Shreveport, LA Landscaping Rules: Artificial Turf (2026)
Key Facts
- Turf-specific ordinance
- None adopted
- Controlling section
- UDC Section 10.8
- Single-family landscape plan
- Not required
- Stone and mulch beds
- Permitted under Section 10.8
- Replacement deadline
- 60 days after notice
Summary
Shreveport has no ordinance that permits or bans artificial turf by name. UDC Section 10.8 requires every part of a lot not covered by structures or paving to be landscaped with living plantings, allowing stone or mulch as pervious alternatives.
All portions of a lot not covered by structures or paved surfaces must be landscaped with trees, shrubs, grass, live groundcover, and other plantings. The landscape design may also include the use of stone, mulch beds, or other pervious landscaping materials.
Official source re-checked September 7, 2026: no newer edition of the code had been published (publisher’s edition: Code of Ordinances: Supplement 85 Update 1 | Unified Development Code: Supplement 20).
Full Breakdown
Article 10 of the Unified Development Code sets the landscape rules. Section 10.8 applies in all districts and lists the acceptable materials: trees, shrubs, grass, live groundcover and other plantings, plus stone, mulch beds or other pervious landscaping materials. Synthetic turf appears nowhere on that list, so it is not an approved substitute for required landscaping. New single-family and two-family construction is exempt from filing a landscape plan under Section 10.1.A.3, which is why most homeowner turf installations are never reviewed. In regulated planting areas, any permeable surface not occupied by trees, shrubs, beds, signs or permitted fixtures must be planted with grass or living groundcover.
Violations & Fines
Enforced by the Zoning Administrator under UDC Article 19 as a landscaping deficiency, not a separate turf offense. Dead or missing required plant material must be replaced within 60 days of notice.
Frequently Asked Questions
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Does artificial turf work for a commercial site's required landscaping?
Is turf treated as impervious for drainage purposes?
Sources & Official References
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