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Los Angeles adopted such a law years ago. Net effect on the ground: every gardener still uses the gas-powered model. Because two reasons IMO a)lack of publicity
by CodeWriter23 6y ago
Los Angeles adopted such a law years ago. Net effect on the ground: every gardener still uses the gas-powered model. Because two reasons IMO a)lack of publicity and b) the gardener and the homeowner are liable for the fine, and who wants to rat on their neighbors (especially if “neighbor” = landlord as in my case)
- Apocryphon 6y ago> who wants to rat on their neighbors You'd imagine there would be more busybodies or easily-disturbed people who would be phoning anonymous tips over noise complaints. Maybe they would be doing that more if knowledge of the law was more widespread.
- throwaway0a5e 6y agoDensity of busybodies increases as you go up the economic ladder (and then falls off a cliff at the top). You're gonna have a harder time getting people to narc on their neighbors in LA than in SF. Even then most people who would narc will just ask their neighbors to adjust the times which they do loud things and most neighbors will do so.
- Apocryphon 6y agoLA is like five times the population of SF. There's probably more wealthy people there just based on the sheer size of the population alone.
- anigbrowl 6y agoJust give a private right of action. If the $500 fine is payable to the complainant (or split between the city and the complainant) then the problem will go away in short order.