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Oshkosh sustainability board urges clearer native-planting rules, asks staff for examples and language revisions
Summary
Sustainability Advisory Board members asked city staff to clarify the native-planting ordinance'distinguishing turf-replacement exemptions from routine landscaping'and recommended illustrative examples, species guidance and reconsideration of a 5-foot buffer.
The Oshkosh City Sustainability Advisory Board asked city staff on Sept. 5 to clarify language in the city's native-planting ordinance and prepare examples showing when a property needs an exemption versus when intentional landscaping is permitted.
Board members said the ordinance'as written'is often read as covering both small landscaped beds and full-yard turf replacement, and that public confusion could lead to unintended enforcement. A city staff speaker explained the ordinance'"was drafted solely to handle those situations where a property owner wants to choose an alternative over turf grass" and is intended primarily as a process for property owners to secure an exemption from typical…
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