Waterloo City is moving closer to loosening restrictions on front lawn grass, making way for increased naturalization.
After three years of responding to neighbours’ complaints about the length of her grass to bylaw, Waterloo resident Masha Kuznetsova asked Waterloo City Council on Monday night for changes to Bylaw No. 2011-123, the Lot maintenance bylaw.
She asked the city to increase grass height and to reduce the requirement for a buffer strip around a naturalized area. Staff explained they receive about 400-800 long grass complaints per season.
Also in the meeting the city’s transportation services presented new boulevard garden guidelines which will allow for increased naturalization in lawns and on boulevards throughout the City of Waterloo. In addition, the city parks department kicked off the park’s urban forest management strategy by examining rules regarding trees on private property.
