Town of Somerset

Full Year-Round BanYear-round gas ban

Ban status

Use ban on gas-powered leaf blowers in force since 2022.

Enacted: 2021-11-01In effect since: 2022-09-01

Same regulatory cohort as Chevy Chase Village and Town of Chevy Chase. Reported by Bethesda Magazine and WUSA9: 103+ warnings issued and zero citations — a "warnings-only" enforcement posture cited by advocates as a model. Not to be confused with Somerset County, MD (Eastern Shore).

Last updated: Jun 3, 2026

Timeline

2022Adopted — Town Council adopted gas leaf blower use ban

Research & citations

Leaf blower bans spread in DC, Maryland, Virginia— WUSA9, 2024-10-01
Town of Somerset banned gas-blower use since 2022 (ban begins Sept 1, 2022).
Maryland testimony — Goodbye Gas-Powered Leaf Blowers (Somerset)— Maryland General Assembly, 2022-01-01
States the Town of Somerset gas-blower ban begins September 1, 2022.
Somerset has issued 100+ warnings, zero citations for gas leaf blower ban— MoCo360 (Bethesda Magazine)
Town of Town of Somerset — Municipal Code (leaf blower / noise)— Town of Town of Somerset
Codified leaf blower / noise ordinance for Town of Town of Somerset, Maryland. Source: eCode360.

Maryland context

Failed in legislatureHB 701 Clean Air Quiet Communities Act — died in committee

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