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Larkspur forum weighs tougher leaf-blower rules, trade-in rebates and targeted outreach to commercial landscapers
Summary
Forum members urged staff to study rebate/exchange programs and homeowner education for enforcement of the city's leaf-blower rule, with a staff study recommended to scope costs and options and a focus on targeting commercial landscapers and multifamily properties.
Members of the Larkspur Climate Action Forum spent a large portion of the meeting discussing landscaping equipment rules, enforcement and incentives.
Larkspur’s municipal code already restricts gas-powered leaf blowers and hedge trimmers for residential uses, with exemptions for certain multifamily and municipal park uses; enforcement is complaint‑based and enforcement actions are technically against property owners, staff said.
"People are not aware that enforcement is against the…
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