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Highland Council workshop backs stronger water-wise landscaping rules, more data and incentives
Summary
At a council workshop the Highland City Council directed staff to pursue standards for low-water landscaping on non‑single‑family developments, to revisit regional conservation standards, and to explore rebates, outreach and a drought response plan while rolling out smart meters and a potential aquifer recharge project.
Highland City Council members and staff on Tuesday discussed updates to the city's water conservation element and gave staff direction to pursue several changes, most notably a push to require water-efficient landscaping for certain new and reconstructed developments.
The workshop centered on a staff presentation that summarized Highland's current code and recommended actions drawn from regional conservation reports and state guidance. Councilmembers signaled support for requiring low-water landscaping standards for commercial, industrial, institutional and multi-family projects and asked staff to return with draft ordinance language and a Planning Commission recommendation. Members also agreed to revisit regional standards recommended by the Central Utah Water Conservancy District and to keep residential landscaping changes under further study rather than adopting immediate mandatory rules for existing single-family yards.
City staff framed the proposals as a way to meet…
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