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State turf rules prompt Brighton code changes; staff also proposes sound-mitigation standards for new residential near highways
Summary
Staff told council that recent Colorado legislation restricts nonfunctional and artificial turf in certain commercial and right-of-way areas and proposed code edits to comply; staff also proposed new sound-mitigation requirements for future residential development near highways, with details and setbacks to be refined in future drafts.
City planners presented two related code matters: mandatory changes to Brighton's landscape standards to comply with recent state bills that limit nonfunctional and artificial turf, and staff-proposed sound-mitigation standards for new residential development adjacent to major highways.
State-mandated turf changes
Planner Colton Guarini briefed the council on state legislation he cited as Senate Bill 24-005 and House Bill 25-1113, both of which the presentation said the city must implement in code to limit nonfunctional turf and certain artificial turf in specified property types. Guarini explained the restrictions would apply to commercial, institutional and industrial properties, common-interest communities, street rights-of-way, parking lots,…
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