Boulder City Council approves landscaping overhaul to save water and reduce fire risk

Boulder City Council approves landscaping overhaul to save water and reduce fire risk

On Jan. 8, the Boulder City Council voted unanimously to approve a set of changes to the city’s landscaping code aimed at strengthening water conservation and wildfire resilience. The ordinance is part of the city’s Waterwise Landscaping Project and is the first major overhaul of Boulder’s landscaping rules in more than two decades. The approved measures were the result of several amendments to the original ordinance, following council comment o…