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HomeMy WebLinkAbout2026-02 Proof of Publication PROOF OF PUBLICATION STATE OF COLORADO ) ) COUNTY OF EAGLE ) I, Stephanie Kauffman, Town of Vail Town Clerk, do solemnly swear and affirm that I published in full a true and correct copy of Ordinance No. 2, Series of 2026, First Reading, on the Town of Vail’s web site, www.vail.gov, on the 4th day of February, 2026. Witness my hand and seal this 4th day of February, 2026. Stephanie Kauffman Town Clerk 1/27/2026 C:\USERS\PWADDEN\APPDATA\LOCAL\MICROSOFT\WINDOWS\INETCACHE\CONTENT.OUTLOOK\H7RPNABR\TURF- O011326.DOCX ORDINANCE NO. 2 SERIES 2026 AN ORDINANCE AMENDING TITLE 14 OF THE VAIL TOWN CODE TO PROHIBIT THE INSTALLATION OF NONFUNCTIONAL TURF, NONFUNCTIONAL ARTIFICIAL TURF, AND INVASIVE PLANT SPECIES WHEREAS, the Town desires to protect environmental resources, promote water conservation, and conform with recent state law changes regarding the installation of turf. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE TOWN COUNCIL OF THE TOWN OF VAIL, COLORADO, THAT: Section 1. Section 14-2-1 of the Vail Town Code is hereby amended by the insertion of the following definitions to appear in alphabetical order: ARTIFICIAL TURF. An installation of synthetic materials developed to resemble natural grass. FUNCTIONAL ARTIFICIAL TURF. Artificial turf that is located in a recreational use area or other space that is regularly used for civic, community, or recreational purposes, which may include a playground, a sports field, a picnic ground, an amphitheater, a portion of a park, and the playing area of a golf course, such as a driving range, chipping and putting green, tee box, green, fairway, and rough. FUNCTIONAL TURF. Turf that is located in a recreational use area or other space that is regularly used for civic, community, or recreational purposes, which may include a playground, a sports field, a picnic ground, an amphitheater, a portion of a park, and the playing area of a golf course, such as a driving range, chipping and putting green, tee box, green, fairway, and rough. INVASIVE PLANT SPECIES. Plants that are not native to the state that are introduced to the state accidentally or intentionally, have no natural predators or competitors in the state, because the state is outside of their natural competitor or predator range, have harmful effects on the state 's environment or economy or both, or appear on the Noxious Weed List maintained and published by the Colorado Department of Agriculture. NONFUNCTIONAL ARTIFICIAL TURF. Artificial turf that is not functional artificial turf. NONFUNCTIONAL TURF. Turf that is not functional turf. TURF. The continuous plant coverage consisting of nonnative grasses or grasses that have not been hybridized for arid conditions, and which, when regularly mowed, form a dense growth of leaf blades and roots. Section 2. Section 14-10-8 of the Vail Town Code is hereby amended by the addition of the following new subsection (M): 2 1/27/2026 C:\USERS\PWADDEN\APPDATA\LOCAL\MICROSOFT\WINDOWS\INETCACHE\CONTENT.OUTLOOK\H7RPNABR\TURF- O011326.DOCX § 14-10-8 LANDSCAPING, DRAINAGE, AND EROSION CONTROL * * * (M) The installation of nonfunctional turf, nonfunctional artificial turf, and invasive plant species shall be prohibited except that nonfunctional turf shall be permitted for single-family and two-family dwellings. INTRODUCED, READ ON FIRST READING, APPROVED, AND ORDERED PUBLISHED ONCE IN FULL ON FIRST READING this ___ day of ______________, 2026, and a public hearing for second reading of this Ordinance set for the _____day of ______________, 2026, in the Council Chambers of the Vail Municipal Building, Vail, Colorado. _____________________________ Barry Davis, Mayor ATTEST: ____________________________ Stephanie Kauffman, Town Clerk READ AND APPROVED ON SECOND READING AND ORDERED PUBLISHED this ___ day of ______________, 2026. _____________________________ Barry Davis, Mayor ATTEST: ____________________________ Stephanie Kauffman, Town Clerk PROOF OF PUBLICATION STATE OF COLORADO ) ) COUNTY OF EAGLE ) I, Stephanie Kauffman, Town of Vail Town Clerk, do solemnly swear and affirm that I published in full a true and correct copy of Ordinance No. 2, Series of 2026, Second Reading, on the Town of Vail’s web site, www.vail.gov, on the 18th day of February, 2026. Witness my hand and seal this 18th day of February, 2026. Stephanie Kauffman Town Clerk 1/27/2026 C:\USERS\PWADDEN\APPDATA\LOCAL\MICROSOFT\WINDOWS\INETCACHE\CONTENT.OUTLOOK\H7RPNABR\TURF- O011326.DOCX ORDINANCE NO. 2 SERIES 2026 AN ORDINANCE AMENDING TITLE 14 OF THE VAIL TOWN CODE TO PROHIBIT THE INSTALLATION OF NONFUNCTIONAL TURF, NONFUNCTIONAL ARTIFICIAL TURF, AND INVASIVE PLANT SPECIES WHEREAS, the Town desires to protect environmental resources, promote water conservation, and conform with recent state law changes regarding the installation of turf. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE TOWN COUNCIL OF THE TOWN OF VAIL, COLORADO, THAT: Section 1. Section 14-2-1 of the Vail Town Code is hereby amended by the insertion of the following definitions to appear in alphabetical order: ARTIFICIAL TURF. An installation of synthetic materials developed to resemble natural grass. FUNCTIONAL ARTIFICIAL TURF. Artificial turf that is located in a recreational use area or other space that is regularly used for civic, community, or recreational purposes, which may include a playground, a sports field, a picnic ground, an amphitheater, a portion of a park, and the playing area of a golf course, such as a driving range, chipping and putting green, tee box, green, fairway, and rough. FUNCTIONAL TURF. Turf that is located in a recreational use area or other space that is regularly used for civic, community, or recreational purposes, which may include a playground, a sports field, a picnic ground, an amphitheater, a portion of a park, and the playing area of a golf course, such as a driving range, chipping and putting green, tee box, green, fairway, and rough. INVASIVE PLANT SPECIES. Plants that are not native to the state that are introduced to the state accidentally or intentionally, have no natural predators or competitors in the state, because the state is outside of their natural competitor or predator range, have harmful effects on the state's environment or economy or both, or appear on the Noxious Weed List maintained and published by the Colorado Department of Agriculture. NONFUNCTIONAL ARTIFICIAL TURF. Artificial turf that is not functional artificial turf. NONFUNCTIONAL TURF. Turf that is not functional turf. TURF. The continuous plant coverage consisting of nonnative grasses or grasses that have not been hybridized for arid conditions, and which, when regularly mowed, form a dense growth of leaf blades and roots. Section 2. Section 14-10-8 of the Vail Town Code is hereby amended by the addition of the following new subsection (M): 1/27/2026 C:\USERS\PWADDEN\APPDATA\LOCAL\MICROSOFT\WINDOWS\INETCACHE\CONTENT.OUTLOOK\H7RPNABR\TURF- O011326.DOCX § 14-10-8 LANDSCAPING, DRAINAGE, AND EROSION CONTROL * * * (M) The installation of nonfunctional turf, nonfunctional artificial turf, and invasive plant species shall be prohibited except that nonfunctional turf shall be permitted for single-family and two-family dwellings. INTRODUCED, READ ON FIRST READING, APPROVED, AND ORDERED PUBLISHED ONCE IN FULL ON FIRST READING this 3rd day of February, 2026, and a public hearing for second reading of this Ordinance set for the 17th day of February, 2026, in the Council Chambers of the Vail Municipal Building, Vail, Colorado. Barry Davis, Mayor ATTEST: Stephanie Kauffman, Town Clerk READ AND APPROVED ON SECOND READING AND ORDERED PUBLISHED this 17th day of February, 2026. Barry Davis, Mayor ATTEST: Stephanie Kauffman, Town Clerk 2