New Castle

Partial or Part-Year BanPart-year gas ban

Ban status

Seasonal ban on gas-powered leaf blowers. Gas prohibited June 1–September 30; electric permitted year-round. Town Code Chapter 90; adopted unanimously September 22, 2020, with enforcement beginning June 1, 2021. Quiet-hours baseline of 45 dB(A) outside standard hours (8am–8pm M–F, 9am–8pm Saturday, 9am–5pm Sunday/holidays). Exemptions for schools, municipal recreation facilities, country clubs, HOAs, cemeteries, and golf courses; emergency use authorized by the Public Works Commissioner.

Enacted: 2020-09-22In effect since: 2021-06-01

Significant exemptions:

Municipal — municipal recreation facilitiesSchoolsClubs — country clubsGolf coursesCemeteriesOther — HOAs

Standard exemptions:

Emergency / snow removal — emergency use authorized by the Public Works Commissioner

Last updated: May 29, 2026

Timeline

2024-12-11Meeting with officials — Sustainability Committee briefs Town Board on expanded gas-equipment phase-out
2024-06-01Effective date reached — Annual summer gas leaf blower ban takes effect
2021-07-06Town hall / public meeting — Mount Pleasant Town Board Eyes Gas-Powered Leaf Blower Regulations

Research & citations

Town of New Castle — Leaf Blower Ordinance— Town of New Castle, 2020-09-22
Town Code Chapter 90 summary: gas-powered leaf blowers prohibited June 1–September 30; adopted September 22, 2020; enforcement began June 1, 2021.
Mount Pleasant Town Board Eyes Gas-Powered Leaf Blower Regulations
The Mount Pleasant Town Board heard a pitch from Conservation Advisory Council members to impose seasonal restrictions on gas-powered leaf blowers, allowing use only during spring clean-up and fall leaf season while permitting electric blowers year-round. The proposal is still being developed and must be submitted as a formal ordinance before the board will act. Mount Pleasant would join more than 20 other Westchester County municipalities that have adopted some form of leaf blower regulation.
Town of New Castle — Code (leaf blower / noise)— Town of New Castle
New Castle, NY Town Code (leaf blower / noise provisions). Source: eCode360.
Town of New Castle — Code Chapter 90 (Noise): Leaf Blower Provisions— Town of New Castle
Primary law text for the Town of New Castle (NY) noise ordinance, Chapter 90, which contains codified provisions regulating gas-powered leaf blowers. Hosted on eCode360 — the authoritative municipal-code source for this regulation.
Town of New Castle, NY — Official Website

New York context

PendingThree state bills — rebate passed both chambers, sale + seasonal use still pending

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