(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.

Terms Used In California Government Code 53087.7

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