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Residents urge council to amend overgrown vegetation rules to protect pollinators; staff asked for update
Summary
A coalition of residents and conservation groups urged the council to amend the city's 12-inch overgrown vegetation ordinance to add a height exemption for naturalistic gardens and better support pollinators; staff said they will work on an updated ordinance and report back.
A coalition of residents and environmental groups asked Charlotte City Council on Aug. 25 to change the city’s overgrown vegetation ordinance so homeowners can plant naturalistic gardens that support pollinators and wildlife.
Alden Picard, speaking for the Coalition to Protect Our Urban Nature, told the council the current ordinance discourages native-plant stewardship and asked for a height exemption and other changes. Picard said the coalition includes chapters of…
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