article from John Marshal Law Review

about weed laws, by Bret Rappaport

AS NATURAL LANDSCAPING TAKES
ROOT WE MUST WEED OUT THE BAD
LAWS - HOW NATURAL LANDSCAPING
AND LEOPOLD'S LAND ETHIC COLLIDE
WITH UNENLIGHTENED WEED LAWS
AND WHAT MUST BE DONE ABOUT IT

More from http://www.lith.org/Subdivcontrolord.html:

Wildlife Management
For every acre or fraction thereof of land converted to a practical, manageable protection and unencroachable wildlife habitat, as determined by the Illinois Department of Natural Resources the remaining land may have the allowable per-acre density increased by five percent.

Woodlands

• 1. A dense aggregate of trees, shrubs, brush and vegetation shall be classified as a woodland.
• 2. Within the woodland, a further subdivision of trees and shrubs will be made as follows:
  • a. Woody perennial plants with a full growth diameter up to 2" will be classed as shrubs.
  • b. Trees will be woody perennial plants with a full growth diameter over 2" and further designated as trees with a diameter of 2"-15" and trees with a diameter of 15" and over.
  • 3. Preservation of the various classifications of the trees and shrubs, as well as reforestation will accrue additional density allocations on the remaining land based on a variable ratio dependent on tree and shrub sizes. See Figure 1 at the end of this Section.

VILLAGE OF LAKE IN THE HILLS Subdivision Control Ordinance

1996 SUBDIVISION CONTROL ORDINANCE FOR THE VILLAGE OF LAKE IN THE HILLS, ILLINOIS June 27, 1996

Interesting to see how they handled integrating woodland areas and native landscape into a larger community.