Gov. Code, § 53087.7 · Article 4. Miscellaneous
Gov. Code, § 53087.7
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(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.
Notes and commentary — not statutory text
History
Amended by Stats. 2023, Ch. 498, Sec. 1. (SB 676) Effective January 1, 2024.
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