Spokane County has no ordinance banning or specifically regulating artificial turf on residential property. Synthetic lawns are allowed. In regulated developments, landscaping must still meet the healthy-vegetation and design intent of SCC 14.806, which favors living, water-conserving plantings.
Unincorporated Spokane County does not prohibit artificial/synthetic turf, and no county code sets a percentage cap or approval process for residential fake grass. For ordinary single-family lots you may install artificial turf without a landscaping permit. In development contexts governed by SCC Chapter 14.806, the standards call for planting and maintaining living vegetation that provides habitat and buffering, and required 'landscaping' must be 'permanently maintained in a healthy growing condition' (SCC 14.806.160) — meaning synthetic turf may not substitute for required buffer plantings. Drainage matters: turf over impervious base can affect stormwater, so large installations should follow county stormwater guidance.
No penalty for residential artificial turf. Using turf to avoid required living landscaping in a regulated development would violate SCC 14.806. Stormwater impacts may trigger drainage review.
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