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Shaker Heights council advances landscaping ordinance to first reading after residents raise native-plant concerns
Summary
Council voted to place an omnibus set of landscaping ordinance amendments on first reading after public comment urged protections for native gardens and council members asked for committee review and clearer definitions for terms such as "overgrown."
Shaker Heights City Council voted July 28 to place a package of amendments to multiple sections of the city’s codified ordinances related to private-property landscaping and tree lawns on first reading, giving staff and committees additional time to review language and gather public input.
The measure would amend sections across the administrative, general offenses, traffic, building and housing codes to update and harmonize definitions and enforcement language for landscaping on private property and the use of tree lawns in the right of way. Law Director Gruber told council the package removes a previously proposed “managed natural landscape” policy after receiving opposition and instead focuses on…
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