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

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. (Andy Cross/The Denver Post)

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