Union City has no ordinance banning artificial turf on private property, and California Civil Code 4735 voids HOA rules prohibiting synthetic grass. For permitted projects, turf still counts in landscape and drainage calculations under UCMC 18.112.
No Union City Municipal Code section prohibits artificial turf on residential property. California Civil Code §4735(a)(2) voids any HOA provision that prohibits, or effectively prohibits, artificial turf or synthetic grass-like surfaces, though HOAs may set reasonable appearance standards. Under California's SB 676 (2023), codified at Government Code §53087.7, cities may regulate the installation of artificial turf and set reasonable standards, but may not ban it outright on residential parcels where it replaces a lawn for water conservation — so turf is permitted subject to reasonable local standards, not unconditionally protected. For permitted work, UCMC 18.112 governs how the landscape area is counted and requires turf with proper drainage. Civil Code 4735(c) also protects homeowners who let a real lawn go
There are no City fines for installing artificial turf on a private residence. HOA fines for compliant synthetic turf, or for letting grass go brown during a declared drought, are unenforceable under Civil Code 4735. Permitted projects ignoring UCMC 18.112
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