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Tooele City Council removes 50% turf cap in residential landscaping ordinance
Summary
The council on May 6 approved Ordinance 2026-11 to amend landscaping and water-conservation rules, moving the effective-date language and eliminating a 50% artificial-turf cap after limited public comment; the measure passed 5–0.
Tooele City Council voted 5–0 on May 6 to adopt Ordinance 2026-11, amending City Code section 7-14-11 to clarify residential landscaping rules and remove a previously discussed 50% artificial-turf limitation. The changes also move the ordinance’s effective-date text to the chapter heading for clarity.
Andrew Agard, the city’s community development director, briefed the council that the proposed edits are intended to "clean up and make easier to understand" the…
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