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Tree Board member urges code changes to support native yards; board asks for concrete proposals
Summary
A board member asked the Tree Board to recommend code changes to allow and protect native, Florida-friendly yards; the board advised compiling specific code sections and proposed language to bring back for a formal recommendation to planning and council.
One member of the Wellington Tree Board asked the panel to help homeowners who want native, Florida‑friendly yards by recommending changes to local code and educating code‑enforcement staff.
Speaker 7 described repeated citations of native plantings and said code language does not address established yards that are maintained as native habitat. Board members discussed chapter 8 (landscape) and a recommended plant list, and Speaker 6 suggested the member bring a copy of the code and proposed edits to a future meeting. "Bring the code in to yourself, sit down and go through the code and say, okay. I think these changes need to be made," said Speaker 1, directing a path to formal recommendations.
The board agreed Speaker 7 should prepare specific recommended amendments and that the board could then vote to forward a recommendation to planning, code enforcement, or Council.
Next steps: Speaker 7 to compile code references and draft suggested amendments for a future agenda item.
