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The commission will work with the Building Department to clarify how Hawthorne’s seven-inch vegetation limit applies to native plants in sidewalk, curb, and driveway-apron areas. It also discussed making three community garden beds available for the 2026 growing season and exploring a $133 TerraCycle cigarette-waste recycling box at the municipal building.
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No final change to the native-plant rules was approved. The commission is seeking guidance on how residents can plant native species while complying with the property-maintenance standard limiting vegetation growth to seven inches, with cultivated flowers and gardens treated differently under the code. Community garden availability and a possible cigarette-waste recycling program remain in planning stages.
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