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Zero Emission Landscaping Equipment

Zero Emission Landscaping Equipment

Menlo Park residents want the City to address noise and air pollution caused by gas powered gardening equipment with proposed new rules for zero emission equipment.

The City Council will decide on new rules in April or May 2023. If approved:

  • Use of gas-powered leaf blowers and string trimmers (weed whackers) will not be allowed starting July 2024.
  • Use of other gas-powered gardening equipment such as chain saws, lawnmowers and hedge trimmers would not be allowed starting January 2029.

Zero emission equipment is electric corded, battery operated, or hand powered that does not produce air pollution.

Please take our survey and help us connect with landscapers and gardeners working in Menlo Park.

Thank you in advance for participating!

(required) 1. Are you completing this survey as a:

a. Landscaper or Gardener with customers in Menlo Park
b. Menlo Park homeowner/property owner
c. Menlo Park home renter
d. Menlo Park commercial or business property owner
e. Menlo Park commercial or business tenant
f. Menlo Park Home Owners Association representative
g. Property management representative with properties in Menlo Park
Other
Closed to responses
2. Based on your knowledge before this survey, please let us know whether you agree or disagree with the following 5 statements. After you have reacted to the 5 statements you can move on to the next question.

After you have reacted to the 5 statements you can simply move on to the next question.

Use Tab to move between controls. On each statement card use the Agree, Unsure, or Disagree buttons. Keyboard shortcuts: press the left arrow to disagree, up arrow for unsure, right arrow to agree.

To help us understand what information the community needs, we’d like you to share if you agree or disagree with the following 5 statements.

After you’ve reviewed the 5 statements, you can continue on to the next question.

Consensus is a crowd-sourced prioritization tool built to help communities understand viewpoints that are shared across many people.

With a better understanding of what viewpoints are shared, we can start on common ground and work towards solutions that meet the greatest need.

3. If Menlo Park adopts new rules starting July 1, 2024, electric (non- gas-powered) leaf blowers and string trimmers or hand powered equipment would be required. Note: The City will launch an education campaign for community members and landscapers about these requirements before enforcement begins.

3a. Do you agree that July 1, 2024, is a reasonable date to begin enforcement?

Yes
No
No opinion
Do not think the city should regulate this landscaping equipment
Closed to responses

3b. Should it begin sooner?

Yes
No
No opinion
Do not think the city should regulate this landscaping equipment
Closed to responses

3c. Should it begin later?

Yes
No
No opinion
Do not think the city should regulate this landscaping equipment
Closed to responses