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Planning Commission forwards zoning text amendment to implement state'mandated turf ban to city council (5-1)
Summary
The commission voted 5-1 to recommend that City Council approve a Title 21 text amendment to implement Colorado's nonfunctional turf ban (effective Jan. 1, 2026), broaden landscaping rules to all landscaping, clarify exemptions, and update irrigation and definition standards.
The City of Grand Junction Planning Commission on Oct. 14 voted to forward a zoning code text amendment implementing Colorado'level restrictions on nonfunctional turf to the City Council with a recommendation of approval.
Staff principal planner Tim Laerbach told the commission that state laws enacted in 2024 and 2025 require local governments to prohibit new installation of nonfunctional turf on certain property types no later than Jan. 1, 2026. He said the proposed amendment broadens the ordinance from applying…
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