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Resident asks council to pause enforcement of native plant height rule and update code to protect pollinator habitat
Summary
A fourth-generation resident said her certified wildlife habitat was cited under the city's property maintenance code restricting plant height to eight inches and asked council to pause enforcement for native/pollinator plantings while sustainability-committee-led code updates proceed.
Marcy Harris Ortiz spoke during public comment Oct. 20 to say her yard, a certified National Wildlife Federation habitat, was cited under Section 302.04 of the property maintenance code that limits organic plant growth to eight inches. Ortiz said her garden intentionally uses native asters and goldenrod to provide late-season food and…
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