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Colorado Revised Statutes Title 37. Water and Irrigation § 37-99-103. Prohibition of nonfunctional turf, artificial turf, and invasive plant species--local entities--construction or renovation of state facilities

Current as of January 01, 2025 | Updated by Findlaw Staff

(1) On and after January 1, 2026, a local entity shall not install, plant, or place, or allow any person to install, plant, or place, any nonfunctional turf, artificial turf, or invasive plant species, as part of a new development project or redevelopment project, on any portion of applicable property within the local entity's jurisdiction.

(2) On or before January 1, 2026, a local entity shall enact or amend ordinances, resolutions, regulations, or other laws regulating new development projects and redevelopment projects on applicable property in accordance with the requirements of this section.

(3) The department shall not install, plant, or place, or allow any person to install, plant, or place, any nonfunctional turf, artificial turf, or invasive plant species as part of a project for the construction or renovation of a state facility, which project design commences on or after January 1, 2025.

(4) Nothing in this section prohibits:

(a) A local entity from maintaining, or allowing any person to maintain, any nonfunctional turf, artificial turf, or invasive plant species installed, planted, or placed before January 1, 2026;

(b) The department from maintaining, or allowing any person to maintain, any nonfunctional turf, artificial turf, or invasive plant species installed, planted, or placed at a state facility before January 1, 2025;

(c) A local entity or the department from installing, or allowing any person to install, grass seed or sod that is a native plant or has been hybridized for arid conditions;

(d) A local entity or the department from establishing prohibitions on, or requirements for, nonfunctional turf, artificial turf, or invasive plant species that are more stringent than the requirements of this section; or

(e) A local entity or the department from installing, or allowing any person to install, artificial turf on athletic fields of play.

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Cite this article: FindLaw.com - Colorado Revised Statutes Title 37. Water and Irrigation § 37-99-103. Prohibition of nonfunctional turf, artificial turf, and invasive plant species--local entities--construction or renovation of state facilities - last updated January 01, 2025 | https://codes.findlaw.com/co/title-37-water-and-irrigation/co-rev-st-sect-37-99-103/

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