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Citywide ban on operation of gas-powered leaf blowers, effective 2024-09-01. Sierra Madre Municipal Code Chapter 8.40 (added by Ordinance 1469, adopted 2024-03-26). §8.40.010(E) prohibits operation of any gas-powered leaf blower or other landscaping equipment "at any time for any purpose." Hours rule on all leaf-blowing equipment (electric included): residentially zoned areas 8 a.m. – 6 p.m. M–F, 9 a.m. – 5 p.m. Sat, no Sundays; same hours for any equipment within 500 ft of residentially zoned area. Exemptions: emergency-responder use; clearance of downed trees / vegetation as authorized by City. Penalties governed by SMMC §1.18.020.
Enacted: 2024-03-26 In effect since: 2024-09-01
Carve-outs:
Storm / extreme weather — clearance of downed trees/vegetation as authorized by City Emergency / snow removal — emergency-responder use
Source: Sierra Madre Ordinance 1469 PDF at https://mcclibraryfunctions.azurewebsites.us/api/ordinanceDownload/16627/1364227/pdf and codified Chapter 8.40 PDF at https://cdnsm5-hosted.civiclive.com/UserFiles/Servers/Server_212309/File/Departments/Planning%20&%20Community%20Preservation%20Department/Ordinances/2.27.2024%20Ordinance%201469%20-%20Landscape%20Equipment.pdf. Sierra Madre joins neighboring Pasadena (2022) and South Pasadena (2021) as the third San Gabriel Valley city in the cohort. Reclassified from partial_ban (with verification flag) to full_ban on 2026-05-05; verification flag cleared. Verified 2026-05-05.
Last updated: Jun 2, 2026
In force AB 1346 — Statewide SORE sales ban Enacted 2021-10-09 · Effective 2024-01-01
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