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Committee advances draft 'weeds' definition; asks subcommittee to refine wording and seek staff review
Summary
The committee reviewed a subcommittee draft refining the municipal definition of "weeds," discussed enforcement limits and staffing implications, and asked the subcommittee to provide revised language for staff (AJ) review ahead of the next meeting.
Members of the Englewood City Code Enforcement Committee reviewed a draft expanded definition of “weeds” prepared by a grass-and-weeds subcommittee and asked the subcommittee to produce a revised set of definitions and run them by staff for operational feedback.
The subcommittee presented an expanded draft that identifies unmanaged vegetation that poses a public nuisance, safety hazard or fire risk and proposes specific subcategories (grass, weeds, volunteer saplings, right-of-way vegetation). “We outlined issues with the current language,…
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