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Resident urges code change to protect pollinator meadows; commission asks staff to review municipal mowing enforcement
Summary
A long-time Bozeman homeowner told commissioners that city code enforcement cited her for allowing a wildflower meadow in her front yard and asked the commission to revisit the 1982 municipal code interpretation; commissioners asked staff to review the code and Neighborhood Services to assess hazards and maintenance standards.
At the public-comment portion of Tuesday’s Bozeman City Commission meeting, resident Marjorie Smith described converting her front yard to a meadow to support native pollinators and said she received a certified letter claiming violation of a municipal provision interpreted to require mowing. Smith told the commission that many native pollinators face severe declines and that lawns do not provide the nectar and pollen they need. "A significant portion of native…
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