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University Heights

Ohio · city
Noise Ordinance Only Noise ordinance only (baseline)

Ban status

General nuisance noise standard only — no GLB-specific rule and no fixed equipment hours. Codified Ordinances 648.13 (Unnecessary Noise) prohibits operating appliances, fans or blowers outdoors in such manner as to disturb the peace and good order of the neighborhood — a complaint-driven standard, not an hours rule. Building construction/maintenance noise is separately limited to 8:00am-4:30pm (C.O. 660.18). No fuel-source or leaf-blower-specific ordinance and no identified council consideration as of June 2026.

Home town of Beyond Gas Leaf Blowers (beyondgasleafblowers.org), the resident campaign for a gas leaf blower ban — the second Ohio campaign site after Cleveland Heights' Quiet Clean Heights. Neighbors Cleveland Heights and Shaker Heights both have equipment-hours rules; University Heights has only the nuisance standard.
Last updated: Jun 5, 2026

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