ORLANDO, Fla. — The Orlando City Council will consider dozens of pages of rules that would regulate what you can plant in your yard.
The ordeal started because of one couple's property.
The city council is considering a measure on Monday that some residents WFTV talked to said is so detailed, it's confusing.
Jason Helvenston has spent most of the year battling the city of Orlando over the vegetable garden in the front yard of his College Park home.
A complaint from his neighbors sparked a debate in City Hall over landscaping rules, and a new ordinance that controls what's grown in residents' yards.
"They're getting way too deep into the details of things," Helvenston said.
The 48-page proposal targets neighborhoods throughout the city.
"I think 90 percent of the people, population would toss in the trash or fall asleep to it," Helvenston said.
WFTV asked city officials if they expect citizens to understand the rules, much less abide by them
"I think the average person will only be looking at what's applicable to them," said sustainability director Jon Ippel.
City officials said the section that applies to most homeowners is just a small part of the ordinance, and the rest applies to non-residential areas.
The city council will consider the measure in a first reading Monday, so there's still time for residents to voice their opinions before a later vote.
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