Editor’s note: This story has been updated to correct the date that a Boulder citywide prohibition on juniper planting takes effect.
An emergency ordinance the Louisville City Council voted 5-2 to approve this week bans new juniper plantings across the city and tightens requirements for fire-resistant building materials.
The ordinance, which went into effect immediately upon adoption Tuesday night, prohibits new plantings of all juniper species anywhere in Louisville. Existing junipers may be maintained but may not be replanted or replaced with another juniper species…