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Rothschild committee/board approves proposed revision to Property Maintenance Ordinance to exempt lots 0.75 acre and larger from mowing requirement
Summary
Zoning Coordinator Rebekka Borchardt recommended and the board/legislative committee approved language to amend Ordinance Chapter 437 to exempt non-street-yard areas on lots 0.75 acre or larger from the six-inch grass-height mowing requirement; mowing would still be required in street yards.
The Rothschild board and Legislative Committee reviewed proposed changes to Property Maintenance Ordinance Chapter 437 and approved updated language that would exempt portions of lots 0.75 acre or larger from the six-inch grass-height mowing requirement, except for areas defined as street yards.
Zoning Coordinator Rebekka Borchardt presented examples of village lots ranging from 0.50 to 0.76 acres and recommended using a 0.75-acre threshold for the mowing exception. Borchardt told the committee the change would still require mowing of lawn areas within street yards and noted that some lots may be subject to subdivision covenants that can impose additional restrictions separate from village enforcement.
On a motion by Bill Schremp, seconded by Paul Kennedy, the committee/board approved the ordinance language as presented; the minutes record the outcome as 3-0. The minutes do not specify which three members cast the recorded votes.
Next steps: the approved language was adopted as presented in the minutes; the record does not indicate further review steps or an effective date.
