SUBJECT:
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A Resolution of the Planning Commission of the Town of Erie Recommending that the Town Council Adopt an Ordinance Amending Chapters 6 and 11 of Title 10 of the Erie Municipal Code Regarding Landscaping
Department
DEPARTMENT: Planning & Development
Presenter
PRESENTER(S): Kelly Driscoll, Deputy Director of Planning & Development
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Eliot Schaefer, Deputy Town Attorney
Time
TIME ESTIMATE: 15 minutes
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Fiscal
FISCAL SUMMARY:
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Policy
POLICY ISSUES:
Current provisions in the code are not consistent with State law on ‘non-functional turf’. The Planning Commission will consider an update to the code to bring the Town into compliance and make a recommendation to Town Council.
Recommendation
STAFF RECOMMENDATION:
Adoption of Resolution No. P26-09 recommending the Town Council Adopt an Ordinance Amending Chapters 6 and 11 of Title 10 of the Erie Municipal Code Regarding Landscaping.
Body
SUMMARY/KEY POINTS
• HB 24-005 and SB 25-113, codified as CRS Sec. 37-99-101 through 104, require that municipalities prohibit nonfunctional turf, artificial turf, and invasive plant species from being installed on the following properties:
o commerical, institutional, or industrial;
o property within a common interest community that is owned and maintained by a unit owners’ association;
o rights-of-way, parking lots, medians, or transportation corridors;
o property with a multifamily dwelling unit containing 12 or more dwelling units.
• Chapters 6 and 11 of Title 10 of Erie municipal code must be amended to comply with tSate law.
• The staff report and presentation contain more detail on the proposed changes.
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attachments
ATTACHMENT(S):
1. Resolution P26-09
2. Draft Ordinance
3. Staff Report
4. Presentation