Non-functional turf rules

we've also created an exception process to site review and formbbased code for anyone who wants to do those turf conversions

it would also enable us to comply with recently uh passed state laws that relate to nonfunctional turf

and their state laws about nonfunctional turf and so on

council basically told us to to focus on non-functional turf, firewise standards, soil amendment and mulch standards

What the bills really get at is nonfunctional turf.

Senate Bill 240005 uh was passed last year that relates to largely nonfunctional turf

the American Dream, you get your little turf, you build your

this is where we would integrate the use of non-functional turf per the state bill

The non-functional turf applies to street right-of-way, parking lot medians, commercial land uses, industrial land uses

A local entity shall not install, plant, or place, or allow any person to install, plant, or place any non-functional turf

we are going to have to make more choices, and those choices are between, Non-functional turf grass

Restricted the future use of non-functional turf. Which is not those recreational areas, or picnic areas, or high-use areas

It really relates to the use of non-functional turf, so there's definitions that we have in the memo

House bill has uh made it clear that there isn't an outright prohibition on artificial turf.

it wouldn't be allowed in new development uh in street rights of way, parking lots, medians, corridors

It's not a it's not a big turf battle in general

the State passed a law requiring local government to develop landscaping codes around non-functional turf

That's why they pay X dollars per square foot of turf to remove it

We also began updates to our landscape code to make waterwise improvements.

the state has also limited the amount of non-functional turf that we're going to be allowed to have.

let's say that Boulder were to follow other communities and and disallow any turf in lawns.

the State has a coming prohibition against using artificial turf in certain conditions.

And it's including turf. artificial turf. So it's not counting towards open space.

I was trying to read the subscript by the hardscape turf trays.

I would just love to see happen, I think, in terms of the the new non functional turf

that's where you cannot have non-functional turf, and they've very vaguely defined non functional turf

Senate bill 24 0 0 5, which you might have heard prohibits non-functional turf

A part of this project is we're going to have to better define what non functional turf means for Boulder

this graph really is focused on the Nonfunctional Turf Bill

there was a State Bill passed last year the non-functional Turf Bill that actually prohibits non functional turf

the state Bel is going to be stricter on non-functional Turf than we currently

it cannot be replaced with non-functional Turf and so because that's a commercial and Industrial office Park

the city cannot install ourselves or permit others to install on new development or Redevelopment non-functional Turf

the State is assessing due to water use how in new development, non-functional turf will not be allowed

mostly prompted or largely prompted by a law coming down from the State on non functional turf

it was codified through Senate Bill 51, the last session, and it pertains to government operation

council has a strong desire to look at using the landscape code to really connect in with the state statute around removal of non functional turf

thinking about the landscape code as an opportunity to look at how do we address

There can be concerns about damage to turf or other damage to the park

is also doing a similar large scale turf replacement project, and so there could be opportunities to to learn

There's 3 different versions of turf removal there, kind of a manual removal, and then a black plastic

provide a brief update on the sustainable Grass Conversion project, sometimes known as Turf Replacement

Some of you might know the state passed a new law that says we should not be enabling non-functional turf

and the people that are blasting their turf are you know.

We thought we had enough money to start converting some of our artificial or athletic fields to turf, so that they could see increased play

I think last month we had explained to the prab how we had moved over sports turf expenses into the Recreation Activity Fund.

I'm excited for a conversation around Turf I'm excited for a conversation around Lawns

We're put towards resource. Central's turf replacement projects for so individual customers can benefit that way through resource central it?

remove your bluegrass and replace it with a more water. Efficient landscaping. We received a grant from the State of Colorado last year.

we did work with our water conservation partners, resource, central pace and ecosycle primarily to offer and implement a variety of outreach and service programs

we're going to be piloting some low and no Mo areas and low water turf over the next couple of years

we really probably don't anticipate any Blue Grass really on the project at all except for the tree lawn areas

It was a question about turf and and public spaces.

so that you don't get this influx of like people who now want irrigation for their new lawns

bringing in low, like low water planting and moving a lot of the turf that had been previously planted

Concerned about having large expanses of turf that are not out of it are not being used as efficiently as they could

alternatives to turf grass include trees shrubs and flowers which create a more diverse landscape and provide habitat for pollinators birds and other Wildlife

a primary cause of pollinator decline is the decreasing availability of biodiverse habitat due to the simplified Urban Landscapes such as turf grass Lawns

we even heard from somebody from one of our historic areas that can't remove their Turf because of the requirements

if they tear up any turf because they're replacing the wet lines, they'll replace that term water, efficient landscape

there should be a corresponding review and consideration of the city code around the definitions and requirements for weed management

I just keep seeing very small narrow strips and islands of turf of sod