Artificial turf is a permitted landscaping material in Lincoln. California Civil Code 4735 expressly bars HOAs from prohibiting artificial turf in single-family yards, and the city has no overlay ordinance restricting it.
Civil Code 4735(a)(2), as amended by AB 1572 and prior bills, prohibits HOAs from banning the installation of synthetic grass / artificial turf at any single-family detached home governed by CC&Rs. This is significant in Lincoln because most newer subdivisions - Lincoln Hills, Twelve Bridges, Lincoln Crossing - are governed by HOAs that historically required live turf. Lincoln has not adopted a separate ordinance regulating artificial turf in front yards. Installations must still comply with general zoning requirements (Title 18 setbacks, drainage, lot-coverage limits) and any applicable stormwater drainage rules under Title 13. New artificial turf installations as part of permitted landscape projects of 500+ sq ft fall under MWELO water budget calculations (artificial turf counts as a low water use area), and infill should meet acceptable lead/heavy-metal content for residential use.
HOA enforcement against compliant artificial turf installations is barred by Civil Code 4735; homeowners may sue and recover attorney's fees. City violations would arise only from collateral issues - missing drainage, blocked sidewalk, prohibited material near a creek - and would be cited under Title 13 stormwater or Title 18 zoning provisions with standard administrative-citation fines.
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