No Daly City ordinance prohibits artificial turf on residential property. California Government Code section 53087.7 bars cities from prohibiting drought-tolerant landscaping using living plants, but since a 2024 amendment that protection no longer extends to synthetic grass or artificial turf.
Daly City's landscaping regulations in Municipal Code Chapter 17.41 (Water Conservation in Landscaping) regulate irrigation efficiency and water budgets for new and rehabilitated landscape projects but contain no prohibition on artificial turf; projects of 2,500 square feet or less may instead comply with the prescriptive measures of the state Model Water Efficient Landscape Ordinance Appendix D. At the state level, Government Code section 53087.7 prohibits every city, including charter cities, from enacting or enforcing any ordinance that bans drought-tolerant landscaping using living plant material on residential property. As amended by SB 676 (Stats. 2023, Ch. 498), effective January 1, 2024, the statute expressly excludes synthetic grass and artificial turf from that protection, meaning cities may now regulate or restrict artificial turf if they choose. Daly City has not adopted such a restriction; homeowners replacing lawns with artificial turf remain subject to any applicable design review and stormwater drainage requirements.
No Daly City-specific penalty applies to installing artificial turf on residential property. Landscape projects subject to Chapter 17.41 that fail its water-efficiency requirements receive a 90-day notice of correction and may face administrative enforcement under Municipal Code section 8.16.100 et seq.
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