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Council adopts amendment to health code to encourage pollinator and naturalistic yards
Summary
Council adopted amendments to Chapter 10 (health and sanitation) that codify administrative allowances for pollinator habitats and naturalistic landscapes, following public testimony from advocates who cited ecological and mental‑health benefits; staff said the change formalizes existing practice and promised a broad outreach and registration campaign.
Charlotte City Council voted Feb. 9 to adopt amendments to the city’s health and sanitation code that formally recognize pollinator gardens and naturalistic landscaping as allowable features under the overgrown vegetation rules.
Public speakers included Alden Picard of the Charlotte Coalition to Protect Urban Nature, who asked the council to approve an exemption enabling…
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