Cedar Park, TX Water Use Rules: Turf Replacement Rebates (2026)
Key Facts
- Program type
- Voluntary drought-resistant landscaping education
- Resources
- Plant examples displayed at City Hall
- Related code
- Landscape and tree rules, Article 14.07
- Governing law
- Code of Ordinances § 18.11.014
- Adopted
- Ordinance CO24.06.27.E3, June 2024
Summary
Cedar Park encourages drought-resistant xeriscape landscaping through public education, plant examples at City Hall, and provisions in the City's landscape and tree regulations, rather than mandating turf replacement citywide.
The City shall encourage customers to utilize drought resistant landscaping techniques through education materials and landscape examples made available to the public (see section 18.11.007 of this article). The City provides examples of drought resistant plants at City Hall, by encouraging the use of drought resistant landscaping principals in the City's landscape and tree regulations (article 14.07 of this Code), by encouraging the use of drought tolerant landscaping principals at all City public facilities, and by providing public information on efficient irrigation methods. (Ordinance CO24.06.27.E3 adopted 6/27/2024)
Official source re-checked September 7, 2026: no newer edition of the code had been published (publisher’s edition: rev 4973212; v14 updated 2026-06-25).
Full Breakdown
Under Cedar Park Code of Ordinances § 18.11.014, the City encourages customers to use drought-resistant landscaping through education materials and landscape examples, including displays at City Hall. The City promotes xeriscape principles in its landscape and tree regulations under Article 14.07, at all City public facilities, and through public information on efficient irrigation. The provision is educational and incentive-based; Cedar Park does not require homeowners to replace turf grass with xeriscape or drought-tolerant landscaping under this section. Any mandatory turf or landscaping standards would sit in the separate Article 14.07 landscape and tree regulations, not this water conservation section.
Violations & Fines
This section is educational, not regulatory; the City imposes no fine or penalty for keeping traditional turf, so there is no code violation for declining to xeriscape a residential yard.
Frequently Asked Questions
Does Cedar Park require xeriscaping or turf replacement?
Where can Cedar Park residents see xeriscape examples?
Sources & Official References
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