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Turf Replacement Rebates

Water Use Rules

Rebate programs paying residents to replace turf with drought-tolerant landscaping, including per-square-foot incentives and approved plant lists.

13% permissive65% moderate1% strict(155 locations)

How Turf Replacement Rebates Rules Differ by Place

155 places covered1 strict100 moderate20 permissive

Sahuarita, AZ: Sahuarita Bans Turf Except in Parks and Golf Courses

Heavy Restrictions

Sahuarita's landscaping code bans turf grass under Town Code § 18.73.030(G)(2), with exceptions for town public parks, multi-neighborhood private parks, private schools and golf…

Chico, CA: Chico Parkway Turf Removal Exemption

Few Restrictions

Chico waives its right-of-way encroachment permit for homeowners removing parkway turf to install water-efficient landscaping, if six listed conditions are met.

Miami-Dade County, FL: WASD Water-Wise Landscape Rebate Program

Few Restrictions

WASD offers conservation rebates for replacing high-water-use turf with Florida-friendly landscaping, micro-irrigation, and rain sensors in unincorporated Miami-Dade and participating…

Orlando, FL: Florida-Friendly Landscaping and Turf Conversion

Few Restrictions

Orlando supports Florida-Friendly Landscaping principles, allowing residents to replace thirsty turf with drought-tolerant native plants; Florida Statute 373.185 protects this right…

Chandler, AZ: Chandler Caps Turf as Percent of Landscape

Some Restrictions

Chandler's landscaping code caps how much of a new development's landscaped area can be grass: zero percent in any street right-of-way, 10 percent for commercial, office, institutional…

Coconino County, AZ: Coconino County Turf & Landscape Water Rules

Some Restrictions

Coconino County's landscaping standards require any turf area on a covered development site to use sod or seed cultivated to thrive in that site's actual conditions, and flatly…