Ontario community stands firm on tidy yard bylaw despite court decision

Town stands by lawn bylaw as naturalized garden debate blooms

'There is a clear distinction between a well-kept naturalized space, free of invasive species, and simple neglect under the guise of naturalization,' says mayor

Ontario community stands firm on tidy yard bylaw despite court decision

An Ontario Superior Court decision, rendered in January, that favoured a Mississauga resident’s wish to maintain a naturalized yard has caught the attention of several other Ontario municipalities that have traditionally enforced strict lawn tidiness bylaws. One such municipality is the Georgian Bay community of Midland which has no plans to review its clean yards bylaw, according to Midland Today. The municipality had bought into the “No Mow Ma…