2 | 8 | | 1 LANDSCAPING REQUIREMENTS |
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3 | 9 | | 2 2023 GENERAL SESSION |
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4 | 10 | | 3 STATE OF UTAH |
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5 | 11 | | 4 Chief Sponsor: Ryan D. Wilcox |
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6 | 12 | | 5 Senate Sponsor: Michael K. McKell |
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7 | 13 | | 6 |
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8 | 14 | | 7LONG TITLE |
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9 | 15 | | 8General Description: |
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10 | 16 | | 9 This bill modifies provisions regarding water wise landscaping. |
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11 | 17 | | 10Highlighted Provisions: |
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12 | 18 | | 11 This bill: |
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13 | 19 | | 12 <defines terms; and |
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14 | 20 | | 13 <authorizes certain landscaping requirements. |
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15 | 21 | | 14Money Appropriated in this Bill: |
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16 | 22 | | 15 None |
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17 | 23 | | 16Other Special Clauses: |
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18 | 24 | | 17 None |
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19 | 25 | | 18Utah Code Sections Affected: |
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20 | 26 | | 19AMENDS: |
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21 | 27 | | 20 57-8a-231, as enacted by Laws of Utah 2022, Chapter 230 |
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22 | 28 | | 21 |
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23 | 29 | | 22Be it enacted by the Legislature of the state of Utah: |
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24 | 30 | | 23 Section 1. Section 57-8a-231 is amended to read: |
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25 | 31 | | 24 57-8a-231. Water wise landscaping. |
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26 | 32 | | 25 (1) As used in this section: |
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32 | 39 | | 30 (c) "Overhead spray irrigation" means above ground irrigation heads that spray water |
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33 | 40 | | 31through a nozzle. |
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34 | 41 | | 32 (d) (i) "Vegetative coverage" means the ground level surface area covered by the |
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35 | 42 | | 33exposed leaf area of a plant or group of plants at full maturity. |
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36 | 43 | | 34 (ii) "Vegetative coverage" does not mean the ground level surface area covered by the |
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37 | 44 | | 35exposed leaf area of a tree or trees. |
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38 | 45 | | 36 (e) "Water wise landscaping" means any or all of the following: |
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39 | 46 | | 37 (i) installation of plant materials suited to the microclimate and soil conditions that |
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40 | 47 | | 38can: |
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41 | 48 | | 39 (A) remain healthy with minimal irrigation once established; or |
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42 | 49 | | 40 (B) be maintained without the use of overhead spray irrigation; |
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43 | 50 | | 41 (ii) use of water for outdoor irrigation through proper and efficient irrigation design |
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44 | 51 | | 42and water application; or |
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45 | 52 | | 43 (iii) the use of other landscape design features that: |
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46 | 53 | | 44 (A) minimize the need of the landscape for supplemental water from irrigation; [or] |
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47 | 54 | | 45 (B) reduce the landscape area dedicated to lawn or turf[.]; or |
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48 | 55 | | 46 (C) encourage vegetative coverage. |
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49 | 56 | | 47 (f) "Water wise plant material" means a plant material suited to water wise landscaping |
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50 | 57 | | 48as defined in this section. |
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51 | 58 | | 49 (2) An association may not enact or enforce a governing document that prohibits, or |
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52 | 59 | | 50has the effect of prohibiting, a lot owner of a detached dwelling from incorporating water wise |
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53 | 60 | | 51landscaping on the property owner's property. |
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54 | 61 | | 52 (3) (a) Subject to Subsection (3)(b), Subsection (2) does not prohibit an association |
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55 | 62 | | 53from requiring a property owner to: |
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56 | 63 | | 54 (i) comply with a site plan review or other review process before installing water wise |
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57 | 64 | | 55landscaping; |
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