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Town of Smithtown

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Noise Ordinance Only Noise ordinance only (baseline)

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Equipment-specific hours-and-decibel framework. Town Code §207-2.B(15) (Noise / Prohibitions, amended 2018-09-04) explicitly lists "leaf or snow blower" alongside other outdoor equipment and prohibits operation outside weekdays 7 a.m. – 8 p.m., Saturdays 9 a.m. – 8 p.m., and Sundays 10 a.m. – 5 p.m. (emergency/public-safety carve-out). §207-3 (Maximum permissible A-weighted sound pressure levels) caps domestic power tools and lawn mowers at 70 dB(A) at any residential real-property line during permitted hours, with mufflers required. Separate Chapter 195 (Landscapers, adopted by Local Law 11-2023 effective 60 days after 2023-07-11) regulates commercial-landscaper registration and adds: weekday 7 a.m. – 8 p.m., Saturday 9 a.m. – 8 p.m., Sunday 10 a.m. – 5 p.m. NO fuel-source distinction.

Enacted: 2018-09-04
Sources: Smithtown CivicAlerts archived 2018-09 §207 amendment notice (https://www.smithtownny.gov/CivicAlerts.asp?AID=1130&ARC=1650); Chapter 195 Local Law 11-2023 PDF at https://smithtownny.gov/DocumentCenter/View/6950/7-11-2023-Local-Law-11-2023-Ch-195-Landscapers. Verified 2026-05-05.
Last updated: Jun 2, 2026

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