City Forces Elderly Homeowner To Replace Garden with Grass Lawn Even Though She’s Allergic To It

"Carl and Janice Duffner purchased their house in 2002, and they opted to plant a flower garden because Janice, 69, is allergic to turf grass. Then in 2008, the city of St. Peters passed an ordinance stating that homeowners must plant at least 50 percent turf grass on their property."