Mayor Leirion Gaylor Baird on Thursday said that proposed changes to municipal codes would permit onsite sales of produce grown at home and community gardens would increase local food security and create entrepreneurial opportunities.
The Lincoln-Lancaster Planning Commission will consider the Urban Garden Policy Proposal April 16. If approved by the Planning Commission, a public hearing by the City Council regarding the ordinance is scheduled for 3 p.m. May 5.
“Homegrown gardens provide fresh, affordable food, support local growers, and strengthen community connections. The new Urban Gardens policy would make it easier for community members to grow food on their own property and even sell their produce in a limited, neighborhood-friendly way,” Gaylor Baird says.
The proposed ordinance would make two major changes to Lincoln Municipal Code. Individual homeowners would be allowed to operate urban gardens as a primary use in residential districts and sell produce and plants onsite.
Owners of group-managed urban gardens in residential districts would also be allowed to sell produce and plants onsite. Currently, only groups of people may operate urban gardens as a primary use on a residential lot and those group-managed gardens in residential districts are prohibited from selling produce and plants onsite.
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