(A) The use of pesticides with known carcinogens in the Town of Fairfax is of such great concern to the Town Council that in order to protect the health, safety and welfare of Fairfax residents this chapter is being adopted. The Town Council is formalizing Fairfax’s official policy of not using pesticides on town property by prohibiting the use of pesticides on Fairfax parks, open space parcels and public rights of way including both aerial spraying and ground applications; and, requiring public notice entitled “neighbor notification” prior to pesticide use on private property.
(B) Residents of Fairfax have a right to know when pesticides are being used in their neighborhood on private property in order to allow time to take precautions to protect themselves, their family, pets and property from the hazards of pesticide exposure.
(C) (1) The headwaters for Corte Madera Creek are the Fairfax and San Anselmo (Cascade) Creeks which traverse the town limits.
(2) Coho salmon and steelhead (native to these creeks) have been listed as threatened under the Federal Endangered Species Act.
(Ord. 686, passed 3-2-2001)