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Planning commission advances limited landscape code changes so residents can access state 'sod‑buyback' funding
Summary
Commission agreed to move a targeted landscaping amendment forward to enable local participation in a state buyback program that pays up to $3 per square foot for turf removal; commissioners and staff agreed to fast‑track a narrow revision while continuing broader landscaping code rewrites.
The Grand County Planning Commission on Thursday agreed to advance a narrow amendment to the county landscaping code so residents can participate in a state “sod buyback” conservation program while staff and commissioners continue work on a broader, rewritten landscaping ordinance.
The commission discussed a short set of edits staff said are required to make the county eligible for the state block grant that pays up to $3 per square foot for approved turf removal and replacement with low‑water landscaping. Commissioners and staff emphasized that the change is a targeted, minimal edit to permit enrollment in the state program; a longer rewrite of the landscaping chapter will…
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