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Ivins council to ask planning commission to align code after state lists ‘bamboo-like’ plant as noxious weed

Ivins City Council · September 18, 2025
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Summary

Following a state genetic analysis that placed a locally common bamboo-like reed on Utah’s noxious-weed list, the council directed staff to ask the planning commission to revise city code to conform with state law and to consider timelines and enforcement for eradication and replacement.

City staff and the mayor briefed the council on a plant commonly called 'bamboo' in Ivins that Utah State University genetic analysis and state authorities have identified as a species on Utah’s noxious-weed list. The county weed board has sent notices to approximately 93 property owners across the county who have the plant on their properties and is…

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