Planning commission recommends commercial xeriscaping rules be added to landscaping code

The planning commission opened a public hearing regarding proposed amendments to Far West's landscaping code that would allow specified xeriscaping treatments in commercial zones where secondary (irrigation) water is unavailable. The chair said the intent was to bring the code into compliance with ongoing development realities and to avoid inadvertent violations. "We need to make sure because we're basically violating our own code," the chair said, referring to businesses that lack secondary water but still must meet landscape requirements.