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Plan Commission Study
Landscaping Requirements
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Requesting the Toledo City Plan Commission to conduct a study amending the landscaping requirements, outlined in Toledo Municipal Code Part Eleven, to require the use of native plants; and declaring an emergency.
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SUMMARY & BACKGROUND:
Toledo City Council is requesting a study by the Toledo City Plan Commission to research the inclusion and requirement of native plants in the landscaping standards as outlined in Toledo Municipal Code, Part 11, Section 1108.0200, “Landscape standards”.
The requested study should include aspects such as environmental sustainability, biodiversity support, erosion control and soil health, climate resistance, and aesthetic value.
The City’s Plan Commission is requested to study a possible text amendment to include the requirement of native plants in landscaping standards, allowing time for Council to review the Plan Commission report, and hold appropriate hearings regarding the proposed changes to Part Eleven Planning and Zoning Code.
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NOW THEREFORE Be it ordained by the Council of the City of Toledo:
SECTION 1: The Toledo City Plan Commission is directed to conduct the requested study and provide its findings and recommendations to council in a timely manner.
SECTION 2: It is found and determined that all formal actions of this Council concerning and related to the passage of this Ordinance were passed in an open meeting of this Council, and that all deliberations of this Council and any of its committees that resulted in such formal action, were in meetings open to the public, in compliance with all legal requirements including Section 121.22 of the Ohio Revised Code.
SECTION 3: That this Ordinance, being an emergency measure, shall take effect and be in force from and after its passage. The reason for the emergency lies in the fact that this Ordinance is necessary for the immediate preservation of the public peace, health, and safety of our native environment in the City of Toledo.
Vote on emergency clause: yeas _____, nays _____.
Passed: _________________, as an emergency measure: yeas _____, nays _____.
Attest: ________________________ __________________________________
Clerk of Council President of Council
Approved: _____________________ __________________________________
Mayor
I hereby certify that the above is a true and correct copy of an Ordinance passed by Council ________________________.
Attest: ________________________
Clerk of Council