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Edison council amends invasive-species ordinance to clarify enforcement; councilors press grandfathering, then approve amendment
Summary
Council amended language to let either the health department or the zoning officer (or their designees) enforce rules targeting invasive species such as bamboo. Councilors debated whether long-standing plantings would be grandfathered and asked staff to track prior warnings and violations; the motion to amend passed on a roll call vote.
Edison Township Council on March 10 amended proposed changes to the township's invasive-species ordinance to clarify who may enforce violations and to reflect existing practice.
The amendment revises enforcement language so that the health department and the zoning officer, or their designees, may oversee and enforce the article's health provisions; councilors asked for consistent phrasing across the ordinance to avoid ambiguity. "The proposed changes expand the enforcement authority to either or of the health department or the zoning officer," the township attorney…
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