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Gas Leaf Blowers Banned03-31-11 | News

Gas Leaf Blowers Banned

Landscape maintenance companies servicing Newport Beach, California will no longer be able to use gas-powered leaf blowers in the city, as the city council just passed an ordinance banning them.

After the council members' lengthy discussion and the failure of a motion to also ban electric blowers, the council voted 4 to 3 to force landscape maintenance professionals to use a more quiet method to collect leaves and debris.

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Hill is not alone in the city -- residents in Corona del Mar organized a petition in 2009 and surveyed their neighbors. Their complaints were wide-ranging, including debris falling into the storm drains.

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Gardner proposed banning all blowers, including electric ones, but that was voted down 3 to 4.

In the final proposal, the council gave homeowners associations the ability to opt out of the ban.