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Burbank introduces ordinance to ban gas‑powered leaf blowers with one‑year transition
Summary
Council introduced an ordinance banning gas‑powered leaf blowers, giving residents and contractors a one‑year grace period before enforcement and promising multilingual outreach and incentive information; staff estimated about $185,000 in one‑time city conversion costs and ongoing contract increases for city contractors.
The Burbank City Council on Dec. 9 moved to introduce an ordinance that would ban the use of gas‑powered leaf blowers in the city, providing a one‑year grace period for residents, businesses and contractors to transition to zero‑emission equipment and delaying penalties until January 2027.
Staff told the council the proposed ordinance would supplement existing state requirements and an executive…
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