Chapter 28, Residential Pesticide Use Ordinance Amendments adopted May, 13, 2024
The approved amendments take effect June 12, 2024
PESTICIDE ORDINANCE REVIEW STATUS:
Chapter 28, Residential Pesticide Use Ordinance Amendments adopted May, 13, 2024
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May 13, 2024 | Town Council Meeting & Public Hearing | Following the Public Hearing, the council voted 6-0 in favor of approving the proposed amendments to the Residential Pesticide Use Ordinance as recommended by the Ordinance Committee. |
April 8, 2024 | Town Council Meeting | Town Council votes in favor of sending Chapter 28 Residential Pesticide Ordinance as recommended by the Ordinance Committee's to a public hearing on May 13, 2024 |
March 25, 2024 | Town Council Ordinance Committee | Committee votes 2-0 in favor of forwarding Pesticide amendments to Town Council. |
March 6, 2024 | Town Council Ordinance Committee | Consideration given to further revisals of draft amendments relating to waivers of larger lot sizes; what should be on the invasive species list; Waivers may be appealed if issued or denied -- aggrieved appeals accepted by abutting properties within 10 days. Sections 8 and 9 moved to the waiver section. Committee will pick up discussion at the next meeting. |
February 15, 2024 | Town Council Ordinance Committee | Consideration give to granting waivers and exceptions for invasive species. Suggestion to have Public Works Director respond to waiver requests. |
February 12, 2024 | Town Council Meeting | Town Council considers motion to resend Alternative Pesticide Ordinance to the Ordinance Committee for further review following the February 5, 2024 Workshop |
February 5, 2024 | Town Council Workshop | Alternative Pesticide Ordinance On September 11, 2023, the Town Council referred the alternate pesticide ordinance drafted by the Ordinance Committee to workshop to discuss the proposed Notification process as outlined in section H. Notification. |
~ December 12, 2023 | Effective Date for citizen approved referendum. | |
~ December 11, 2023 | Town Council Meeting | Town Council to acknowledge and adopt ordinance. |
~ November 13, 2023 | Town Council Meeting | Town Council delays acknowledging and adopting ordinance. ARTICLE |
~ November 7, 2023 | ELECTION: Residential Pesticide Use Ordinance Referendum on ballot | Voters pass referendum: 2291 YES 1493 NO 612 BLANK |
~ September 11, 2023 | Town Council Meeting Materials | The Town Council voted to refer the Pesticide Ordinance to a future workshop to review waivers vs. notifications. Vote 7-0 |
~ August 14, 2023 | Town Council Meeting Materials | Responding to a request from guidance from the Town Clerk, the Town Council voted to Authorize the Municipal Election Warrant for November 7, 2023 with a summary of the Pesticide Ordinance referendum -- instead of printing the ordinance in its entirety. Vote 7-0 in favor of the summary. |
~ August 8, 2023 | Ordinance Committee Meeting Materials | Committee moved to send the Pesticide Ordinance to the Town Council for review and to consider a public hearing be set. Vote 3-0 in favor. |
~ July 26, 2023 | Ordinance Committee Meeting Materials | |
~ June 28, 2023 | Ordinance Committee Meeting Materials & VIDEO | Committee hears from Public Works Director on pesticide use on town-owned land. Committee agrees that staff should prepare a draft policy on pesticide use on town properties for review; decide to leave municipal property as exempt from ordinance for now. |
~ June 8, 2023 | Ordinance Committee Meeting Materials & VIDEO | |
~ May 10, 2023 | Ordinance Committee Meeting Materials & VIDEO | |
~ March 13, 2023 | Town Council Meeting Materials & VIDEO | 1. Council votes to send citizen petition to November 7, 2023 referendum. 2. Council votes to send citizen petition to Ordinance Committee. |
~ March 1, 2023 | Town Council Special Meeting & Public Hearing Meeting Materials & VIDEO | 1. No action taken. |
~ February 28, 2023 | 1. Town Clerk provides certification of signatures for citizen petition. | |
~ February 13, 2023 | Town Council Meeting Materials & VIDEO | 1. Council votes to send citizen petition to public hearing on March 1, 2023, |
~ February 10, 2023 | 1. Petition for Enactment of Cape Elizabeth Residential Pesticide Use Ordinance was filed with the Town Clerk. |
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