Tantramar council has approved a motion asking staff to come up with a draft bylaw “to regulate tall grass or vegetative growth within Tantramar.”
Councillor Matt Estabrooks brought the motion forward in response to concerns he has heard from residents about possible fire hazards of long, dried grass near buildings, issues with long grass providing habitat for rodents, and the effect of unkept lawns on neighbouring property values.
In a slide presentation to council on Monday, Estabrooks said the Local Government Act’s dangerous or unsightly provisions do not cover lawns, and cited some other municipalities with lawn bylaws including Moncton, Riverview and Dieppe. Estabrooks said the intention of the new bylaw would be properties inside residential zones, “not farmer’s fields, or woodlands and fields without housing on the outskirts of our communities.”
