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Council hears measure to allow residential urban gardens and on‑site sales; planning commission recommended approval
Summary
City staff and sustainability officials presented a text amendment to Lincoln Municipal Code to allow individual urban gardens and limited on‑site sales in residential districts; the planning commission unanimously recommended approval April 16 and several community groups spoke in favor at council hearing May 5.
City staff on May 5 presented a proposed amendment to the Lincoln Municipal Code to expand opportunities for urban gardening and to allow limited on‑site sales of produce in residential and residential‑adjacent zones.
Senior Planner Paul Barnes and Anna Eddings, sustainability specialist with the mayor’s office, described the changes as implementing recommendations from the 2023–2027 local food system plan and the city’s climate action plan. "This initiative directly supports two key goals in our local food system plan: increasing access to healthy food for all residents and investing in our local food and farm community," Eddings said.
The amendment would update…
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