Fairfax

Ban status

Town-wide prohibition on use of any gasoline-powered landscaping equipment since 2024. Scope is broader than a typical gas-blower ban — covers all lawn equipment.

Research & citations

• Marin County — Zero emissions landscaping local ordinances — Marin County, 2024-01-01
  Fairfax: personal/Town gas tools banned Jan 1 2023; commercial Jan 1 2024.
• Town of Fairfax — Landscape Equipment ordinance — Town of Fairfax, 2023-01-01
  Electric required: residents Jan 1, 2023; commercial Jan 1, 2024.
• Fairfax adopts gas landscaping-equipment ban — Town of Fairfax, 2022-07-19
  Town Council adopted July 2022; residents Jan 1 2023, commercial Jan 1 2024.
• Interactive Map of Lawn Mower and Leaf Blower Policies — PIRG Education Fund
  PIRG Education Fund interactive map of US lawn-mower and leaf-blower regulations at the state and municipal level.
• Town of Fairfax — Municipal Code (leaf blower / noise) — Town of Fairfax
  Codified leaf blower / noise ordinance for Town of Fairfax, California. Source: American Legal Publishing.