Robles, Sandra
From: Jill Davis
Sent: Tuesday, April 19, 2022 7:23 PM
To: PublicComment-AutoResponse; PublicComment-AutoResponse Subject: Leaf Blower Ordinance
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Thank you, City Council, for trying to improve our environment, especially in regard to the ubiquitous and irritating leaf blower.
Many a Saturday, I have been rudely awakened at 7am or before the regulated time to its noise and have miserably jumped out of bed, thrown on some clothes and traveled the block or so with my copy of the Leaf Blower Ordinance PMC 9.37.030 to try and convince the operator to obey the regulation to help retain the peace in our neighborhoods.
I have called your Code Enforcement Division and received kind encouragement and a few house calls to neighbors...but problems remain.
So, as you try to transition from gas to electric, here are a few of my thoughts and requests. Thank you for listening, so important, especially without a lot of extra noise!! The ELECTRIC leaf blower also has its own noise pollution...high and winey...and still it has all the offending blowing of debris and dust.
EVERY Saturday, because 4 of my adjacent neighbors use the same gardner, the leaf blower runs for 2 hours ....1:30 to 3:30pm or so....My nextdoor neighbor has mostly cactus, so the blower goes for at least 30 minutes chasing the leaves around the plants.
My appeal to you all is that you re-enforce the same prohibitions you have for gas blowers...that is. operation of such is only allowed Monday through Friday from 8am to 6pm...and only about 15minutes per parcel on less than 1/2 acre...and all the other regulations you have spelled out in PMC 9.37.030.
One other request I ask to help maintain our wonderful Pasadena neighborhoods: Please, as Sunday is off limits to
commercial Mow, Edge and Blowers, PLEASE ADD SATURDAY.
This will give our Saturday Sabbaths and our Sundays the peace that families need from the busy week. Social gatherings will be much more pleasant without having to ask neighbors for a quiet time for some special event, etc.
In summary...keep, make known anew and enforce the same Codes for leaf blowers and add Saturday to the Sunday's prohibition for commercial mow, edge and blowing. 1 Thank you so much for considering this email and I will watch with anticipation to a less irritable environment.
Respectfully,
Mrs. Jill N. Davis Historic Highlands area
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