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M E M O R A N D U M
DATE: January 9, 2023
TO: Mayor Arndt and City Councilmembers
FROM: Katie Collins, Water Conservation Specialist
THROUGH: Kelly DiMartino, City Manager
Gretchen Stanford, Utilities Deputy Director, Customer Connections
RE: January 10, 2023 City Council Work Session Agenda Item #3 Land Use
Code Changes to Address Xeriscape for New Developments and Soil
Amendment for New and Existing Developments.
Bottom Line
This memo provides two updates to the work session materials pertaining to the
January 10, 2023 City Council Work Session Agenda Item #3 Land Use Code Changes
to Address Xeriscape for New Developments and Soil Amendment for New and Existing
Developments.
Update
1. The two questions asked in the “General Direction Sought and Specifics
Questions to be Answered” section on page 1 of the Agenda Item Summary shall
be updated to the following:
A. What feedback does Council have regarding the four proposed
opportunities?
1. Less turf in new development and redevelopment (three options)
2. Allow synthetic turf in some scenarios
3. Expand irrigation standards and residential equipment efficiency
4. Increase flexibility in soil amendment policy
B. What additional information is needed?
2. On page 7 of the Agenda Item Summary, the table section titled “Opportunity 3.
Additional irrigation standards and residential equipment efficiency,” item B. and
items following associated with item B. of that section shall be struck. Information
regarding a 2021 update to the Larimer County Urban Area Street Standards that
prohibit parkways less than 8-foot width make the original proposal irrelevant.
Additionally, recent conversations with stakeholders have highlighted a need to
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explore any allowance of turfgrass in parkways, regardless of width. Staff will
present findings at a future date.
CC: Kendall Minor, Utilities Executive Director
Mariel Miller, Water Conservation Manager
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