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This is a summary of information from the Lexington MA bylaws pertaining to noise in residential areas. This summary is not official and you should refer to the [[https://ecode360.com/10535055|bylaws]] for any clarification (and for the most recent restrictions as they may change after this posting 7/2/2025)

====Construction and Maintenance Power Equipment====

^Who/what ^ Weekdays ^ Saturdays ^ Sundays & legal holidays ^
|Contractors (not ledge work)|7am - 5pm|9am - 5pm|Not permitted|
|Residents (not ledge work)\\ on their own property  |7am - 9pm|9am - 5pm|9am - 5pm|
|Blasting, ledge work, breaking of pavement\\ including pneumatic hammers by contractors and residents|9am - 5pm|not permitted|not permitted|
|Landscape maintenance by commercial landscapers|7am - 6pm|9am - 5pm|not permitted|
|Landscape maintenance by other than commercial landscapers|7am - 8pm|9am - 5pm|9am - 5pm|
|Town on Town property|7am - 8pm|9am - 5pm|not permitted|

  * Effective March 15, 2025, the use of all gas-powered leaf blowers by commercial landscapers in the Town of Lexington shall be prohibited.
  * Effective March 15, 2026, the use of all gas-powered leaf blowers by residents on their own property in the Town of Lexington shall be prohibited.

====Enforcement====

  * Police, Fire, Health or Inspectional services departments have the power to enforce the bylaw
  * Police: 781-862-1212 (not for emergencies)

===Fines===

  * Any person who violates any provision of this bylaw, or who is the owner of property on which such violation occurs, shall be fined an amount not to exceed 
    * $100 per first violation, 
    * $200 for the second violation, and 
    * $300 for the third and each subsequent violation. . 
  * The imposition of a penalty for any violation shall not excuse the violation or permit it to continue. 
  * Each day that such violation continues shall be considered a separate offense.