In the past 18 months, SLC has noted 136 park strip violations, but enforcement is on pause because officials concede the existing rules conflict with conservation efforts.
In the past 18 months, the city has noted 136 violations of park strip rules. But enforcement is on pause because officials concede the existing rules conflict with conservation efforts.
Since receiving the first notice in October, Holmes has been a vocal critic of the city’s landscaping rules and has called on officials to make changes.Holmes might get his wish., officials made the case for revising the landscaping regulations, acknowledging the existing standards run counter to water conservation efforts as the climate dries and the population mushrooms.
City officials gave council members a few options to consider for modifying the rules, including a change in the way vegetation coverage is calculated. Or, according to the report, the city could drop the vegetation coverage rules entirely, a move that officials warn would likely lead to a hotter environment and increased storm runoff., executive director of the Utah Rivers Council, bristles at the assertion that landscaping in park strips does much to cool urban temperatures. He said the city has presented no data in the report to back its claim.
Although the next steps are for members of the City Council to take , the mayor has an idea of what should be prioritized.carry a bevy of benefits, like cooling the environment. She also hopes to steer existing neighborhoods and new developments away from grass. She even supports an alternative that existing rules forbid: fake grass.
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