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Council directs staff to draft water‑wise landscaping ordinance prioritizing live material
Summary
City Planner Alika Murphy presented 'Water Wise Landscaping Requirements' and the council instructed staff to prepare an ordinance requiring a percentage of live plant material rather than primarily rock. No final ordinance language or vote occurred at the Jan. 7 meeting.
City Planner Alika Murphy introduced the agenda item "Water Wise Landscaping Requirements" during the Jan. 7 council meeting and led discussion about possible changes to local landscaping standards. The minutes record that "staff was instructed to work on an ordinance that required a percentage of live material instead of just rock," indicating the council directed staff to draft specific ordinance language but did not adopt the ordinance during this meeting.
Council members discussed the item during the meeting; the record does not include formal motions or a vote on the ordinance language. The action recorded is direction to staff to develop proposed language that would specify a minimum percentage of live landscaping material, moving the issue from discussion toward a future ordinance drafting and possible subsequent hearing or vote.
