municipal level.
• Petition: Ban Gasoline-Powered Leaf Blowers in Sacramento — Change.org
  Citywide Sacramento ban petition. Lists 50+ banning municipalities including Carmel CA (1975, first city in USA), Beverly Hills, Berkeley, Santa Monica, etc. Active.
• Sacramento, CA — Municipal Code (MuniCode)