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Council updates building‑code references, adopts water‑wise landscaping standard and approves multiple consent items
Summary
Layton council adopted updates to Title 15 to match state construction codes, approved a water‑wise landscaping ordinance for new single‑family homes (35% turf limit + park‑strip restriction with an added amendment), and approved consent items including sewer‑repair bid awards and UPDES stormwater interlocal agreements.
The council approved several technical and policy items—both in the consent agenda and after public hearings—aimed at regulatory compliance and water conservation. In the consent packet the council approved ordinance 26‑12 to update Layton’s municipal code building‑code references to the state‑adopted editions (international building/mechanical/residential codes, NEC, etc.). The consent agenda also included a $359,482.94 award to RJT Excavating for sanitary sewer repairs (resolution 26‑33) and an interlocal for UPDES stormwater compliance (resolution 26‑32).
In a separate public hearing the council adopted a Water‑Wise Standards text amendment (ordinance 26‑16) for new single‑family homes that limits turf to 35% of combined front and side yard area, bans turf in new residential park strips, and permits use of Jordan Valley Water Conservancy plant lists. The council adopted a clarifying amendment to explicitly prohibit turf in park strips and to make the '1‑inch minus' sizing restriction applicable to rock products only (planning‑commission dissent had focused on rock/mulch sizing). Staff and commissioners said Weaver Basin supports the draft language and that the ordinance enables residents to qualify for a larger turf‑buyback rebate.
