South Pasadena

Full Year-Round BanYear-round gas ban

Ban status

Citywide gas blower ban passed 2023.

Enacted: 2021-09-01In effect since: 2021-09-01

Source correction 2026-05-05: South Pasadena Public Works page (https://www.southpasadenaca.gov/Your-Government/Department-Service-Areas/Public-Works/Environmental-Services-Sustainability-Division/Ban-on-Gas-Powered-Leaf-Blowers) places the Council adoption at 2021-09-01 (not 2023 as 0033 recorded).

Last updated: Jun 3, 2026

Research & citations

BANNED: City Passes Gas-Powered Leaf Blowers Ordinance in South Pasadena
5-0 vote (first reading early July 2022, second reading Aug 2022); ban takes effect October 1, 2022.
City of South Pasadena — Ban on Gas-Powered Leaf Blowers— City of South Pasadena, 2021-09-01
Official Public Works page documenting the 2021-09-01 City Council adoption of the gas-powered leaf blower ban.
City Passes Gas-Powered Leaf Blowers Ordinance in South Pasadena— South Pasadenan
City of South Pasadena — Municipal Code (leaf blower / noise)— City of South Pasadena
Codified leaf blower / noise ordinance for City of South Pasadena, California. Source: Code Publishing.

California context

In forceAB 1346 — Statewide SORE sales ban

Enacted 2021-10-09· Effective 2024-01-01

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