Chesterfield County has no ordinance banning residential artificial turf. Synthetic lawns are generally allowed, subject to zoning, stormwater and drainage requirements, and any private HOA or subdivision covenants.
The County Code does not prohibit synthetic turf on residential lots, and there is no county-wide ground-cover mandate requiring living grass. Homeowners installing artificial turf should ensure it does not create drainage problems, block required stormwater infiltration, or encroach on Chesapeake Bay Resource Protection Area buffers, where impervious and land-disturbing changes are regulated. Large installations that alter grading or add impervious area may need land-disturbance or stormwater review. The most common real restriction is private: many Chesterfield HOAs regulate or prohibit artificial turf in front yards through recorded covenants the county does not enforce.
No county penalty for compliant turf. Installations that violate stormwater, grading, or RPA buffer rules can be cited; HOA covenant violations are enforced privately, not by the county.
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