City of Hyattsville - File #: HCC-419-FY22

• File #: HCC-419-FY22
• Version: 1
• Type: Action Item
• Status: Passed
• File created: 6/15/2022
• In control: City Council
• On agenda: 6/21/2022
• Final action: 6/21/2022
• Title: Hyattsville Ordinance 2022-02: Municipal Gas-Powered Leaf Blower Ban (SECOND READING & ADOPTION)
• Sponsors: City Administrator
• Indexes: Ordinance

Date	Ver.	Action By	Action	Result
6/21/2022	1	City Council	Approved as Amended	Pass

Submitted by: Schaible
Submitting Department: Legislative
Agenda Section: Action

Item Title:
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Hyattsville Ordinance 2022-02: Municipal Gas-Powered Leaf Blower Ban (SECOND READING & ADOPTION)
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Suggested Action:
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I move the Mayor and Council adopt Hyattsville Ordinance 2022-02, whereby the City Council amends Chapter 79 of the Hyattsville Code to implement a prohibition on the use of gas-powered leaf blowers within the City's municipal boundaries as well as a gas-powered leaf blower rebate program, effective August 1, 2022.
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Summary Background:
Council authorized a motion in December 2021 to have the City Attorney draft legislation for a municipal gas-powered leaf blower ban and the implementation of a rebate program. Attached is the draft ordinance for an initial Council discussion. A first reading was held on June 6, 2022, with adoption scheduled for June 21. Following this schedule, the Ordinance will be effective on July 11, 2022 and the restriction and rebate will be effective on August 1, 2022.

There are three changes in the proposed ordinance from the first reading, detailed below. The proposed changes are either clarifying or grammatical and do not impact the intent of the ordinance.

1. Correction to typo on page 7, line 22 to correct the reference to the Subsection 2 to Subsection 3.
2. Removal of the following requirement for the rebate from page 7, lines 15-16: "(D) The electric-leaf blower purchased by the eligible homeowner or landscaping contractor to replace the gas-powered leaf blower; and". City staff reviewed and discussed the requirements required for the processing of the rebate and felt it was burdensome to ask the resident or contractor to bring both the old gas leaf blower to turn in and the new electric leaf blower in addition to the receipt to prove purchase. Staff believes the receipt of the purchase of an electric leaf blower is sufficient to process the rebate.
3. Alignment of the date periods for...