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Fruita staff brief council on state-mandated turf ban and occupancy-rule changes
Summary
Planning staff updated council on two state-directed code changes: a prohibition on new nonfunctional turf installations under House Bill 25-1113 (grandfathering existing installations) and a change to residential-occupancy definitions under House Bill 24-1007 that removes the cap on non-related occupants (building-code occupancy limits still apply).
Fruita's planning director briefed council on two state-mandated updates to the city's land-use code that staff plan to move through the planning commission and back to council for formal action.
Henry (Planning Director) told council that Colorado House Bill 25-1113 requires municipalities to prohibit installation of nonfunctional turf on new projects. He said existing turf would remain legal nonconforming (grandfathered) but new site plans and developments would need to comply. Henry showed examples of narrow grass strips…
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