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Buena Vista adopts state landscaping limits to curb nonfunctional turf
Summary
Trustees adopted local code changes to implement a state law limiting nonfunctional turf and certain invasive species on new development and redevelopment; the rules, effective Jan. 1, apply to institutional, commercial and some multifamily projects and not to existing single-family yards.
On Nov. 25 the Buena Vista Board of Trustees approved code amendments to implement requirements from the 2024 legislative session restricting nonfunctional turf and certain invasive species in new development and specified redevelopment.
Planning staff summarized the state guidance and the town draft ordinance, noting distinctions…
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