Real Property - Restrictions on Use - Low-Impact Landscaping
Sponsor: Terri L. Hill (District 12A)Committee: Environment and TransportationSubject: Real PropertyStatus: First Reading Judicial Proceedings (as of Nov 6, 2020)
What this bill does
Official synopsis
Prohibiting a certain restriction on use from imposing unreasonable limitations on low-impact landscaping under certain circumstances; providing that the Act may not be construed to prohibit a certain restriction on use from including certain reasonable guidelines regarding the type, number, and location of low-impact landscaping features; and exempting a certain restriction on use on certain historic property from the applicability of the Act.
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Testimony (14)
MGA witness listFAV 13FavorableINFO 1Information only
| Position | Witness | Organization | Testimony |
|---|---|---|---|
| FAV | Dunlap, Julie | Audubon Society | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Eilenberg, Robin | Chesapeake Bay Foundation | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Bruce, Marney | Chesapeake Wild Ones Natural Landscaping | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Ranson, Emilylobbyist | Clean Water Action | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Hood, Charlene | Community Associations Institute | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Feldmark, Josh | Howard County Office of Sustainability | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Decker, Beth | Safe Skies | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Bruce, Marney | Individual | Position only |
| FAV | Crouch, Janet | Individual | Position only |
| FAV | Delegate Hill, Delegate Hilllegislator | Individual | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Lawson, Nancy | Individual | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Via, Sara | Individual | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| FAV | alexandro, ben | Individual | Written (PDF) |
| INFO | Hill, Terri | Individual | Written (PDF) |