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<p><font size="4" face="Times New Roman">I would certainly hope that
no government entity would infringe upon my right to grow the
grass on my very own property, as tall as I need it to be, prior
to my harvesting it for personal use.<br>
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<p><font size="4" face="Times New Roman">I cultivate my grass to a
certain length to be as effective as possible in my garden bed
as my primary mulch, thus preventing evaporation as much as
possible. (So many communities are under to water conservation
restrictions these days!) <br>
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<p><font size="4" face="Times New Roman">Although I guess I could
bring my home grown vegetables to the ZBA Hearing when I ask for
relief of any grass height zoning limitation. </font></p>
<p><font size="4" face="Times New Roman">Does anyone have a Grass
Height Setback Variance application I could use?</font></p>
<p><font size="4" face="Times New Roman">Have a great day
celebrating the Independence of our nation and our inalienable
right to sarcasm!</font></p>
<font size="4" face="Times New Roman">H. LaCortiglia</font><br>
<font size="4" face="Times New Roman">Georgetown P.B.<br>
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<div class="moz-cite-prefix">On 7/3/2024 3:40 PM, Jeff Lacy via
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Are we talking about private property? A homeowner’s little patch
of the earth? I can’t see any legitimate role for government here,
especially if the only complaint is appearance.
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<blockquote type="cite">On Jul 3, 2024, at 3:18 PM, Nate Card
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<div dir="ltr">I don't know what it would look like, nor of
any precedents (as far as regulations go) but I suspect
you could establish an approved ratio of mowed to un-mowed
lawn, essentially requiring some degree of cues-to-care,
like mowed borders or pathways. Or perhaps waivers to the
current regulations could be issued for households
submitting a plan for some level of lawn conversion, to
promote long-term pollinator support.
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<div style="color:rgb(34,34,34)"><b>Nathanael
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<div style="color:rgb(34,34,34)">M.S. Ecological
Design, 2024</div>
<div style="color:rgb(34,34,34)">The Conway
School, Northampton, MA</div>
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