SUBJECT:
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PUBLIC HEARING: An Ordinance of the Town Council of the Town of Erie Amending Chapters 6 and 11 of Title 10 of the Erie Municipal Code Regarding Landscaping
Department
DEPARTMENT: Environmental Services
Presenter
PRESENTER(S): Dylan King, Sustainability and Water Conservation Specialist ll
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Time
TIME ESTIMATE: 15 minutes
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Fiscal
FISCAL SUMMARY:
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Policy
POLICY ISSUES:
Current provisions in the Municipal Code are not consistent with State law on ‘non-functional turf’. Council will consider an update to the Code to bring the Town into compliance.
Recommendation
STAFF RECOMMENDATION:
Adopt an Ordinance Amending Chapters 6 and 11 of Title 10 of the Erie Municipal Code Regarding Landscaping.
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SUMMARY/KEY POINTS
• HB 24-005 and SB 25-113, codified as CRS Sec. 37-99-101 through 104, require municipalities to prohibit nonfunctional turf, artificial turf, and invasive plant species from being installed on the following properties:
o commercial, 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; and
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 State law.
• The Staff Report and Presentation contain more detail on the proposed changes.
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attachments
ATTACHMENT(S):
1. Resolution
2. Draft Ordinance
3. Staff Report
4. Presentation
5. Public Notice