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Grandview Heights council approves amended yard-care ordinance after debate over right-of-way permits
Summary
After extended public comment and council debate about whether residents should need permits to plant in city right-of-way, the Grandview Heights City Council approved Ordinance 2026-07 with amendments requiring staff to develop a residential right-of-way permitting process with stakeholder input to begin in 2027 and copying clear safety standards into the right-of-way section.
The Grandview Heights City Council approved an amended yard-care ordinance (Ordinance 2026-07) Tuesday after more than an hour of public comment and council debate about permitting for right-of-way plantings.
Public commenters urged the council to remove or minimize a permit requirement for perennial and decorative plantings in the right-of-way, arguing that a $25 application and an unknown administrative process would discourage residents from planting pollinator-friendly gardens and add unnecessary bureaucracy. Andrew Lieber, representing Sustainable Grandview, asked the council to either drop the permit requirement or publish explicit planting guidelines so applicants would know what would be approved.
Council members and staff acknowledged the public concerns but said the right-of-way is city property and that safety — including sight lines at intersections and access to fire hydrants —…
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