Planning commission recommends city council consider xeriscape rules, sets limits and maintenance expectations for artificial turf
Oct 7, 2025
Oct 7, 2025
Staff proposed amendments to the subdivision code to permit and regulate xeriscaping citywide; the commission recommended approval to city council after discussing minimum "traditional" landscape percentages, artificial turf limits, maintenance, and drainage requirements.
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The Decatur Planning and Zoning Commission voted to recommend city council approval of proposed amendments to the subdivision code that would extend xeriscaping standards beyond industrial districts and establish minimum traditional-landscape and artificial-turf limits.
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