Marion County has no ordinance banning or specifically regulating residential artificial turf. Installation on private property is generally allowed. Check drainage and stormwater impacts, any grading permit, and Salem, Keizer or HOA landscape standards.
The county code does not address synthetic turf, so there is no county prohibition on installing artificial grass in a yard on unincorporated land. Standard considerations still apply: the work should not create drainage or stormwater problems affecting neighbors or the right-of-way, and larger projects tied to grading or development may go through county land-use review. Inside cities such as Salem and Keizer, municipal landscape and stormwater standards can limit how much of a lot may be artificial turf or require a permeable base, since Oregon cities emphasize tree canopy and pervious landscaping. Subdivision covenants frequently restrict synthetic turf, so review HOA rules first.
No county penalty for synthetic turf itself. Drainage or grading violations, or, inside a city, landscape-standard breaches and HOA covenant enforcement, may apply where relevant.
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