Garden Grove Lifts Ban on Fake Grass

Posted: Mar 26, 2009

 

By Deepa Bharath

The Orange County Register

March 25, 2009

 

GARDEN GROVE  Local residents will be able to legally install artificial turf in their front or back yards as long as they mix it up with live plants and make sure the fake grass looks good.

 

That was the verdict of City Council members Tuesday night after they voted 4-1 to approve a change in the municipal ordinance to lift the ban on artificial turf for single-family homes.  Councilman Bruce Broadwater cast the sole vote against allowing fake grass.  The ordinance applies only to single-family homes.

 

Council members made quick work of the vote on the issue, which became a controversy last summer when a few residents who had already installed artificial turf in their yards found out that it was in fact illegal.  On Tuesday, there were no comments from the community members or council members on the matter.

 

The City Council originally sent the issue back to the Planning Commission on Feb 19 voted unanimously to recommend the ordinance change.  Commissioners said the environmental impact is not signficant.  They also suggested that the city allow homeowners to install the turf themselves because getting it done with a licensed professional can be costly.

 

The ordinance change will become effective next month after the City Council votes in favor of the second reading of the modified ordinance.

 

YourTurf is a proven artificial grass company in southern California.  Municipalities throughout southern California not only approve of our specific turf, they have become consumers of YourTurf.  As Garden Grove mayor Bill Dalton stated in September 2008, "Times are changing and we have to change with them.  We know artificial turf conserves water and reduces our water bills.  We must offer our people alternatives."  YourTurf can save over 40,000 gallons of water a year just for one average size yard.

 

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