Montclair

Full Year-Round BanYear-round gas ban

Ban status

Full year-round ban

Enacted: 2023-08-15In effect since: 2023-10-15

First-person account by organizer Jessica Stolzberg of the five-month resident campaign that won a year-round ban. Montclair has since prevailed twice in federal court against a lawsuit from local landscapers.

Last updated: Jun 2, 2026

Timeline

2023-10-15Effective date reached — effective

Research & citations

What It Takes to Defeat the Leaf Blowers— Bloomberg CityLab, 2025-11-15
City of Montclair — Municipal Code (leaf blower / noise)— City of Montclair
Codified leaf blower / noise ordinance for City of Montclair, New Jersey. Source: eCode360.

New Jersey context

PendingS623 — statewide gas blower ban (pending)

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