McKinney encourages native Texas and Blackland Prairie plants through landscape ordinances and Water Conservation rebates. New development landscape plans credit native and adapted species.
Recommended natives include Texas sage, blackfoot daisy, Mexican feather grass, bur oak, Texas red oak, cedar elm, and native buffalo grass. The NTMWD and City of McKinney offer WaterMyYard.org irrigation recommendations and periodic smart irrigation rebates. Texas Property Code Section 202.007 protects homeowners from HOA bans on drought-resistant landscaping and water-conserving turf. HOAs may impose reasonable design standards but cannot outright prohibit xeriscape.
Contact your local code enforcement office for specific penalty information.
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