Clarksville, TN Landscaping Rules: Artificial Turf (2026)

Zoning section 7.3 defines landscaping as living plants plus natural features such as rock, stone and bark chips, and structural features such as fences and fountains. Synthetic turf is not named, so counting it toward a required commercial planting area is a Planning Department judgment call. Section 7.2 exempts single-family and two-family dwellings on individual lots from the entire landscaping chapter, so a homeowner laying turf triggers no city review. Section 8-107 obliges owners to cut grass and vegetation commonly recognized as weeds; synthetic turf grows nothing and cannot violate it.