The proposal would not restrict turf on athletic fields or in parks and would not require property owners to tear up existing lawns, though Marshall Brown, general manager of Aurora Water, said the city is incentivizing property owners to transition to landscaping that requires less water.īrown put the proposal in the context of an order by the U.S.
The proposal would also bar “the use of water in all public and private exterior ornamental water features and ponds.” Currently, residential front yards can include no more than 1,000 square feet of turf. They’re gone.”īesides banning the installation of turf for purely aesthetic purposes, the proposal would prohibit grass lawn from being installed on road medians as well as on golf courses, leaving the future of course construction uncertain.īackyard lawns would also be limited to the lesser of 45% of the yard or 500 square feet, and front yard lawns would be limited to alley-loading properties with backyards too small for turf, covering the lesser of 45% of the front yard or 750 square feet.Īurora has for years limited new-home lawns. “This really is a prudent path forward, and the fact is that all of the easy water rights are gone. “I know this seems like a fairly dramatic change, and it is, but the circumstances that we’re in are dramatic,” Coffman said Monday. The mayor said he considered the cuts in light of the realities of climate change, persistent drought and dueling demands on water resources, particularly along the Colorado River. Poston/Sentinel Colorado)ĪURORA | Thirsty lawns may soon disappear from Aurora suburbs, at least in new developments, under a sweeping water conservation proposal by Mayor Mike Coffman that Aurora lawmakers signaled support for Monday.
The fairways at Meadow Hills Golf Course.
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