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House OKs limits on nonfunctional turf in new residential development after amendments
Summary
Lawmakers approved a bill directing local governments with land use authority to adopt policies limiting nonfunctional turf in certain new residential developments; sponsors and opponents debated agricultural, business and local-control impacts before passage.
House Bill 11 13 — a bill directing local governments that exercise land-use and zoning authority to evaluate and adopt policies limiting certain nonfunctional turf in new residential development — passed the House after amendments and floor debate.
Sponsors said the measure extends a prior definition of “nonfunctional turf” to multifamily units and asks local governments to adopt policies…
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