ORDINANCE NO. 3269-24
CITY-WIDE BAN ON LEAF BLOWERS
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ORDINANCE NO. 3269-24
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF REDONDO BEACH,
CALIFORNIA, AMENDING CHATPER 24, ARTICLE 5, SECTION
4-24.507 OF THE REDONDO BEACH MUNICIPAL CODE,
MODIFYING THE CITY-WIDE BAN ON LEAF BLOWERS TO
ALLOW THE USE OF ELECTRIC LEAF BLOWERS DURING
CONSTRUCTION HOURS
WHEREAS, on July 10, 2018, the City Council of the City of Redondo Beach (“City Council”) adopted Ordinance No. 3180-18, which prohibited use of all motorized leaf blowers at any time within the City of Redondo Beach (“City”), including gas-powered and electric leaf blowers; and
WHEREAS, Ordinance No. 3180-18 did not provide an exception for the use of any type of leaf blowers by any resident, business, or by the City’s Public Works Department; and WHEREAS, California Health and Safety Code section 43018.11 prohibits engine exhaust and evaporative emissions from small off-road engines, including gas-powered leaf blowers, produced on or after January 1, 2024, resulting in greater commercial availability of electric leaf blowers; and
WHEREAS, during its regular meeting on February 20, 2024, the City Council discussed an amendment to Chapter 24, Article 5, Section 4-24.507 of the Redondo Beach Municipal Code (“Municipal Code”) to permit an exception to the prohibition on all leaf blowers, and allow the use of electric leaf blowers within the City during specified timeframes; and WHEREAS, the use of electric leaf blowers increases efficiency, convenience, and cost savings for residents, businesses, and City maintenance personnel because it is far less laborintensive than collecting landscape debris manually; and WHEREAS, electric leaf blowers that are less impacting on the environment than gaspowered devices are available; and WHEREAS, a majority of the City Council voted to direct staff to draft an Amendment to the Ordinance banning the use of all leaf blowers to make an exception for electric leaf blowers used during normal construction hours.
NOW, THEREFORE, THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF REDONDO BEACH, CALIFORNIA, DOES ORDAIN AS FOLLOWS:
SECTION 1. Chapter 24, Article 5, Section 4-24.507 of the Redondo Beach Municipal Code is amended to read as follows:
Section 4-24.507 Domestic Power Tools
(a) The operation or permitting the operation of any mechanical power saw, sander, drill, grinder, lawn or garden tool, or similar tool, or pneumatic or other air-powered tool between 10:00 p.m. and 7:00 a.m. of the following day so as to be audible to the NCO at the complainant's real property line shall be prohibited.
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(b) Any pneumatic or other air-powered tool, motor, machinery, pump, or the like shall be properly muffled and maintained in good working order.
(c) It is unlawful to operate a gas-powered leaf blower in the City at any time. Electric leaf blowers, either corded or cordless, may only be used between the hours of 7:00 a.m. and 6:00 p.m. on Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday, and between the hours of 9:00 a.m. and 5:00 p.m. on Saturday. No leaf blowers shall be used on Sunday, or the days on which the holidays designated as Memorial Day, the Fourth of July, Labor Day, Thanksgiving Day, Christmas Day, and New Year’s Day are observed.
SECTION 2. Any provisions of the Redondo Beach Municipal Code, or appendices thereto, or any other Ordinances of the City inconsistent herewith, to the extent of such inconsistencies and no further, are hereby repealed.
SECTION 3. If any section, subsection, sentence, clause, or phrase of this Ordinance is for any reason held to be invalid or unconstitutional by the decision of any court of competent jurisdiction, such decision shall not affect the validity of the remaining portions of the ordinance. The City Council hereby declares that it would have passed this ordinance and each section, subsection, sentence, clause, and phrase thereof, irrespective of the fact that any one or more sections, subsections, sentences, clauses, or phrases be declared invalid or unconstitutional.
SECTION 4. This Ordinance shall be published in the official newspaper of said City, and same shall go into effect and be in full force and operation from and after thirty (30) days after its final passage and adoption.
PASSED, APPROVED AND ADOPTED this 2
nd day of April, 2024.
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James A. Light, Mayor
APPROVED AS TO FORM: ATTEST:
____________________________ ____________________________ Michael W. Webb, City Attorney Eleanor Manzano, CMC, City Clerk ORDINANCE NO. 3269-24
CITY-WIDE BAN ON LEAF BLOWERS
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STATE OF CALIFORNIA )
COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES ) ss
CITY OF REDONDO BEACH )
I, Eleanor Manzano, City Clerk of the City of Redondo Beach, California, do hereby certify that Ordinance No. 3269-24 was introduced at a regular meeting of the City Council held on the 19th day of March, 2024, and approved and adopted by the City Council of the City of Redondo Beach, California, at a regular meeting of said City Council held on the 2 nd day of April, 2024, and
thereafter signed and approved by the Mayor and attested by the City Clerk, and that said Ordinance was adopted by the following vote:
AYES:
NOES:
ABSENT:
ABSTAIN:
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Eleanor Manzano, CMC
City Clerk