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Grantsville adopts turf limits, home-business changes and an Apple Street townhome rezone

A city notice lists four ordinances adopted from August to October. They cap turf in new yards, ease some home-business rules and rezone about 500 West Apple Street to RM-15.

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Published Mountain Time · Source / event date: Grantsville City Council meeting, Oct. 5, 2026 · 2 min read

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Grantsville City has published a notice that its council adopted four ordinances at regular meetings between Aug. 19 and Oct. 5. The notice was published Oct. 8 over the name of City Recorder Alicia Fairbourne. [1]

Ordinance 2026-28, adopted Oct. 5, sets waterwise landscaping rules. In new single-family and two-family development, turf is limited to 50% of the combined front and side yard, with an exception where landscaped area is under 250 square feet. In new commercial, industrial, institutional, multifamily and mixed-use common areas, turf is limited to 20% outside active recreation areas. [1][2]

The ordinance also bars turf in new areas narrower than 8 feet and in park strips, parkways and medians. It bars spray-irrigated turf on slopes steeper than 25% where runoff is likely. It sets no limit on rear yards, no minimum plant coverage and no cap on mulch in front yards. Developers must install park strip landscaping before the final certificate of occupancy, and abutting owners maintain it. [2]

Ordinance 2026-05, adopted Aug. 19, rezones about 500 West Apple Street for the Apple Street Townhomes subdivision. Four parcels zoned RM-15, A-10, R-1-12 and CS become RM-15, except about 1.19 acres of commercial land along SR-138. [1][3]

Two ordinances adopted Sept. 16 change the rules for home businesses. Ordinance 2026-29 allows micro-entrepreneurship as a conditional use in the R-1-8, R-1-12, R-1-21, RM-7 and RM-15 zones, with each application reviewed separately. Ordinance 2026-30 removes the 100-foot frontage minimum for home occupation permits and the fixed 60-foot driveway separation near intersections. It also clarifies when conditional use applications go to the Planning Commission after comments raise concerns. [1][4][5]

The Ledger has not seen the council minutes or votes for these meetings. This story reports what the adopted ordinances and the city's notice say. [1]

Sources

  1. Grantsville City notice of ordinance adoption (PDF) utah.gov
  2. Grantsville Ordinance 2026-28, waterwise landscaping (PDF) utah.gov
  3. Grantsville Ordinance 2026-05, Apple Street Townhomes rezone (PDF) utah.gov
  4. Grantsville Ordinance 2026-29, micro-entrepreneurship (PDF) utah.gov
  5. Grantsville Ordinance 2026-30, frontage and home occupations (PDF) utah.gov

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