No Alabama statute and no Madison County ordinance governs artificial turf. In unincorporated areas you may install it freely. Only HOA architectural covenants restrict synthetic lawns; riverfront lots may face drainage review.
Artificial turf is unregulated across unincorporated Madison County: Alabama has no statewide turf law, and the county holds no zoning authority over private landscaping, so material, drainage, and placement choices belong to the owner in Toney, Meridianville, and Gurley. The practical constraint is contractual, since HOA covenants in Harvest and south Huntsville subdivisions frequently limit or ban synthetic lawns and dictate approved materials. Because valley parcels drain toward the Flint and Tennessee Rivers, a large turf installation on a floodplain or wetland-adjacent lot can trigger stormwater or floodplain review, but an ordinary upland lot faces no such step. Inside Huntsville and Madison, the cities' own landscaping and stormwater rules apply.
None from the county on an ordinary lot. HOA covenant violations are enforced by the association. Turf that alters drainage on a floodplain or regulated wetland parcel can draw stormwater enforcement.
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