[Massplanners] Drought Tolerant Landscaping Requirements

[Rebecca Bachand]

The City of Boston requires that new buildings be LEED Certifiable. Under
the HOMES rating system, points may be earned for limiting turf, using
native plants, and only using irrigation for the first year after
installation. This has led to most of my planting designs being primarily
native and drought tolerant species, with very little lawn grass used.

If we could get someone to start growing native turf grasses into sod, it
would be easier to shift clients toward drought tolerant (and more
pollinator-friendly) lawns...

*Rebecca Bachand*, PLA, LEED AP

781-686-4486

*RBLA Design LLC*

rebecca at rbladesign.com

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On Tue, Aug 23, 2022 at 10:52 AM Stephanie Davies via MassPlanners <
massplanners at masscptc.org> wrote:

> Hello fellow planners,
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> We are wondering if any communities have landscaping ordinances/by-laws
> that require drought-tolerant plantings or limit lawn area, for example?
> We are starting internal discussions on this topic and would love to
> reference any examples.
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> Thank you!
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> -Stephanie
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> Stephanie Davies
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> Senior Land Use Planner
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> City of Attleboro
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> 77 Park Street
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> Attleboro, MA 02703
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> 508.223.2222, ext. 3144
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