Landcare Management Advisory Committee

City of Portland September 22, 2025 LMAC Waiver Committee Agenda The LMAC Waiver Committee will conduct this meeting remotely via Zoom. Allow your computer to install the free Zoom app to get the best meeting experience. If you are not able to attend, a recording will be available in the Agenda Center following the meeting. Join from PC, Mac, iPad or Android: https://portlandmaine- gov.zoom.us/j/85011012583?pwd=QMsmEIX1PX88bNhS4y OVzmFmmgdeii.1 Monday, September 22, 2025 at 10:00 AM Waiver Committee Deliberation and Decision Regarding Application To Apply Pesticides 1. at 125 Pinecrest Rd a. Waiver Request b. Photo of the Asiatic bittersweet 2. Adjournment 1 Page 1  LANDCARE ORDINANCE WAIVER APPLICATION Landcare Management Advisory Committee (LMAC) APPLICANT INFORMATION Applicant Name: ______________________________________________________________ Tyler Refsland Address: ____________________________________________________________________ 125 Pinecrest Rd, Portland, ME 04102 Email Address: _______________________________________________________________ refsland.kimball@gmail.com Telephone Number: __________________________________________ (320)905-2891 Submission Date: ___________________________________________ 8/20/2025 I am a: ☐ Resident ☐ Landlord ☐ Business ☐ Municipality ☐ Landscape company Are you a licensed commercial applicator? ☐ Yes ☐ No REASON FOR REQUESTING THE USE OF A PROHIBITED FERTILIZER OR PESTICIDE: ☐ Is an emergency and threatens the public health and safety ☐ For the control of invasive plants that pose a threat to the environment (For a list of Maine Invasive Plants visit: http://www.maine.gov/dacf/mnap/features/invasive_plants/invsheets.htm) ☐ Required to protect buildings or structures from damage ☐ Using a synthetic fertilizer on performance turf or for new development, with one or more the following conditions: I. The soil temperature is less than 55 degrees Fahrenheit and reasonable grounds exist to justify fertilizer use at that location and at that time; II. The turf is experiencing high stress due to high use and must be ready for high performance play when the sports season(s) begin; or III. A suitable organic product that meets the nutrient needs of the soil as specified in a soil test is unavailable. Making the right pest identification is important and can be difficult. Resources for pest identification are available at: http://www.maine.gov/dacf/php/gotpests/invasive-pests.htm. NOTE: Applications for poisonous plants such as poison ivy, pests of significant health importance such as ticks and mosquitos, and destructive pests such as carpenter ants and termites are exempted under the ordinance. No waiver is necessary to address these pests. Please provide a detailed account of the problem you would like to address with the proposed fertilizer or pesticide application. Include photos of the problem/pest and of the extent of the problem (this may be number of pests or area covered): _______________________________________________________________________ Treating stems of Asiatic bittersweet (20 stems), norway maple (5 stems), common buckthorn (2 stems), and ____________________________________________________________________________________ multi-flora rose (3 stems) in approximately a 10' x 4' area in our backyard. ____________________________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________________________ Page 2 What steps did you take to evaluate alternative methods to the proposed fertilizer or pesticide application, including but not limited to, non-fertilizer/pesticide management tactics, minimum risk fertilizers or pesticides, non-synthetic fertilizers or pesticides, and selecting the minimum amount of the least toxic, most effective fertilizer or pesticide necessary. ____________________________________________________________________________________ The invasive species to be treated are too large to be mechanically removed, or are known to have persistent root systems. I selected [XXX] ____________________________________________________________________________________ herbicide for its effectiveness on woody plant species and as a spot treatment. Spot treating of stumps is highly targeted and minimizes the ____________________________________________________________________________________ amount of herbicide needed. ____________________________________________________________________________________ PROJECT INFORMATION What are you treating? ☐ Turf ☐ Shrubs ☐ Trees ☐ Invasive Weeds Address of proposed application: _________________________________________________________ 125 Pinecrest Rd, Portland, ME 04102 Please attach a map of the proposed application area (this may be a sketch, however it should be to scale and include property boundaries, structures, and water bodies). Is this application within 75ft. of a waterbody? ☐ Yes ☐ No Proposed fertilizer or pesticide: ___________________________________________________________________ Bonide Stump-Out (Triclopyr 8%) Amount to be applied: __________________________________________________________________ 4 oz Method of application: ☐ Liquid ☐ Granular ☐ Injection/systemic ☐ Cut stem treatment Proposed timing(s)/frequency of use: ______________________________________________________ One application this fall (2025) and one follow-up application in fall 2026, if necessary Proposed date of application: ___________________________________________________________ 10/3/2025 Please provide a detailed management plan for your proposed application, including how you will minimize the impact of this application on abutting properties and, to the maximum extent possible, ensure that the grant of the waiver will not be detrimental to the public’s health, safety or welfare. NOTE: the following applications are prohibited: ● Broadcast applications: the spreading of pesticides over an entire area ● Preemptive applications: the application of pesticides as a measure against something possible, anticipated or feared, i.e., as a preventive or deterrent measure ____________________________________________________________________________________ The herbicide will be used as a cut stem treatment in the fall, which will minimize the amount of herbicide used as well as the area ____________________________________________________________________________________ covered. Treating in fall also helps avoid runoff during spring rains and targets invasives at the optimum time when nutrients (and herbicide) ____________________________________________________________________________________ will move down the stem and into the root system. This will hopefully minimize the number of re-applications that will be required. ____________________________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________________________ In order for the waiver to be considered, all of the fields above must be completed. For questions, please contact Troy Moon in the Sustainability Office at 207-756-8362. Completed forms may be emailed to landcare@portlandmaine.gov, or mailed or delivered to City Hall, 389 Congress Street, Portland, ME 04101. Page 3 Page 4