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Cutting outdoor water use in Commerce City stymied by “legacy” landscape code

City regulations don’t allow residents to tear out turf from grass strip between sidewalk, road

Derek Rinehart stands on a sidewalk on the side of his house in Commerce City on March 15, 2023. Rinehart would like to xeriscape the strip of land nearest to the street and another in front of the house, but Commerce City's landscaping code will not allow him to do it. (Photo by Andy Cross/The Denver Post)
Derek Rinehart stands on a sidewalk on the side of his house in Commerce City on March 15, 2023. Rinehart would like to xeriscape the strip of land nearest to the street and another in front of the house, but Commerce City’s landscaping code will not allow him to do it. (Photo by Andy Cross/The Denver Post)
DENVER, CO - OCTOBER 2: Staff portraits at the Denver Post studio. (Photo by Eric Lutzens/The Denver Post)
By | jaguilar@denverpost.com | The Denver Post
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City regulations don't allow residents to tear out turf from grass strip between sidewalk, road
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