Timeline

Providence — Full year-round ban on gas-powered blowers for all parties.

Concord — Full year-round gas leaf blower ban for all residential and commercial use.

Acton — Full year-round prohibition of gas leaf blowers town-wide.

River Forest — Year-round gas leaf blower ban beginning 2030.

Sleepy Hollow — Complete year-round ban on gas-powered (internal-combustion) leaf blowers effective January 1, 2029 (Local Law of 2026 amending Code §272-5, adopted 2026-06-09; phase-in extended one year, full ban moved from 2028 to 2029). Electric leaf blowers remain permitted year-round (8 a.m.–5 p.m. weekdays; 9 a.m.–3 p.m. Sat/holidays; 12–2 p.m. Sun). Exemption: properties of 90+ acres in common ownership for common purpose may use four-stroke gas turbine debris blowers on pervious recreational areas only, not within 100 ft of any residential property line; no backpack or handheld internal-combustion blowers.

Narberth Borough — Phase 4 (2029): year-round total ban on gas-powered leaf blowers.

Lower Merion Township — Phase 4 (2029): year-round total ban on gas-powered (handheld/backpack) leaf blowers; wheeled gas equipment exempted by 2026 amendment.

Stamford — Gas leaf blowers prohibited January through September; permitted only October–December.

West Tisbury — Full year-round ban on gas-powered leaf blowers for all parties.

Chilmark — Year-round gas leaf blower ban for commercial contractors; homeowners unaffected.

Edgartown — Full year-round gas-powered leaf blower prohibition takes effect.

Concord — Commercial-wide year-round gas leaf blower ban added; residential lot restriction continues.

Oak Bluffs — Full year-round gas leaf blower ban takes effect three years after passage.

Tisbury — Full year-round ban on gas-powered leaf blowers takes effect.

Norwalk — Full year-round gas blower ban extended to all parcels including >2 acres.

Acton — 2-cycle gas leaf blowers permitted only for spring and fall cleanups; prohibited outside those windows.

Ann Arbor — Full year-round prohibition on gas-powered leaf blowers anywhere in city limits for all parties.

Portland — Phase 2: year-round prohibition on gas leaf blowers on all public and private property.

Narberth Borough — Phase 3 (2028): prohibited Jan 1-Oct 1.

Providence — City departments stop using gas-powered blowers year-round.

Providence — Private and commercial gas blower use permitted only Oct 1–Dec 15; prohibited the rest of the year.

Ardsley — All gas leaf blowers prohibited year-round unless the Board of Trustees approves continuation.

River Forest — In 2028–2029 gas blowers permitted only in April, October, and November; prohibited the rest of the year.

Buena Park — enacted pending (in effect)

Lower Merion Township — Phase 3 (2028): prohibited Jan 1-Oct 1.

Norwalk — Full year-round gas blower ban on parcels ≤2 acres; conditional on favorable 2026-09-01 Council re-vote on electric-equipment viability.

Sleepy Hollow — Phase-in 2027–2028 (per Local Law of 2026 amending Code §272-5, adopted 2026-06-09): gas-powered leaf blowers permitted only Nov 1 through Dec 21 each year; spring/summer/early-fall gas use eliminated. Banned on weekends; permitted weekday hours 8 a.m.–5 p.m. Properties of 90+ acres in common ownership for common purpose (e.g., Kykuit) may use four-stroke gas turbine debris blowers on pervious recreational areas only, not within 100 ft of any residential property line; no backpack or handheld internal-combustion blowers.

Narberth Borough — Phase 2 (2027): prohibited Jan 1-Apr 1 and June 1-Oct 1.

Mount Kisco — All two-stroke gas leaf blowers prohibited entirely year-round; four-stroke gas blowers remain prohibited only May 1–Sep 15.

San Mateo — enacted pending (in effect)

Lower Merion Township — Phase 2 (2027): prohibited Jan 1-Apr 1 and June 1-Oct 1.

Baltimore — Full year-round ban on gas-powered leaf blowers for all parties takes effect.

Burbank — Full year-round ban on use of gas-powered leaf blowers within city limits for residents and businesses.

Alexandria — Citywide year-round ban on gas leaf blowers extends to all public and commercial users.

Narberth Borough — Phase 1 (2026): gas-powered leaf blowers prohibited Sept 1-Oct 1; portable gas generators charging electric blowers banned from Sept 1, 2026.

Woodside — enacted pending (in effect)

Village of Key Biscayne — Florida SB 290 preemption renders the fuel-source prohibition unenforceable.

South Miami — Florida SB 290 preemption renders the fuel-source prohibition unenforceable.

Alexandria — City operations stop using gas-powered leaf blowers and vacuums (1-year transition).

Sleepy Hollow — 2026 interim (Local Law of 2026 amending Code §272-5, adopted 2026-06-09): gas-powered leaf blowers permitted only after Labor Day through January 1, 2027, weekday hours 8 a.m.–5 p.m. Monday–Friday; banned on weekends. Tightens the prior Oct 1–pre–Memorial Day seasonal window and removes weekend use.

Lower Merion Township — Phase 1 (2026): gas-powered leaf blowers prohibited June 1-Oct 1; gas generators charging electric blowers also prohibited.

Dobbs Ferry — Routine-operations use of gas leaf blowers prohibited; only emergency utility/municipal/school operations and golf-course operations beyond 100 ft from nearest residence remain excepted.

River Forest — Summer-season gas leaf blower ban in 2026 and 2027.

Rye — Year-round prohibition on all gas-powered leaf blower use by homeowners, landscapers, tenants, and contractors.

Town of East Hampton — Year-round gas-powered leaf blower ban takes effect, extending the earlier seasonal restriction.

Walnut Creek — Full citywide year-round ban on using or hiring gas-powered leaf blowers; electric permitted.

Lexington — Residential gas blowers on own property also prohibited (§80-4H(7)), completing the full year-round gas ban.

Arlington — Full year-round gas leaf blower ban extends to residents on their own property; electric permitted with hour limits.

Cambridge — Year-round gas leaf blower ban extended to commercial users, multi-parcel owners, and city contractors.

Rye — Local Law No. 2-2026 adopted by City Council but not yet in effect until May 1.

Belmont — Complete year-round ban on all combustion-powered leaf blowers for residents and commercial landscapers.

Millburn — partial ban (in effect)

Dobbs Ferry — Full year-round gas leaf blower prohibition takes effect; routine operations still permitted through May 15 2026 under LL 3-2026 transitional provision.

Portland — Phase 1: gas handheld/backpack leaf blowers prohibited except the permitted Oct 1–Dec 31 fall window, on all public and private property.

San Francisco — Universal year-round ban on all gas-powered landscaping equipment citywide for professional landscapers, property and business owners, and the general public.

Lewes — Gas leaf blowers (along with chainsaws and string trimmers) prohibited city-wide year-round.

Burbank — Ordinance unanimously adopted but not yet enforceable; one-year grace period with outreach and rebate/buyback programs, no citations issued.

Sanibel — Total year-round prohibition on private, governmental, and commercial gas-powered leaf blower use citywide.

Walnut Creek — Ordinance adopted by City Council but not yet in force (passage-to-effective gap).

Stamford — Ordinance LR31.100 adopted; 3-year compliance period begins with no prohibition yet in force.

Baltimore — Private use (residential and commercial) banned except during the Oct 15–Dec 15 fall window; government operations remain banned year-round.

Edgartown — Interim phase (in force since 15 Oct 2025): gas leaf blowers prohibited outside two permitted windows (15 Oct-15 Jan and 15 Mar-31 May). Within those windows, use limited to 8am-5pm, 7 days (no commercial/landscaper use Sundays; no federal holidays; max 2 units). Electric permitted year-round.

Dobbs Ferry — Upon filing of LL 7-2025, the spring gas-blower window (Mar 15–May 15) is eliminated; gas use is restricted to Oct 15–Dec 15 only, making it banned the rest of the year.

Providence — Ordinance adopted by Providence City Council; no prohibition yet in force.

Santa Cruz — Citywide year-round ban on gas leaf blowers under SCMC §6.110.

Martin's Additions — full ban (in effect)

Chevy Chase Section 3 — full ban (in effect)

Takoma Park — Year-round prohibition on use of gas leaf blowers for all parties, mirroring Montgomery County.

Montgomery County — Year-round countywide ban on use of gas-powered leaf blowers takes effect, with only an agricultural-zoning exemption; $500 fines begin July 1, 2026.

Oak Park — Year-round ban on gas-powered leaf blowers, permanently in effect.

Hillsboro Beach — full ban (in effect)

Village of East Hampton — partial ban (in effect)

Tisbury — Interim phase (in force now): gas leaf blowers prohibited outside two permitted windows (15 Mar-31 May and 15 Oct-15 Jan). Within those windows, use limited to 8am-5pm Mon-Fri, 10am-5pm Sat; max 2 units (electric permitted Sundays). Electric permitted year-round.

Chilmark — Interim phase (in force now): commercial gas leaf blowers prohibited outside two permitted windows (15 Mar-31 May and 15 Oct-15 Jan). Within those windows, use limited to 8am-5pm Mon-Fri, 10am-5pm Sat; no Sundays/federal holidays; max 2 units. Homeowners unaffected.

West Tisbury — Interim phase (in force now): gas leaf blowers prohibited outside two permitted windows (15 Mar-31 May and 15 Oct-15 Jan). Within those windows, use limited to 8am-5pm Mon-Fri, 10am-5pm Sat; no Sundays/federal holidays; max 2 units. Electric (<=65 dB) permitted year-round.

Oak Bluffs — Interim phase (in force now): gas leaf blowers prohibited outside two permitted windows (15 Mar-31 May and 15 Sep-15 Dec). Within those windows, use limited to 8am-5pm Mon-Fri, 10am-5pm Sat; no Sundays/holidays; max 2 units. Electric (<=65 dB) permitted year-round.

Quogue — partial ban (in effect)

Lexington — Commercial gas-powered leaf blowers prohibited year-round (§80-4H(6)); electric/battery still allowed within seasonal hours.

Arlington — Permanent year-round ban on commercial use of gas leaf blowers.

Cambridge — Year-round residential gas leaf blower ban takes effect.

Mantoloking — partial ban (in effect)

South Portland — gov fleet_only (in effect)

Northbrook — Gas leaf blowers prohibited 9 months/year, permitted only during the April spring window and the October–November fall cleanup window; electric allowed year-round.

Glen Ridge — Gas-powered leaf blowers prohibited outside the April 1–May 15 and October 15–December 15 use windows.

Town of Mamaroneck — full ban (in effect)

Irvine — full ban (in effect)

Annapolis — partial ban (in effect)

White Plains — Year-round gas-powered leaf blower ban for landscapers and property owners, accelerated from the original Dec 16, 2025 effective date to immediate effect.

Baltimore — City operations and city contractors prohibited from using gas-powered leaf blowers year-round.

Media Borough — partial ban (in effect)

Glen Ridge — Ordinance 1816 adopted by Borough Council but not yet effective.

Baltimore — Council Bill 23-0367 adopted; no prohibition yet in effect.

Yorktown — baseline ban (in effect)

Norwalk — Interim phase: gas blowers prohibited outside the two permitted windows (Oct 15–Dec 15 and Apr 1–Jun 1); limited summer impervious-surface exception for property owners only.

Town of Surfside — preempted (in effect)

Glendale — full ban (in effect)

Sierra Madre — Citywide year-round ban on operating gas-powered leaf blowers 'at any time for any purpose'; all (incl. electric) equipment limited to daytime hours in/near residential areas.

Atherton — full ban (in effect)

Bedford — Amended ban retains seasonal prohibition Dec 8–Oct 25; fall cleanup window expanded to Oct 26–Dec 7.

Burlingame — full ban (in effect)

Hillsborough — full ban (in effect)

Menlo Park — full ban (in effect)

Lafayette — Year-round gas leaf blower ban applying to residents, landscapers, and city staff.

Hyattsville — Full year-round gas leaf blower ban extended to all residents and commercial contractors.

Emeryville — full ban (in effect)

San Francisco — City departments and their contractors prohibited from using gas-powered landscaping equipment.

Santa Cruz — Ordinance adopted June 25, 2024 but not yet in force pending the July 1, 2025 effective date.

Concord — Gas leaf blowers prohibited on residential lots under 1.5 acres, permitted only in the spring and fall windows.

Ann Arbor — Summer-season prohibition on gas leaf blowers June 1–Sept 30 during the 2024–2027 phase-in; city operations exempt.

Pleasanton — Citywide year-round ban on use of gas-powered leaf blowers.

Greenwich — Gas leaf blowers prohibited in residential zones from the Friday before Memorial Day through September 30; town departments exempt via 1-year variance.

Greenwich — Town department variance expires; seasonal gas blower ban now applies to all parties in residential zones.

Village of Southampton — full ban (in effect)

Ardsley — Gas leaf blowers permitted only in the spring and fall windows (Mar 15–May 15 and Oct 15–Dec 15) with per-unit permit and EPA Phase 2 compliance; prohibited the rest of the year.

Westport — Handheld and backpack gas-powered leaf blowers fully prohibited May 15–Oct 15; hours/day restrictions remain outside that window.

Village of Mamaroneck — Year-round gas-powered leaf blower ban takes effect; seasonal May 15–Sep 30 all-blower prohibition (gas and electric) also remains in force.

Pleasantville — Fuel-powered leaf blowers prohibited May 15 through September 30 each year; electric permitted year-round.

Redondo Beach — Ord. 3269-24 retained the at-any-time ban on gas-powered leaf blowers while allowing electric blowers during construction hours (Mon–Fri 7a–6p, Sat 9a–5p, none Sundays/holidays).

Rye Brook — Seasonal ban on gas-powered leaf blowers May 1–September 30; electric permitted in-window.

Sierra Madre — Ordinance 1469 adopted but not yet in force (passage-to-effective gap).

Brookline — full ban (in effect)

Portland — Ordinance 191653 adopted unanimously but not yet in force.

Town of Chevy Chase — full ban (in effect)

Greenwich — RTM adopts the GLB amendment; no prohibition yet in force.

Los Altos Hills — full ban (in effect)

Wilmette — partial ban (in effect)

Winnetka — partial ban (in effect)

Glencoe — partial ban (in effect)

Highland Park — partial ban (in effect)

University Park — full ban (in effect)

Acton — Ordinance adopted at 2024 Annual Town Meeting (Article 32) but not yet in force.

San Anselmo — full ban (in effect)

Nyack — Full year-round prohibition on gas-powered leaf blowers village-wide for professional and amateur users.

Fairfax — full ban (in effect)

Mount Kisco — Gas leaf blowers fully prohibited May 1–Sep 15; permitted Sep 16–Apr 30 under hours limits (commercial 8a–5p M–Sat; residential 8a–7p M–Sat, 9a–1p Sun/holidays) and density caps.

Morristown — partial ban (in effect)

Hastings-on-Hudson — partial ban (in effect)

Irvington — Three-year grace period for professional landscapers expires; full year-round gas leaf blower ban now applies to all parties.

Mount Vernon — partial ban (in effect)

Northbrook — Village Board adopted the 9-month gas leaf blower ban but it is not yet in force.

Cambridge — Ordinance passed 9–0 by City Council but no prohibition in force yet.

Pleasanton — Ordinance approved by City Council in December 2023 but not yet in force.

Norwalk — Common Council passes Chapter 61A (8–3–1); no prohibition yet in force.

Village of Mamaroneck — Seasonal prohibition on all leaf blowers (gas and electric) May 15–Sep 30, continued under Local Law 18-2023.

Roslyn Estates — partial ban (in effect)

Montclair — full ban (in effect)

Lafayette — Ordinance 688 adopted but not yet in force (passage-to-effective gap).

White Plains — Original ordinance adopted by Common Council; not yet in force (original effective date was December 16, 2025).

Montgomery County — Bill 18-22 signed by County Executive Marc Elrich; no prohibition yet in force.

Buchanan — baseline ban (in effect)

North Bay Village — full ban (in effect)

Santa Monica — Ordinance amended to permit zero-emission electric blowers ≤70 dB; gas blowers remain fully prohibited.

Miami Beach — Year-round citywide prohibition on gas-powered leaf blowers under full enforcement.

South Miami — Year-round citywide prohibition on gas-powered leaf blowers.

Marblehead — Town-wide summer prohibition on gas-powered leaf blowers from Memorial Day to Labor Day; electric/battery permitted.

Scarsdale — Same Jan 1–Sep 30 gas blower prohibition preserved, but municipal/school operations and golf courses now categorically exempt.

Novato — full ban (in effect)

Swampscott — partial ban (in effect)

Greenburgh — partial ban (in effect)

Westport — Gas-powered leaf blower use restricted to M–F 8am–6pm, Sat until 3pm, no Sunday or holiday use; summer ban deferred one year.

Pound Ridge — Commercial operators may not operate internal-combustion leaf blowers May 15–Oct 15.

Pasadena — full ban (in effect)

Rye Brook — Chapter 158 §2.1 adopted April 11, 2023 but not yet in force (deferred effective date May 1, 2024).

Evanston — Year-round prohibition on gas- and propane-powered leaf blowers anywhere in Evanston city limits.

Arlington — Seasonal restriction on commercial use of gas leaf blowers (summer window).

Oak Park — Phase-in: gas leaf blowers prohibited June 1 to Sept 30 (permitted Oct 1 to May 31).

Lake Bluff — partial ban (in effect)

Alameda — Citywide year-round prohibition on operating any gasoline/diesel/combustion-engine leaf blower, with education-first enforcement.

Westport — RTM adopts the GLB ordinance (22–9); no restrictions yet in force.

Village of Pinecrest — full ban (in effect)

Belmont — Interim rules: commercial gas leaf blowers prohibited May 15–Sept 30, with restrictive hours and lot-size equipment-count limits for residents.

Maplewood — Full year-round ban on gas-powered leaf blowers for all parties; electric permitted with hour restrictions.

Westlake Village — full ban (in effect)

Nyack — 2023 transition year: gas leaf blowers prohibited except the permitted Mar 15–May 15 and Sep 15–Dec 15 windows.

Ossining — Parcel-tiered ban: parcels under 0.5 acre prohibit gas blowers year-round, while parcels at or above 0.5 acre retain the seasonal carve-out (permitted Mar 1–Jun 1 and Sep 15–Dec 15).

St. Helena — Full year-round ban on any leaf blower not powered by battery or electricity (Ordinance 2022-11), with enforcement from April 1, 2023.

Charleston — gov fleet_only (in effect)

Pound Ridge — L.L. 4-2022 adopted Dec 13 2022 but not yet enforceable until the first seasonal window opened.

Culver City — partial ban (in effect)

Cupertino — baseline ban (in effect)

Village of Pelham — partial ban (in effect)

San Rafael — full ban (in effect)

Sausalito — full ban (in effect)

Town of Southampton — partial ban (in effect)

San Clemente — full ban (in effect)

Town of Somerset — full ban (in effect)

Hyattsville — City departments and their contractors prohibited from using gas leaf blowers.

Calistoga — full ban (in effect)

Pleasantville — Ordinance adopted but not yet in effect; deferred effective date.

Upper Nyack — partial ban (in effect)

Lexington — Bylaw effective with seasonal/hours use restrictions on all landscape blowers (gas and electric); no outright gas ban yet.

Croton-on-Hudson — partial ban (in effect)

Burlington — Full residential coverage: gas blowers prohibited Memorial Day–Labor Day for all parties; off-season gas use limited to EPA Class 4/5 compliant units ≤65 dB(A).

Marblehead — Seasonal ban adopted at 2022 Town Meeting but not enforceable/in force pending AG approval and enforcement provisions.

Town of Palm Beach — Gas leaf blowers limited to properties 1 acre or larger (prohibited on smaller lots).

Town of Palm Beach — Full year-round ban on gas-powered leaf blowers on any-size property.

South Orange — partial ban (in effect)

North Haven — partial ban (in effect)

Maplewood — Ordinance adopted by Township Committee but not yet in effect.

Bellport — partial ban (in effect)

Garden City — partial ban (in effect)

Roslyn — partial ban (in effect)

Miami Beach — Ordinance adopted unanimously; phased non-enforcement period (education Feb–Oct 2022, warnings Nov 2022–July 2023) before binding enforcement.

South Miami — Ordinance adopted early 2022 but not yet in force pending enforcement start.

Chevy Chase Village — Year-round prohibition on gasoline-powered leaf blowers for everyone operating within Village boundaries.

Arlington — Phased gas leaf blower bylaw passed at 2022 Town Meeting but not yet in force.

Larchmont — full ban (in effect)

District of Columbia — Full year-round prohibition on the use and sale of gasoline-powered leaf blowers throughout the District of Columbia, except on Federal land.

Sea Cliff — partial ban (in effect)

Multnomah County — gov fleet_only (in effect)

Bronxville — Gas leaf blowers prohibited during two seasonal windows: Dec 15–Mar 15 and May 15–Oct 15.

Pelham Manor — partial ban (in effect)

Evanston — Ordinance 111-O-21 adopted; 18-month phase-in before enforcement begins.

Fairfax County — gov fleet_only (in effect)

Princeton — partial ban (in effect)

Naples — full ban (in effect)

Mount Kisco — L.L. 3-2021 adopted establishing the gas-blower regime, but operative rules not yet in force (effective 2024-01-01).

Town of Huntington — partial ban (in effect)

Nantucket — partial ban (in effect)

Alameda — Ordinance 3307 adopted but not yet in force; passage-to-effective gap.

Bronxville — Local Law 10-2021 adopted but not yet in effect.

Burlington — Commercial landscapers (>10 properties from Sept 6, 2021; smaller landscapers from Dec 31, 2021) added to the summer gas-blower ban.

South Pasadena — full ban (in effect)

Sanibel — Ordinance 21-004 adopted but not yet in force (original effective date 2023-01-01, later reset).

Town of Southold — partial ban (in effect)

Burlington — City departments may use only electric/battery blowers in the Memorial Day–Labor Day summer window (gas prohibited).

Yountville — Full year-round ban on the use of gas-powered leaf blowers town-wide.

New Castle — partial ban (in effect)

Somerville — partial ban (in effect)

West University Place — baseline ban (in effect)

Scarsdale — Gas-powered leaf blowers prohibited January 1 through September 30 for all parties, with restricted use October 1–December 31.

Burlington — Ordinance adopted April 12, 2021 but not yet in force ahead of the phased rollout.

Oakland — Year-round ban on combustion-engine leaf blowers and string trimmers for all parties.

Town of East Hampton — Gas- and diesel-powered blowers prohibited May 20–Sep 20; all blower types (including electric) prohibited on Sundays within that same window.

Pacific Grove — Citywide year-round ban on operating gasoline/combustion-engine leaf blowers; corded electric and battery blowers exempt; public agencies must comply.

Village of Great Neck — partial ban (in effect)

Portola Valley — full ban (in effect)

Coronado — full ban (in effect)

Kenilworth — partial ban (in effect)

Hidden Hills — Ban expanded to all leaf blowers, with electric models permitted only on private property.

Monterey — partial ban (in effect)

Port Washington North — partial ban (in effect)

Lewes — Ordinance adopted; Phase 1 (2022-12-31) bans other handheld gas equipment but explicitly NOT leaf blowers, so no gas leaf blower prohibition is in force yet.

Sacramento — partial ban (in effect)

Irvington — Year-round gas leaf blower ban takes effect for all parties except professional landscapers, who receive a three-year grace period.

Yountville — Ordinance 20-498 adopted but not yet in force pending July 1, 2021 effective date.

Oakland — Ordinance 13616 C.M.S. adopted; six-month grace period before enforcement begins.

Flower Hill — partial ban (in effect)

Pacific Grove — Ordinance 20-005 adopted but not yet in force; implementation delayed to allow businesses and residents to change equipment.

Corte Madera — full ban (in effect)

Encinitas — full ban (in effect)

Palos Verdes Estates — partial ban (in effect)

Town of North Hempstead — partial ban (in effect)

Chevy Chase Village — Ordinance adopted by Board of Managers with a 2-year grace period; not yet in force.

Lincoln — partial ban (in effect)

Ossining — Seasonal gas-blower ban: permitted only Mar 1–Jun 1 and Sep 15–Dec 15, prohibited the rest of the year.