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Zoning for new food spaces

Category: Agriculture and Food Security
Responses: 1 (1 in support, 0 neutral, 0 in opposition)
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Change zoning to allow spaces to be used for growing food (i.e. rooftop)—subsidize retrofitting of building to take the weight of these gardens.

Ottawa Community Forum Report, Oct 07 2008

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