Eastvale, CA Water Use Rules: Turf Replacement Rebates (2026)
Key Facts
- Cool-season turf cap
- 30% of landscape area, front yard
- Warm-season turf cap
- 50% of landscape area, front yard
- Applicability
- New residential subdivisions requiring a permit
- Median/parkway turf
- Prohibited unless city approves, Sec. 14.24.070(3)
- Adopted
- Ordinance No. 16-01, effective January 13, 2016
- Plan certification
- Licensed landscape architect must sign plans
Summary
In new residential subdivisions, Eastvale discourages but does not ban natural turf grass in front yards. Municipal Code Section 14.24.070(1) caps front-yard turf at 30 percent of the landscape area for cool-season grass or 50 percent for warm-season grass, part of the city's water-efficient landscape ordinance adopted to cut outdoor water use.
(1)New natural turf grass lawns are discouraged but not prohibited in the front yard for any new residential subdivisions. The use of natural turf (grass lawns) in the front yards of new homes shall be limited to:a.Thirty percent of the landscape area if cool season turf grass is designed or 50 percent if warm season turf grass is designed.
Official source re-checked September 7, 2026: no newer edition of the code had been published (publisher’s edition: Code of Ordinances: Supplement 16 Update 1).
Full Breakdown
24, the Water Efficient Landscape Regulations. Subsection (1) provides that new natural turf grass lawns are discouraged but not prohibited in the front yard for any new residential subdivisions, then limits the turf area to 30 percent of the landscaped area where cool-season grass is designed, rising to 50 percent if the design uses warm-season turf, which needs less water. 010(9) explains the goal: promoting water conservation in new subdivision landscapes by shrinking front-yard grass and favoring lower-water-use plants and inert materials. Subsection (3) goes further for public rights-of-way, prohibiting new natural turf grass in medians and parkways along city-maintained roads unless the city deems it appropriate.
080, and non-turf soil areas must carry at least three inches of mulch under subsection (10). 030; it is not retroactive to turf already installed on existing single-family lots. 24 by Ordinance No. 16-01 on January 13, 2016.
Violations & Fines
A landscape plan that exceeds the 30/50 percent turf cap or shows prohibited median turf will not be approved: Section 14.24.050 requires a licensed landscape architect to certify compliance before the city accepts plans for review, and the Community Development Director may inspect the installed landscape at any stage under Section 14.24.060 to confirm the built project matches the approved plan.
Frequently Asked Questions
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