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Herriman official warns large state housing bill could weaken local landscaping and water rules
Summary
Council Member Sherry Orne told the Herrimanology podcast that a sprawling state housing bill ("over 7,000 lines") includes a provision on front-yard landscaping that could remove the city's ability to require certain landscaping, which she says would have ripple effects on local water-efficiency standards.
Council Member Sherry Orne (District 3) cautioned residents on the Herrimanology podcast that a large Utah housing bill moving through this year's legislative session includes a component on front-yard landscaping that, if enacted as described, could limit local authority to require water-efficient landscaping.
"There's a bill right now, it's a very large bill, over 7,000 lines in this bill... One of the components in there is about landscaping and front yard landscaping... and it would take away our ability to require that in order for them to occupy their home," Orne said. She framed the change as one example of the "ripple effects" state legislation can have on city policy and water-conservation efforts.
Orne said municipalities and the League of Cities and Towns have urged legislators to pause further changes until the effects of prior legislation can be assessed. The hosts directed listeners who want to follow specific proposals to the Utah Legislature's website, le.utah.gov.
The podcast did not identify the bill number or provide explicit text for the landscaping provision; the description is Orne's account of the bill's contents as discussed on the program.
