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Government Code § 53087.7

ARTICLE 4. Miscellaneous

Current as of September 28, 2026Gov. Code, § 53087.7Official source ↗

Amended by Stats. 2023, Ch. 498, Sec. 1. (SB 676) Effective January 1, 2024.

(a) A city, including a charter city, county, or city and county, shall not enact any ordinance or regulation, or enforce any existing ordinance or regulation, that prohibits the installation of drought-tolerant landscaping using living plant material on residential property.

(b) For the purposes of this section, “drought-tolerant landscaping” shall not include the installation of synthetic grass or artificial turf.