Croton-on-Hudson

Ban status

Dual seasonal restriction. Gas-powered leaf blowers prohibited June 1–August 31 and January 1–March 31. Electric permitted year-round within hours-of-operation rules.

Timeline

• 2026-05-22 Self-imposed electric requirement — Village lawn-maintenance contract (Bid #04-2026) requires electric/battery leaf blowers at all Village locations
• 2026-04-22 Meeting with officials — Trustees signal openness to year-round ban; issue headed to Work Session
• 2026-04-01 Campaign launched — Quiet Clean Croton launches resident campaign for year-round ban
• 2025-05-26 Op-ed or commentary — Croton Chronicle: "Will Croton's gas powered leaf blower debate come roaring back?"
• 2025-05-21 Testimony given — Resident David Lowell testifies at Trustees meeting calling for year-round ban
• 2025-05-13 Meeting with officials — Conservation Advisory Council meeting — Mayor Pugh agrees to Code Enforcement review
• 2021-07-06 Town hall / public meeting — Mount Pleasant Town Board Eyes Gas-Powered Leaf Blower Regulations
• 2020-10-26 Bill introduced — Conservation Advisory Council presents phased gas-blower ban proposal

Research & citations

• Board of Trustees meeting agenda — June 17, 2026 (gas leaf blower memo before the Board) — Village of Croton-on-Hudson, 2026-06-17
  Agenda for the June 17, 2026 Board of Trustees meeting. Under "Correspondence to the Board," the Board received the Village Manager's memo summarizing its requests to the Conservation Advisory Council on gas-powered leaf blowers (the memo itself is linked separately on this tracker).
• Village Manager memo: Summary of Leaf Blower Discussion (referral to Conservation Advisory Council) — Village of Croton-on-Hudson, 2026-06-16
  June 16, 2026 memo from Village Manager Bryan Healy to the Board of Trustees summarizing the May 27, 2026 work session on gas-powered leaf blowers. The Board referred the matter to the Conservation Advisory Council (CAC) with 12 questions to study — including appropriate fines, a possible 12-month phase-in period, a public forum, regulation of other gas equipment, and how comparable Westchester villages regulate — and asked for a recommendation within about three months.
• Croton lawn-maintenance contract requires electric leaf blowers (Bid #04-2026) — Village of Croton-on-Hudson, 2026-05-22
  May 22, 2026 DPW award memo recommending the FY26/27 Lawn Maintenance contract, which requires electric or battery leaf blowers at all Village fields, parks, and municipal properties.
• Will Croton's gas powered leaf blower debate come roaring back? A partial commentary on a partial law. — The Croton Chronicle, 2025-05-26
  Argues Croton-on-Hudson's six-month partial gas leaf-blower ban (in effect since 2022) has been undermined by broad exemptions and weak enforcement, and that residents and village officials are now revisiting whether to move to a year-round total ban. Quotes village leadership conceding the partial ban "is not working" and frames the renewed debate around health, climate, and enforcement concerns.
• Croton-on-Hudson Considers Prohibition of Gas-Powered Leaf Blowers — The Examiner News, 2020-11-05
  The Conservation Advisory Council's phased proposal to the Village Board: seasonal ban May–Oct 2021, extended Jan–Oct 2022, full year-round ban by 2023. Hudson National Golf Club would be exempt; fines escalate $250 / $500 / $1,000.
• Croton-on-Hudson Village Noise Law (Chapter 160) — eCode360
  Full text of the Village of Croton-on-Hudson Noise Law (Chapter 160 of the Village Code) on eCode360.
• 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.
• Village of Croton-on-Hudson — Code (leaf blower / noise) — Village of Croton-on-Hudson
  Croton-on-Hudson, NY Village Code (leaf blower / noise provisions). Source: eCode360.
• Village of Croton-on-Hudson — Noise Ordinance Chapter 160 (Leaf Blower Provisions) — Village of Croton-on-Hudson
  Primary text of Croton-on-Hudson's codified noise ordinance (Chapter 160), which contains leaf blower–specific provisions. Hosted on eCode360 — the authoritative legal source for the municipality's gas-blower rules.