East Baton Rouge Parish has no ordinance banning or specifically regulating residential artificial turf. Synthetic grass is generally allowed on private property, though it does not satisfy any required-landscaping planting under the UDC for development projects.
No City-Parish ordinance prohibits homeowners from installing artificial turf in a residential yard, and no dedicated turf permit or setback rule exists. For ordinary homes, synthetic grass is a permitted landscaping choice. For projects subject to UDC Chapter 18 landscaping requirements, artificial turf does not count toward required live trees, buffers, or planting standards, which call for actual Class A/B/C trees and vegetation. Any drainage or impervious-surface impact from a large installation would be reviewed under normal development and stormwater rules. Homeowners associations may impose their own private turf restrictions independent of parish code.
No parish penalty targets artificial turf, since no ordinance regulates it. Enforcement only arises indirectly through drainage/impervious-cover review on regulated development or via private HOA rules.
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