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Weber County planners debate turf limits, park‑strip rules to join state rebate program
Summary
Planning staff presented a county‑initiated text amendment to align landscaping rules with a state/conservancy turf‑buyback rebate. Commissioners discussed caps on irrigated turf, park‑strip materials, and whether participation should be limited by area; no formal vote was taken and staff will return with a public‑hearing draft.
Weber County Planning Commission members spent a work‑session segment reviewing a county‑initiated text amendment (ZTA) to revise landscaping rules so residents and developers can qualify for state and conservancy district turf‑buyback incentives. Planning staff said the draft language is intended to let property owners take advantage of rebate programs while reducing the county’s overall irrigated turf area.
The draft would add a new zoning standard that limits irrigated turf to no more than 35 percent of a lot’s combined front and side yard and would prohibit irrigated turf in yard areas less than 8 feet wide. Staff discussed also setting an absolute square‑foot cap for residential lots (staff noted 2,000 square feet as a starting point; some commissioners suggested 3,000–4,000), and adding a separate cap for commercial, industrial, institutional and multifamily projects (staff noted a proposed maximum of 15 percent irrigated turf for those uses). Planning staff said the provisions are intended to satisfy requirements for participation in the regional rebate program administered through the Weber Basin Water Conservancy District…
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