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File #: 211580    Version: 1
Type: Ordinance Status: Approved
File created: 3/25/2021 In control: City Council
On agenda: 3/25/2021 Final action: 3/25/2021
Enactment date: 3/25/2021 Enactment #: 211580
Title: Legislative Liaison submitting an updated Native Planting Ordinance, as approved by the Committee on Open Space, Environment and Energy on 3/17/21.
Code sections: Ordinance Not Zoning -
Attachments: 1. Native Species Draft Ordinance 3.17, 2. Native Species Draft Ordinance 3.25, 3. Final Adopted Native Planting Ordinance
Related files: 206495

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Legislative Liaison submitting an updated Native Planting Ordinance, as approved by the Committee on Open Space, Environment and Energy on 3/17/21.

 

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To the Honorable City Council: 

 

I hereby convey the attached Native Planting Ordinance, requiring native tree and plantings for all open space, to ensure sustainability, biodiversity and stewardship for Somerville’s green and open spaces, as amended and approved at the meeting of the Committee on Open Space, Environment and Energy on 3/17/21.

 

Sincerely,

 

Lauren Racaniello

Legislative Liaison

Mayor's Office

 

 

Amended

Add a new Section 6 after Section 5: "The city shall not include any invasive plant in any city plantings.", and renumber everything following that new Section.