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Weber County planning staff seeks tighter water-conservation rules, greater coordination with irrigation and culinary providers
Summary
At a Western Weber water conservation meeting, county planning staff and local water providers discussed changes to county code, development agreements, will-serve letters, and coordination between secondary (irrigation) and culinary water systems to limit outdoor use and support future development.
Charlie, a Weber County planning office staff member, opened the Western Weber water-conservation meeting by asking participants to share policies and data and saying, “Just get it out there. We'll make sure that, the planning office takes these these ideas and and runs with it.” The meeting brought together irrigation-company representatives, developers and county staff to discuss possible amendments to the county general plan and code and to improve cooperation between culinary and secondary water suppliers.
The discussion focused on several county tools that staff said can be used to reduce outdoor water use: design review (Weber County Code Chapter 108), architectural/landscaping standards (Chapter 108-2), conditional-use review, development agreements and will-serve letters. Charlie said those tools allow the county to require developers to submit landscape architecture plans and hold developers to landscaping commitments in development agreements.
Why it matters: Western Weber is planning for significant growth while local water supplies and infrastructure are constrained. County staff and participants framed the…
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