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7 LONG TITLE
8 General Description:
9 This bill addresses the planting and maintaining of lawn or turf.
10 Highlighted Provisions:
11 This bill:
12 ▸ prohibits certain government or private entities from requiring a property owner or
13 resident to plant or maintain lawn or turf.
14 Money Appropriated in this Bill:
15 None
16 Other Special Clauses:
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18 Utah Code Sections Affected:
19 ENACTS:
20 10-9a-535, Utah Code Annotated 1953
21 17-27a-531, Utah Code Annotated 1953
22 57-8a-231, Utah Code Annotated 1953
23 57-16-20, Utah Code Annotated 1953
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25 Be it enacted by the Legislature of the state of Utah:
26 Section 1. Section 10-9a-535 is enacted to read:
27 10-9a-535. Lawn requirements.
28 (1) As used in this section:
29 (a) Except as provided in Subsection (1)(b), "lawn or turf" means nonagricultural land
30 planted in closely mowed, managed grasses.
31 (b) "Lawn or turf" does not include a golf course, park, athletic field, or sod farm.
32 (2) A municipality may not enact or enforce an ordinance, resolution, or policy that
33 requires, or has the effect of requiring, a property owner to plant or maintain lawn or turf on the
34 property owner's property.
35 Section 2. Section 17-27a-531 is enacted to read:
36 17-27a-531. Lawn requirements.
37 (1) As used in this section:
38 (a) Except as provided in Subsection (1)(b), "lawn or turf" means nonagricultural land
39 planted in closely mowed, managed grasses.
40 (b) "Lawn or turf" does not include a golf course, park, athletic field, or sod farm.
41 (2) A county may not enact or enforce an ordinance, resolution, or policy that requires,
42 or has the effect of requiring, a property owner to plant or maintain lawn or turf on the property
43 owner's property.
44 Section 3. Section 57-8a-231 is enacted to read:
45 57-8a-231. Lawn requirements.
46 (1) As used in this section:
47 (a) Except as provided in Subsection (1)(b), "lawn or turf" means nonagricultural land
48 planted in closely mowed, managed grasses.
49 (b) "Lawn or turf" does not include a golf course, park, athletic field, or sod farm.
50 (2) An association may not enact or enforce a governing document that requires, or has
51 the effect of requiring, a lot owner of a detached dwelling to plant or maintain lawn or turf on
52 the lot owner's property.
53 Section 4. Section 57-16-20 is enacted to read:
54 57-16-20. Lawn requirements.
55 (1) As used in this section:
56 (a) (i) Except as provided in Subsection (1)(a)(ii), "lawn or turf" means nonagricultural
57 land planted in closely mowed, managed grasses.
58 (ii) "Lawn or turf" does not include a golf course, park, athletic field, or sod farm.
59 (b) "Park operator" means an owner, operator, or manager of a mobile home park,
60 including an employee, agent, or independent contractor of the owner, operator, or manager.
61 (2) Notwithstanding Subsection 57-16-7(3), a park operator may not require, or adopt a
62 rule that has the effect of requiring, a mobile park resident to plant or maintain lawn or turf on
63 the property that the mobile park resident leases or rents.