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Council adopts xeriscape and soil amendment updates to align with state law and water goals
Summary
Fort Collins City Council adopted code amendments to limit nonfunctional irrigated turf, require living landscape area and adjust soil-amendment requirements; the measures align local standards with a new state law and set a lower water budget for commercial projects.
Fort Collins City Council adopted two related code changes on first reading to revise landscape and soil amendment standards for commercial development, aligning local rules with new state legislation and the city’s water-conservation objectives.
City staff presented two connected proposals: revisions to the land-use code to limit high-water-use turf to defined functional areas and to require that 50% of landscape area be living plant material at full growth, and city-code changes clarifying soil-loosening and amendment requirements. Staff said the changes aim to reduce water demand (staff proposed lowering the annual water budget from 15 to 11 gallons per square foot for…
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