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PLASTIC GRASS
EXCESSIVE HEAT
REDUCTION IN WATER QUALITY
REDUCTION IN BIODIVERSITY
Hayley Salazar, MA
Jeanine Sharkey, MLA, PLA (CA 7086), SITES AP
Image Credit: Jeanine Sharkey©
Image Credit: Jeanine Sharkey©
DROUGHT
TOLERANT PLANTS
TURF GRASS /
LAWN
ASPHALT
ROAD
ARTIFICIAL
TURF
Source: Esri, Maxar, Earthstar
Geographics, and the GIS User
Community | Esri Community
Maps Contributors, City of
Chula Vista, SanGIS, California
State Parks, ©
OpenStreetMap, Microsoft,
CONANP, Esri, TomTom,
Garmin, Foursquare,
SafeGraph, GeoTechnologies,
Inc, METI/NASA, USGS, Bureau
of Land Management, EPA,
NPS, US Census Bureau, USDA,
USFWS | 2019 The Trust for
Public Land
Image source:
https://www.arcgis.com/ho
me/webmap/viewer.html?w
ebmap=339c93a11b7d4cf7b
222d60768d32ae5
Source: Esri, Maxar, Earthstar
Geographics, and the GIS User
Community | Esri Community
Maps Contributors, City of
Chula Vista, SanGIS, California
State Parks, ©
OpenStreetMap, Microsoft,
CONANP, Esri, TomTom,
Garmin, Foursquare,
SafeGraph, GeoTechnologies,
Inc, METI/NASA, USGS, Bureau
of Land Management, EPA,
NPS, US Census Bureau, USDA,
USFWS | 2019 The Trust for
Public Land
Image source:
https://www.arcgis.com/ho
me/webmap/viewer.html?w
ebmap=339c93a11b7d4cf7b
222d60768d32ae5
Source: Esri, Maxar, Earthstar
Geographics, and the GIS User
Community | Esri Community
Maps Contributors, City of
Chula Vista, SanGIS, California
State Parks, ©
OpenStreetMap, Microsoft,
CONANP, Esri, TomTom,
Garmin, Foursquare,
SafeGraph, GeoTechnologies,
Inc, METI/NASA, USGS, Bureau
of Land Management, EPA,
NPS, US Census Bureau, USDA,
USFWS | 2019 The Trust for
Public Land
Image source:
https://www.arcgis.com/ho
me/webmap/viewer.html?w
ebmap=339c93a11b7d4cf7b
222d60768d32ae5
Source: Esri, Maxar, Earthstar
Geographics, and the GIS User
Community | Esri Community
Maps Contributors, City of
Chula Vista, SanGIS, California
State Parks, ©
OpenStreetMap, Microsoft,
CONANP, Esri, TomTom,
Garmin, Foursquare,
SafeGraph, GeoTechnologies,
Inc, METI/NASA, USGS, Bureau
of Land Management, EPA,
NPS, US Census Bureau, USDA,
USFWS | 2019 The Trust for
Public Land
Image source:
https://www.arcgis.com/ho
me/webmap/viewer.html?w
ebmap=339c93a11b7d4cf7b
222d60768d32ae5
Source: Esri, Maxar, Earthstar
Geographics, and the GIS User
Community | Esri Community
Maps Contributors, City of
Chula Vista, SanGIS, California
State Parks, ©
OpenStreetMap, Microsoft,
CONANP, Esri, TomTom,
Garmin, Foursquare,
SafeGraph, GeoTechnologies,
Inc, METI/NASA, USGS, Bureau
of Land Management, EPA,
NPS, US Census Bureau, USDA,
USFWS | 2019 The Trust for
Public Land
Image source:
https://www.arcgis.com/ho
me/webmap/viewer.html?w
ebmap=339c93a11b7d4cf7b
222d60768d32ae5
OTAY RANCH H.S.
OTAY RANCH H.S.
BONITA VISTA H.S.
HILL TOP H.S.
MUELLER CHARTER
Averages
between 140˚
- 170˚
37˚ hotter than
asphalt
86.5˚ hotter than
grass
Image credit: public domain, via
Wikimedia Commons
Image Credit:
https://ga.water.usgs.go
v/edu/watercycle.html ,
public domain, via
Wikimedia Commons
Annual Average Maximum
Temperature under a High Emissions
Scenario
Image credit and source: Cal-Adapt. Data: LOCA
Downscaled CMIP5 Climate Projections (Scripps Institution of Oceanography), Gridded Observed Meteorological Data
(University of Colorado Boulder), LOCA Derived Products (Geospatial Innovation Facility).
.
Image Credit: 2024 Google
TELEGRAPH CANYON ROAD
Image Credit:
https://www.sandiegocounty.gov/content/sdc
/dpw/watersheds/Watersheds.html
SAN DIEGO WATERSHEDS
CHULA VISTA WATERSHEDS Image Credit:
https://www.sandiegocounty.gov/content/sdc
/dpw/watersheds/Watersheds.html
CHULA VISTA WATERSHEDS Image Credit:
https://www.sandiegocounty.gov/content/sdc
/dpw/watersheds/Watersheds.html
Image credit:
ChulaVistaCA.gov
https://www.chulavistac
a.gov/home/showpublis
heddocument/6202/635
446446621370000
Image Credit: 2024 Google
CHULA VISTA BAYSIDE PARK
Image credit: Pacific Southwest Region USFWS from Sacramento, US, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons
NATIVE CHAPARRAL SHRUBLAND
Benefits of fake grass
Reduction in water use in the landscape
Reduction in garden fertilizers
Reduction in maintenance
Water is still needed for cooling or cleaning purposes
Trading chemicals for chemicals
Loss in opportunity for exercise
Drawbacks to fake grass
Water usage to reduce temperature and make it usable
Water usage to wash away bacteria
Heat island effect
Potential to chemical exposure
Reduction in ecosystem services (drainage, bacteria breakdown, etc.) Zero biodiversity / pollinator support
Removal of soil for installation & not eligible for rebates Needs replacing every 10 – 15 years
Not recyclable – will head to the Otay Landfill
Civil Code § 4735. Low Water-Using Plants and Artificial Turf. (a) Notwithstanding any other law, a provision of the governing documents or architectural or landscaping guidelines or policies shall be void and unenforceable if it does any of the following:
(1) Prohibits, or includes conditions that have the effect of prohibiting, the use of low water-using plants as a group or as a replacement of existing turf. (2) Prohibits, or includes conditions that have the effect of prohibiting, the use of artificial turf or any other synthetic surface that resembles grass.
(3) Has the effect of prohibiting or restricting compliance with either of the following:
(A) A water-efficient landscape ordinance adopted or in effect pursuant to subdivision (c) of
Section 65595 of the Government Code.
(B) Any regulation or restriction on the use of water adopted pursuant to Section 353 or 375 of the Water Code.
(etc..)
Senate Bill No. 676
CHAPTER 498
An act to amend Section 53087.7 of the Government Code, relating to local government. [ Approved by Governor October 08, 2023. Filed with Secretary of State October 08, 2023. ]
LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST
SB 676, Allen. Local ordinances and regulations: drought-tolerant landscaping.
Existing law prohibits a city, including a charter city, county, and city and county, from enacting or enforcing any ordinance or regulation that prohibits the installation ofdrought-tolerant landscaping, synthetic grass, or artificial turf on residential property, as specified.
This bill would instead prohibit a city, including a chartercity, county, or city and county from enacting or enforcing any ordinance or regulation that prohibits the installation of drought-tolerant landscaping using living plant material on residential property. The bill would specify that drought-tolerant landscaping does not includ e the installation of synthetic grass or artificial turf.
The bill would include findings that changes proposed by this bill address a matter of statewide concern rather than a municipal affair and, therefore, apply to all cities, including charter cities.
Climate Adaptation Plan (2011) Climate adaptation means taking actions today to prepare for expected current and future impacts of climate change. The City of Chula Vista has long understood the risk of climate change to its community and has established itself as a leader among municipalities in planning to reduce, or mitigate, citywide greenhouse gas emissions. https://www.chulavistaca.gov/departments/clean/conservation/climate-action-plan
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