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Citywide ban on gas-powered leaf blowers, effective 2016-12-22. Sonoma Municipal Code Chapter 9.60 prohibits operation of any gas-powered leaf blower in the City; electric-powered blowers permitted Monday–Saturday 9 a.m. – 4 p.m. (not Sundays or holidays). Penalties: written cease-and-desist warning (1st), $250 (2nd), $500 (3rd+). Liability extends to property owner, tenant, employee, agent, or contractor. Operation may not direct dust or debris onto neighboring parcels or public streets. SMC 9.56.050 noise limits and SMC 9.56.095 commercial-landscaper signage requirement remain in force.
Enacted: 2016-12-12 In effect since: 2016-12-22
Source: Measure V — voter referendum approved November 2016, certified by City Council 2016-12-12, effective 2016-12-22 (Sonoma Valley Sun 2016-12-20). City of Sonoma press release codifying SMC Chapter 9.60 archived at https://quietprinceton.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/Sonoma-Ordinance.pdf. Sonoma Index-Tribune retrospective notes Sonoma's referendum predated AB 1346 by ~5 years; one of the few CA cities where the ban passed via ballot rather than council vote. The 2014 council vote (3-2 against) was reversed by the 2016 ballot measure. 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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