Landcare Management Advisory Committee — Portland, ME
Date: 2025-09-22
Time: 10:00

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
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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




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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




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 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.
____________________________________________________________________________________
____________________________________________________________________________________




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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.




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