<div dir="ltr"><div>Longmeadow is interested in this as well. I went through SITES accreditation a few years ago, and it seems to me that many of the Sustainable SITES Initiative's principles could be adopted into Subdivision Rules and Regulations and the landscaping criteria housed in Zoning code, without having to require total SITES certification of projects. Provided, of course, that there is political will to do so.</div><br><div class="gmail_quote"><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left:1px solid rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex"><br><br>
6. Drought Tolerant Landscaping Requirements (Stephanie Davies)<br> <br>
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Message: 6<br>
Date: Tue, 23 Aug 2022 10:49:49 -0400<br>
From: "Stephanie Davies" <<a href="mailto:seniorplanner@cityofattleboro.us" target="_blank">seniorplanner@cityofattleboro.us</a>><br>
To: <<a href="mailto:massplanners@masscptc.org" target="_blank">massplanners@masscptc.org</a>><br>
Subject: [Massplanners] Drought Tolerant Landscaping Requirements<br>
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Hello fellow planners,<br>
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We are wondering if any communities have landscaping ordinances/by-laws that<br>
require drought-tolerant plantings or limit lawn area, for example? We are<br>
starting internal discussions on this topic and would love to reference any<br>
examples.<br>
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Thank you!<br>
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-Stephanie <br>
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Stephanie Davies<br>
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Senior Land Use Planner<br>
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City of Attleboro<br>
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77 Park Street<br>
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Attleboro, MA 02703<br>
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508.223.2222, ext. 3144<br>
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