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An HOA common area with artificial turf around a playground, benches and a walking path, mountains beyond

Is commercial turf right for you?

A good fit if…

  • Your board wants play areas, dog parks or fields that stay usable all year.
  • Watering common-area grass is eating the budget.
  • A field or play area needs a surface that stands up to heavy use.

Think twice if…

  • The area is purely decorative. Since 2026, Colorado bars nonfunctional turf in new commercial and common-area landscaping; functional uses and existing turf are treated differently.
  • Your town has its own turf ordinance. Read it before the board votes.
  • It’s a full sports field. That’s a specialized build with its own testing.

What it’s like to live with.

  • The rules

    Functional turf, like play areas, fields and dog areas, is still allowed. Decorative turf in new development is not.

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  • Dog areas

    Dog parks and daycares need drainage and a cleaning routine built in from day one.

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  • Fields

    Synthetic fields need grooming, infill top-ups and regular testing.

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  • Water

    What a lawn’s water is worth depends on your provider’s rates.

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What affects the price.

Every yard is different, so we price yours after we’ve seen it. These are the things that change it most.

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  1. 01The area and its use: play, dogs, sports or common ground
  2. 02Base, drainage and any shock pad
  3. 03Access, staging and working around residents
  4. 04Permits and town requirements
  5. 05Product and infill specs

What our customers say.

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How it works.

  1. Book a yard walk

    Tell us about the yard. We’ll set a time to walk it with you, look at the ground and talk through what you want.

  2. Get a plan and a price

    We measure and give you the plan and the price in writing.

  3. We install it

    We take out the old lawn, build and compact the base for your soil, then lay, seam and edge the turf.

  4. Walk it together

    We brush it in, clean up, and walk the finished yard with you before we call it done.

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Common areas from Wellington to Longmont.

Each town page covers that town’s own turf rules, so a board can check them before it votes.

Fort Collins & the Poudre

Windsor, Timnath, Johnstown & Severance

Loveland & Berthoud

Greeley & East Weld

Longmont & Carbon Valley

Map of the Northern Colorado towns NoCo Turf Co. covers, from Wellington in the north to Longmont and Dacono in the southFoothillsI-25US 34Denver metro · not coveredWindsorFort CollinsLovelandGreeleyTimnathJohnstownBerthoudFirestoneMeadFrederickLongmontWellingtonSeveranceEvansEatonMillikenDacono

Questions boards and managers ask.

Can our HOA replace its entry beds or medians with artificial turf?

Not as part of new development or redevelopment. Since January 1, 2026, Colorado’s ban on nonfunctional artificial turf covers HOA common property and street rights-of-way, parking lots, medians and transportation corridors. Turf that isn’t in a space regularly used for civic, community or recreational purposes is nonfunctional, and some town codes go further.

What counts as functional artificial turf?

Artificial turf located in a recreational use area or other space regularly used for civic, community or recreational purposes. Colorado’s 2025 definition names playgrounds, sports fields, picnic grounds, amphitheaters, portions of parks and golf playing areas such as putting and chipping greens. Artificial turf that isn’t functional is nonfunctional.

Do we have to remove turf we already have?

No. Colorado’s turf law lets a local government allow turf installed before January 1, 2026 to be maintained, and Wellington’s code says so outright. Whether a full replacement counts as maintenance hasn’t been tested, so ask the town first, and photograph and date the existing turf before any work. Replacement turf must be free of intentionally added PFAS.

What counts as redevelopment under the turf law?

A construction project that needs a building or landscaping permit, plan check or design review and disturbs more than 50% of the landscape area. Read your town’s code as well, because some town rules are stricter than the state’s.

Does the ban apply to metro districts?

Yes. The state law applies to cities, towns and special and metro districts, which may not install or allow nonfunctional artificial turf as part of new development or redevelopment on the property types it covers.

Does the law cover apartment and condo common areas?

From January 1, 2028, for multifamily properties with more than 12 dwelling units: the ban then also covers common areas such as entryways and parks. Eaton’s code already bars nonfunctional artificial turf in new development and redevelopment on multifamily properties with more than 12 units.

Go deeperMore about commercial, HOA and sports turf, with the rules and sourcesOpen

What does Colorado’s turf law ban now?

The rule comes from SB24-005, as amended by HB25-1113. Since January 1, 2026, Colorado cities, towns and special and metro districts may not install or allow nonfunctional artificial turf as part of new development or redevelopment on the property types the state law covers:

  • commercial, institutional and industrial property
  • HOA common property
  • street rights-of-way, parking lots, medians and transportation corridors

Single-family lots aren’t on that list. From January 1, 2028, the ban also covers common areas, such as entryways and parks, of multifamily properties with more than 12 dwelling units.

Two definitions do most of the work:

  • Redevelopment is a construction project that needs a building or landscaping permit, plan check or design review and disturbs more than 50% of the landscape area.
  • Existing turf. The law does not stop a local government from letting turf installed before January 1, 2026 be maintained. Whether a full replacement counts as maintenance hasn’t been tested, so ask the town before you plan one.

What still counts as functional turf?

Functional artificial turf stays allowed. Colorado’s 2025 amendment defines it as artificial turf located in a recreational use area or other space regularly used for civic, community or recreational purposes, which may include:

  • a playground
  • a sports field
  • a picnic ground
  • an amphitheater
  • a portion of a park
  • the playing area of a golf course, such as a driving range, chipping and putting green, tee box, green, fairway and rough

On new development and redevelopment, that’s the line a board or a developer is working with: turf that gets played on, gathered on or putted on can go in, and turf that’s only there to look green, in an entry bed or down a median, can’t. The drawing at the top of this page maps it on one site.

What do the town codes say on top of the state law?

State law sets the floor. These town codes in the corridor say more:

Town What its code says
Windsor Bars artificial turf from any landscape plan for new development or major redevelopment, allowing only functional artificial turf by the Director’s exception.
Fort Collins Bars artificial turf from development landscape plans; development on existing single- and two-unit home lots is exempt from that section.
Evans Artificial turf is not acceptable for public or common areas.
Greeley Allows artificial turf as ground cover only in areas not visible from public rights-of-way and streets.
Dacono Artificial plants and synthetic turf can’t be used to meet its landscaping requirements.
Longmont Bans nonfunctional artificial turf in new development and redevelopment on multifamily, commercial, industrial, institutional and common-interest property and in rights-of-way, medians and transportation corridors.
Eaton Since January 1, 2026, bars nonfunctional artificial turf in new development and redevelopment on rights-of-way, commercial, institutional and industrial property, HOA common property and multifamily properties with more than 12 units.
Milliken Bars nonfunctional artificial turf in new development and redevelopment on commercial, institutional, industrial, HOA common and right-of-way property.
Wellington Doesn’t permit nonfunctional artificial turf in new development or redevelopment; turf installed before January 1, 2026 may be maintained.
Loveland Updated its development code in March 2026 to apply the state nonfunctional-turf law; the city says that law does not apply to single-family lots or private lots in duplex, condo and townhome developments.

Before a board votes, read the town’s current code and your HOA or district’s own rules. The town-by-town turf rules keep the sources and dates.

What decides whether a common-area field lasts?

Common-area and sports turf takes more traffic than any backyard, and it takes it in the same places: the goal mouth, the bottom of the slide, the path in from the parking lot.

  • Drainage at scale. A field sheds a lot of water. The Colorado Geological Survey says the state’s expansive clays can swell up to 20% by volume when wet, and water that ponds under turf is water that moves the ground.
  • The right surface for the use. A sports field, a playground and a putting green are three different builds, with different turf, infill and padding.
  • Documents for the board. Spec sheets, and PFAS documentation: since January 1, 2026, Colorado law bars anyone from installing artificial turf that contains intentionally added PFAS chemicals.
  • A maintenance plan. Brushing, infill top-ups and debris removal on a schedule, with someone named to do it.
  • Who pays. Colorado’s state turf-replacement grant money may not be used to replace lawn with artificial turf. The Colorado Water Conservation Board’s grant last closed on February 28, 2025, and HOAs and businesses were never eligible to apply for it directly. More in the rebate guide.

The rules this page is built on.

Each rule as it's recorded from its public source, with a link to that source and the day it was last checked. Not legal advice; for your own address, ask the town or a Colorado attorney.

  1. 01State lawColorado

    Since January 1, 2026, Colorado cities, towns and special and metro districts may not install or allow nonfunctional artificial turf as part of new development or redevelopment on the property types the state law covers.

    C.R.S. 37-99-103(1), SB24-005 as amended by HB25-1113 (signed act) · checked Sep 24, 2026

  2. 02State lawColorado

    Colorado's nonfunctional-turf ban applies to commercial, institutional and industrial property, HOA common property, and street rights-of-way, parking lots, medians and transportation corridors, not to single-family lots.

    C.R.S. 37-99-102(1)(a), SB24-005 (signed act) · checked Sep 24, 2026

  3. 03State lawColorado

    Under Colorado's turf law, a redevelopment project is one that needs a building or landscaping permit, plan check or design review and disturbs more than 50% of the landscape area.

    C.R.S. 37-99-102(14), SB24-005 (signed act) · checked Sep 24, 2026

  4. 04State lawColorado

    Colorado's turf law does not stop a local government from letting turf installed before January 1, 2026 be maintained.

    C.R.S. 37-99-103(4)(a), SB24-005 (signed act) · checked Sep 24, 2026

  5. 05State lawColorado

    Functional artificial turf stays allowed under Colorado's 2025 amendment, which defines it to include playgrounds, sports fields, picnic grounds, parts of parks and golf playing areas such as putting and chipping greens.

    C.R.S. 37-99-102(6.5), added by HB25-1113 (signed act) · checked Sep 24, 2026

  6. 06State lawColorado

    From January 1, 2028, the ban on nonfunctional artificial turf in new development and redevelopment also covers common areas, such as entryways and parks, of multifamily properties with more than 12 dwelling units.

    C.R.S. 37-99-103(5)(a) and 37-99-102(1.5), (10.5), added by HB25-1113 (signed act) · checked Sep 25, 2026

  7. 07State lawColorado

    Since January 1, 2026, Colorado law bars anyone from installing artificial turf that contains intentionally added PFAS chemicals anywhere in the state.

    SB24-081 bill summary (as enacted), Colorado General Assembly; approved by the Governor 2024-05-01 · checked Sep 24, 2026

  8. 08State lawColorado

    The Colorado Water Conservation Board's turf-replacement grant last closed on February 28, 2025, and single-family homeowners, HOAs and businesses were never eligible to apply for it directly.

    Colorado Water Conservation Board, Turf Replacement Grant Program page · checked Sep 24, 2026

  9. 09State lawColorado

    Colorado's state turf-replacement grant money may not be used to replace lawn with artificial turf.

    C.R.S. 37-60-135(4)(c)(IV), created by HB22-1151 (signed act, 2022-06-08) · checked Sep 24, 2026

  10. 10Town codeWindsor

    Windsor's landscape code bars artificial turf from any landscape plan for new development or major redevelopment, allowing only functional artificial turf by the Director's exception.

    Windsor Municipal Code Sec. 15-3-20(b)(2) (codified through Ord. No. 2026-1749, July 13, 2026) · checked Sep 24, 2026

  11. 11Town codeFort Collins

    Fort Collins' Land Use Code bars artificial turf from development landscape plans, but development on existing single- and two-unit home lots is exempt from that section.

    Fort Collins Land Use Code 5.10.1(A) and (D)(2)(d), Ordinance No. 008, 2025 · checked Sep 24, 2026

  12. 12Town codeLoveland

    Loveland updated its development code in March 2026 to apply the state nonfunctional-turf law, and the city says that law does not apply to single-family lots or private lots in duplex, condo and townhome developments.

    City of Loveland, "Landscape Changes" project page (Ordinance 6819) · checked Sep 24, 2026

  13. 13Town codeLongmont Land

    Longmont's development code bans nonfunctional artificial turf in new development and redevelopment on multifamily, commercial, industrial, institutional and common-interest property and in rights-of-way, medians and transportation corridors, with no rule found for single-family lots.

    Longmont Land Development Code Sec. 15.05.040.C.4.a.i (codified through Ord. No. O-2026-39, June 23, 2026) · checked Sep 24, 2026

  14. 14Town codeWellington

    Wellington does not permit nonfunctional artificial turf in new development or redevelopment, though turf installed before January 1, 2026 may be maintained.

    Wellington Municipal Code Sec. 15-5-40 (codified through Ord. No. 07-2026, July 14, 2026) · checked Sep 24, 2026

  15. 15Town codeEaton

    Since January 1, 2026, Eaton bars nonfunctional artificial turf in new development and redevelopment on rights-of-way, commercial, institutional and industrial property, HOA common property and multifamily properties with more than 12 units.

    Eaton Municipal Code Sec. 7-13-2 (Ord. 668, 2025; codified through Nov. 20, 2025) · checked Sep 24, 2026

  16. 16Town codeMilliken

    Milliken bars nonfunctional artificial turf in new development and redevelopment on commercial, institutional, industrial, HOA common and right-of-way property, and exempts existing detached homes and duplexes from its landscape standards.

    Milliken Municipal Code Secs. 16-3-303 (Ord. 831, 2025-12-22) and 16-3-305(c) (codified through Ord. No. 838, March 25, 2026) · checked Sep 24, 2026

  17. 17Town codeEvans

    Evans' landscape design code says artificial turf is not acceptable for public or common areas.

    Evans Municipal Code Sec. 18.08.020 (codified through Ord. No. 855-26, Jan. 6, 2026) · checked Sep 24, 2026

  18. 18Town codeDacono

    Dacono's code says artificial plants and synthetic turf cannot be used to meet its landscaping requirements.

    Dacono Municipal Code Sec. 16-657(g) (Ord. No. 787, 2014; codified through Ord. No. 1011, March 9, 2026) · checked Sep 24, 2026

  19. 19Town codeGreeley

    Greeley's development code allows artificial turf as ground cover only in areas not visible from public rights-of-way and streets.

    Greeley Municipal Code Sec. 24-802 (Ord. No. 36, 2021; codified through Ord. No. 16, 2026) · checked Sep 24, 2026

  20. 20SoilColorado

    The Colorado Geological Survey calls expansive soil Colorado's most significant geologic hazard, with clays that can swell up to 20% by volume when wet.

    Colorado Geological Survey, Expansive Soil & Rock · checked Sep 24, 2026

Sources for this page16
  1. HB25-1113 signed act: C.R.S. 37-99-102(1.5), (6.5), (10.5) and 37-99-103(1), (5)(a), SB24-005 as amended · checked Sep 24, 2026
  2. SB24-005 signed act: C.R.S. 37-99-102(1)(a), (14) and 37-99-103(4)(a) · checked Sep 24, 2026
  3. SB24-081 bill summary (as enacted), Colorado General Assembly · checked Sep 24, 2026
  4. Colorado Water Conservation Board, Turf Replacement Grant Program page · checked Sep 24, 2026
  5. C.R.S. 37-60-135(4)(c)(IV), created by HB22-1151 (signed act, 2022-06-08) · checked Sep 24, 2026
  6. Windsor Municipal Code Sec. 15-3-20(b)(2) (codified through Ord. No. 2026-1749, July 13, 2026) · checked Sep 24, 2026
  7. Fort Collins Land Use Code 5.10.1(A) and (D)(2)(d), Ordinance No. 008, 2025 · checked Sep 24, 2026
  8. City of Loveland, "Landscape Changes" project page (Ordinance 6819) · checked Sep 24, 2026
  9. Longmont Land Development Code Sec. 15.05.040.C.4.a.i (codified through Ord. No. O-2026-39, June 23, 2026) · checked Sep 24, 2026
  10. Wellington Municipal Code Sec. 15-5-40 (codified through Ord. No. 07-2026, July 14, 2026) · checked Sep 24, 2026
  11. Eaton Municipal Code Sec. 7-13-2 (Ord. 668, 2025; codified through Nov. 20, 2025) · checked Sep 24, 2026
  12. Milliken Municipal Code Secs. 16-3-303 (Ord. 831, 2025-12-22) and 16-3-305(c) (codified through Ord. No. 838, March 25, 2026) · checked Sep 24, 2026
  13. Evans Municipal Code Sec. 18.08.020 (codified through Ord. No. 855-26, Jan. 6, 2026) · checked Sep 24, 2026
  14. Dacono Municipal Code Sec. 16-657(g) (Ord. No. 787, 2014; codified through Ord. No. 1011, March 9, 2026) · checked Sep 24, 2026
  15. Greeley Municipal Code Sec. 24-802 (Ord. No. 36, 2021; codified through Ord. No. 16, 2026) · checked Sep 24, 2026
  16. Colorado Geological Survey, Expansive Soil & Rock · checked Sep 24, 2026

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