The homeowner found himself in trouble when he wanted a lawn option that didn’t need regular mowing or upkeep but still looked nice.
West Footscray resident Fadh Yusof is fighting an order from Maribyrnong City Council to tear up a patch of artificial grass in his front yard and replace it with real lawn.Yusof, 36, said the synthetic lawn was professionally installed in April last year at a cost of around $5000 after he settled on a townhouse that he purchased soon after it was built in 2022.
Yusof was unaware he had breached any regulations until he received a remedial letter in February this year from a Maribyrnong City Council planning enforcement officer demanding that he replace the plastic lawn. Among the arguments put forward by Yusof was that the word “lawn” in the landscape plan was broad enough to include artificial turf as it did not specify the grass must be natural.
Critics of fake grass say it contributes to the urban heat island effect, harms biodiversity and can leech microplastics into waterways. “It’s a small area within my own property,” he said. “I was very happy with the outcome, because I don’t have to worry about mowing the lawn every month.”
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