Lehi, UT Landscaping Rules: Native Plants (2026)

7 of the Lehi City Development Code limits rock mulch to no more than 60% of the total required landscaping for multi-family residential, institutional, commercial, and industrial development, and bars rock mulch within three feet of any tree to prevent sun-scalding. i recommends drought-tolerant and native plants, naming grasses, sedges, and wildflowers as examples, though this particular clause is framed as a recommendation rather than a mandate. E voids and makes unenforceable any Homeowners Association governing document, including bylaws, operating rules, covenants, conditions, and restrictions, to the extent it requires grass in areas narrower than 8 feet or exceeding 35% of the landscaped area, prohibits or has the effect of prohibiting the use of water-conserving plants as a group, or otherwise restricts compliance with the chapter's water conservation measures.

This means an HOA in Lehi cannot enforce a covenant that bars a homeowner from converting turf to native or water-wise plantings that otherwise meet the chapter's standards. F further recommends, without mandating, water-efficient irrigation practices such as drip irrigation for planting beds, smart controllers with rain shut-off capability, and 3 to 4 inches of mulch in planting beds to support the native and drought-tolerant plantings the chapter favors.