Westport

Ban status

Seasonal ban. Handheld and backpack gas-powered leaf blowers prohibited May 15–October 15 each year. No property-size carve-out. Outside the summer period, blowers limited to M–F 8am–6pm, Sat until 3pm, no Sunday or holiday use.

Timeline

• 2024-05-15 Effective date reached — Full summer ban (May 15–October 15) takes effect; 168 property notices issued during 2024 season
• 2023-05-15 Effective date reached — Hours / day restrictions take effect (summer ban deferred 1 year)
• 2023-01 Adopted — Representative Town Meeting (RTM) passed GLB ordinance (22–9)

Research & citations

• Westport Bans Gas-Powered Leaf Blowers, Effective May 15 — gas leaf blowers, 2026-05-15T13:00:41.000Z
  Hand-held and backpack gas-powered leaf blowers are prohibited in Westport, Connecticut, effective May 15, 2026, according to a local news roundup.
• Everyone hates gas-powered leaf blowers. So why is it so hard to ban them? — Grist — Grist, 2025-11-26
  Kate Yoder surveys the national landscape of gas-powered leaf blower restrictions and the implementation gap behind them: Westport, CT fought for a seasonal restriction and then found local officials weren't enforcing it; in Evanston, IL landscape workers allege harassment from residents reporting violations; Texas and Georgia have preempted local regulation; California's sales ban took effect January 2025, with the Western States Petroleum Association running a Latino-focused campaign against electrification; Colorado offers a 30% rebate on electric equipment; Portland and Baltimore are phasing out use; Wilmette, IL is coordinating with other greater-Chicago towns toward consistent regional policy. Article notes more than 200 local governments now have some form of restriction.
• Gas-powered leaf blowers will now be restricted in Westport — CT Insider, 2023-01-04
  Ordinance passed 22-9 at the RTM; summer gas-blower prohibition begins May 15, 2024.
• Westport January RTM: Leaf Blower Ordinance Passes — The Westport Local Press, 2023-01-03
  RTM passed the gas-leaf-blower ordinance Jan 3, 2023 (22-9); seasonal gas-blower ban effective May 15, 2024.
• City of Westport — Municipal Code (leaf blower / noise) — City of Westport
  Codified leaf blower / noise ordinance for City of Westport, Connecticut. Source: Municode.
• Westport's Partial Leaf Blower Ban Goes Into Effect May 15
• Westport, CT — Official Municipal Website
• Gas-Powered Leaf Blower Ordinance — Westport Conservation Dept
• RTM OK's leaf blower ordinance: toothless stumble or needed first step? — Westport Journal
• Bans on Gas-Powered Lawn Equipment — CT OLR Report 2024-R-0177