Menlo Park 8.07.030
USE RESTRICTIONS AND REQUIREMENTS.
"Certified Leaf Blowers" includes all blowers, whatever fuel, whatever way they are held or moved about.
AND: See below.
(1) Certified Leaf Blowers. Certified leaf blowers may be operated in the city Mondays through Fridays between the hours of eight (8) a.m. and five (5) p.m. Certified leaf blowers may be operated by residents of the city on Saturdays between the hours of eleven (11) a.m. and three (3) p.m. to maintain their property. Operation of certified leaf blowers in the city is prohibited on Sundays, observed federal holidays as defined by the city and on "Spare the Air" days as declared by the Bay Area Air Quality Management District.
(2) Non-Certified Leaf Blowers. The use of any leaf blower other than a certified leaf blower as defined by this chapter, is prohibited.
(3) Electric Blowers. The provisions of this Chapter 8.07 do not apply to electrically powered blowers. (Ord. 895 § 3 (part), 1999)
Gas Blowers Banned
and: 8.07.040 Limitations on use.
Any person who uses or operates a leaf blower in the city shall at all times comply with the following:
(1) Full Blower Nozzle Extension. The full blower nozzle extension and diffuser as provided by the manufacturer or supplied by the distributor shall be used at all times.
(2) Earplugs. Earplugs or ear protectors shall be worn or inserted at all times by persons operating a leaf blower. (Ord. 895 § 3 (part), 1999)
Menlo Park
Ordinance No. 886
[NOTE: this ordinance is also published in full in Spanish]
Section 2: Section 8.04.010(20) (Leaf Blowers) of Chapter 8.04 of the City of Menlo Park Municipal Code is hereby repealed in its entirety and replaced with the following:
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(20) Gasoline-Powered Leafblowers. The use or operation of gasoline-powered leafblowers in the City of Menlo Park is prohibited. Gasoline-powered leafblowers are defined as portable power equipment that is powered by a self contained fuel engine and used in any landscape, maintenance, construction, property repair, or property maintenance for the purpose of blowing, dispersing, or redistributing dust, dirt, leaves, grass clippings, cuttings and trimmings from trees and shrubs or other debris.