Definitions. | |
Prohibitions. | |
Exempt Gas-Powered Landscaping Equipment List. | |
Administration and Enforcement. | |
Penalties and Enforcement. | |
Public Education Campaign. | |
Report to the Board of Supervisors. | |
Undertaking for the General Welfare. | |
(Added by Ord. 7487, Series of 1939, App. 9/17/52; repealed by Ord. 194-12
, File No. 120672, App. 9/17/2012, Eff. 10/17/2012)
(Added by Ord. 7487, Series of 1939, App. 9/17/52; repealed by Ord. 194-12
, File No. 120672, App. 9/17/2012, Eff. 10/17/2012)
For purposes of this Article 21:
“City” means the City and County of San Francisco.
“Department” means the Department of the Environment.
“Director” means the Director of the Department of the Environment, or the Director’s designee.
“Gas-Powered Landscaping Equipment” means any Small Off-Road Equipment that is powered by an internal combustion or rotary engine using gasoline, alcohol, or other liquid or gaseous fluid.
“Person” means any individual, firm, partnership, corporation, organization or any other entity, but does not include the City, the State of California, the United States of America, or any political subdivision of such entities. Person includes both the plural and singular.
“Replacement Technology” means landscaping equipment that is not Gas-Powered Landscaping Equipment, and that performs the core function(s) performed by equivalent Gas-Powered Landscaping Equipment.
“Small Off-Road Equipment” has the meaning set forth in Title 13, Division 3, Chapter 9, Article 1 of the California Code of Regulations, as may be amended from time to time.
(Added by Ord. 202-22, File No. 220199, App. 10/6/2022, Eff. 11/6/2022)
Starting January 1, 2026, no Person shall do any of the following:
(a) operate Gas-Powered Landscaping Equipment in the City;
(b) operate or allow the operation of any Gas-Powered Landscaping Equipment on property within the City that is owned by that Person;
(c) allow the operation of any Gas-Powered Landscaping Equipment within the City by an employee or agent of a gardening, landscape maintenance, or similar service or business owned or managed by that Person.
(Added by Ord. 202-22, File No. 220199, App. 10/6/2022, Eff. 11/6/2022)
(a) The Department shall compile a list of Gas-Powered Landscaping Equipment for which Replacement Technology is unavailable. This list shall be called the Exempt Gas-Powered Landscaping Equipment List. Replacement Technology shall be deemed to be “unavailable” for purposes of this list if Replacement Technology does not exist, or if the Replacement Technology cannot be purchased for an amount less than or equal to 300% of the cost of the equivalent Gas-Powered Landscaping Equipment, taking into account up-front costs, including electrical infrastructure supporting Replacement Technology, and operating costs over a one-year period for the Gas-Powered Landscaping Equipment and equivalent Replacement Technology. As appropriate, the Department may specify on the list limited circumstances in which Replacement Technology for particular Gas-Powered Landscaping Equipment is unavailable, such that Gas-Powered Landscaping Equipment may be used. The Department shall review the list at least annually and make any necessary changes.
(b) Notwithstanding Section 2102, Gas-Powered Landscaping Equipment included on the Exempt Gas-Powered Landscaping Equipment List may be used subject to any limitations stated on that list so long as the equipment remains on the list.
(Added by Ord. 202-22, File No. 220199, App. 10/6/2022, Eff. 11/6/2022)
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