Leaf Blower and Lawn Equipment Rules in West Virginia
Hours and use limits
ElkinsDomestic use: exempt from the noise rule from 6 am to 10 pm
Commercial use, weekdays: exempt from the noise rule from 7 am to 9 pm
Commercial use, weekends and holidays: exempt from the noise rule from 8 am to 9 pm
Domestic use: exempt from the noise rule from 6 am to 10 pm
Commercial use, weekdays: exempt from the noise rule from 7 am to 9 pm
Commercial use, weekends and holidays: exempt from the noise rule from 8 am to 9 pm
Domestic landscaping and yard equipment is exempt from the city noise ordinance from 6 a.m. to 10 p.m. Commercial equipment on residential property or near residences has a separate exemption from 7 a.m. to 9 p.m. weekdays and 8 a.m. to 9 p.m. weekends and legal holidays.
MorgantownResidential areas: exempt from the noise rule from 8 am to 9 pm
Residential areas: exempt from the noise rule from 8 am to 9 pm
In residential areas, outdoor lawn or garden tools and similar equipment may not cause a noise disturbance across a residential property boundary between 9 p.m. and 8 a.m. Qualifying maintained lawn equipment is exempt from noise-level regulations from 8 a.m. to 9 p.m.
Codes change, so confirm against the live code before quoting one at a public meeting. A town missing from this list means we did not find a rule, not that none exists.
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