| | | | | | | | | Date: | June 6, 2023
| Agenda Item #: VI.E. | To:
| Mayor and City Council
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| | Report / Recommendation | From:
| Jessica V. Wilson, Water Resources Manager
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Item Activity: | | Subject: | Ordinance 2023-07: Amending Chapter 30 of the Edina City Code Concerning Vegetation, Article III. Landscaping | Action | |
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ACTION REQUESTED:
Approve Ordinance No. 2023-07 amending Chapter 30 of the Edina City Code Concerning Vegetation, Article III. Landscaping, and grant second reading.
INTRODUCTION:
The 2021 Climate Action Plan identifies implementation item GS 2-2, “remove and ease lawn/grass requirements in ordinances.” Additionally, the Energy and Environment Commission has recommended, and City Council has adopted No Mow May resolutions in 2022 and 2023. Staff is proposing to revise the landscaping ordinance to sync with the goals of these two initiatives.
Staff recommends adopting the ordinance revisions as written.
In response to comments from the May 16 City Council meeting, staff will review the topic of fencing adjacent to restoration areas and planned landscape areas and bring information back for a future discussion. |
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