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To encourage the use of water-efficient landscape principles, the state and partnering water districts are incentivizing the replacement of lawn with water-efficient landscaping.
Landscape incentives are available to those in communities that have adopted qualifying water-efficient landscape ordinances for new construction.
Below is a list of communities that have adopted qualifying water-efficient landscape ordinances and are eligible for incentives. Information for communities interested in adopting water-efficient landscape ordinances is available in the second tab.
Eligible Locations
The following locations have adopted qualifying water-efficient landscape ordinances for new residential developments. Residents in these areas are eligible for rebates. Cities will be added as landscape ordinances are updated to meet state requirements.
Alpine | Holladay | North Salt Lake | Summit County, Snyderville Basin |
American Fork | Hurricane | Oakley | Sunset City |
Bluffdale | Hyde Park | Park City | Syracuse |
Bountiful | Kaysville City | Payson | Taylorsville |
Cedar City | Iron County | Riverdale | Tooele |
Cedar Hills | Ivins | Riverton | Uintah City |
Clearfield | Kearns Metro Township | Roy | Washington |
Clinton | La Verkin | Salt Lake City | Washington County, unincorporated areas of |
Cottonwood Heights | Lehi | Sandy City | Washington Terrace |
Draper | Lindon City | Santa Clara | Weber County, unincorporated areas of |
Elk Ridge | Magna | Smithfield | West Bountiful |
Enoch | Midvale | South Jordan | West Haven |
Farmington | Millcreek | South Ogden | West Jordan |
Farr West | Moab | South Salt Lake | West Valley City |
Fruit Heights | Monticello | Spanish Fork | White City |
Heber City | Nibley City | St. George | Woods Cross |
Herriman | North Logan |
Program funding is available statewide. If your community does not currently qualify for rebates, contact your elected municipal representative and encourage them to adopt qualifying landscape ordinances.
Landscape Ordinances
For a property to be eligible for participation in the Landscape Incentive Program, it must be located in a community that has adopted qualifying water-efficient landscape ordinances for all new development.
Landscape ordinance requirements vary by location. Communities within a participating water district service area should work with their water district to adopt landscape ordinances to become eligible for landscape incentives.
Partnering water districts include:
- Central Utah Water Conservancy District, 801-226-7100.
- Jordan Valley Water Conservancy District, 801-256-4400.
- Washington County Water Conservancy District, 435-673-3617.
- Weber Basin Water Conservancy District, 801-771-1677.
Communities outside of a partner water district’s service area, including unincorporated areas, should work with the Division of Water Resources. These communities include any located in the following counties: Beaver, Box Elder, Cache, Carbon, Daggett, Emery, Garfield, Grand, Iron, Kane, Millard, Piute, Rich, San Juan, Sanpete, Sevier, Tooele and Wayne.
At a minimum, the following water-efficient landscape ordinances for new construction are required:
- No lawn on parking strips.
- In new development, no lawn in areas less than 8 feet in width.
- No more than 50% of front and side yard landscaped area in new residential developments is lawn. Lawn limitations do not apply to small residential lots with less than 250 square feet of landscaped area.
- In new commercial, industrial, institutional and multi-family development common-area landscapes, lawn areas shall not exceed 20% of the total landscaped area outside of active recreation areas.
If you have any questions, please contact your local water district or the division’s landscape incentive coordinator at WaterRebates@utah.gov. or 801-928-4270.