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6/5/96
70-0-96
AN ORDINANCE
Amending Section 9-5-23(D) of the
Evanston City Code Regulating the
Use of Leaf Blowers
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF EVANSTON:
SECTION 1: That Section 9-5-23(D) of the City Code of Evanston, 1979, as amended,
be and is further amended by adding an additional subparagraph (D)(4):
9-5-23: NOISES PROHIBITED: It shall be unlawful for any person within the
City to make, continue or cause to be made or continued, any loud,
unnecessary or unusual noise which either annoys, disturbs, injures or
endangers the comfort, repose, convenience, health, peace or safety of others,
within the limits of the City.
• The following acts, among others, are declared to be loud, disturbing and
unnecessary noises in violation of this Section, but this enumeration shall not
be deemed to be exclusive, namely:
(D) 1. Drums: The use within the City of any drum or other instrument or
device for the purpose of attracting attention, by the creation of noise, to any
place of business or entertainment or place of public assembly.
2. Pile Drivers, Hammers: The operation within the City between the hours
of nine o'clock (9:00) P.M. and seven o'clock (7:00) A.M. of any pile driver,
steam shovel, pneumatic hammer, derrick, steam or electric hoist, or other
appliance, the use of which is attended by loud or unusual noises.
3. Blowers: The operation within the City of noise -creating blower or power
fan or any internal combustion engine, the operation of which causes noise
due to the explosion of operating gases or fluids, unless the noise from such
blower or fan is muffled and such engine is equipped with a muffler device
to deaden such noise.
4. Leaf Blowers: The use of any backpack -mounted or hand-held gasoline -
powered leaf blower type of machine at any time between May 15th and
September 30, and between December 15th and March 30th of each year and
at other times of the year between 9:00 P.M. and 7:00 A.M. on weekdays,
5:00 P.M. and 9:00 A.M. on Saturdays and Sundays. On Sundays a permit
from the City Manager or his/her designee is required for commercial use
only. Any person, firm or corporation who violates this subparagraph (4) shall
be fined not less than $25 for a first offense and not less than $100 for any
subsequent offense within one year. Upon review of this Ordinance by the
City Council one year from date of adoption, the Ordinance will either lapse
or remain in full force and effect.
SECTION 2:' All ordinances or parts of ordinances in conflict herewith are
hereby repealed.
SECTION 3: This ordinance shall be in full force and effect beginning August
1, 1996 and after its passage, approval, and publication in the manner provided by law.
Introduced: / 0
Adopted: 4
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