--- title: "Artificial Turf in Sterling Ranch, CO | TIMELESS Grass & Greens" description: "Plan your first back yard in Sterling Ranch. Choose a lawn, compact green or pet area alongside the planting and paths you want." url: https://www.timelessgrass.com/denver-metro/sterling-ranch-co/ --- Sterling Ranch, CO # Artificial turf in Sterling Ranch, CO, often a new yard's first landscape. Builder dirt out back? Plan turf, paths and beds together, around the chase drains and side access. Start with a free visit and a written price. - Plan future beds and paths before the surface - Keep chase drains and side access available - Bring the CAB requirements into the discussion [Request a free estimate](https://www.timelessgrass.com/estimate/) [Call 303-349-2368](tel:3033492368) - Layout approved before installation - American-made turf - Free estimates, no pressure The short answer ## What should be decided before turf goes into a Sterling Ranch yard? Get the CAB's written approval first, since any change to the lot needs it before work starts. Then locate chase drains and drainage routes on the property plan, and decide where seating, beds and shade go. Planning a turf installation? Get a layout, turf options and a written quote for your space. [Request a free estimate](https://www.timelessgrass.com/estimate/) [Call 303-349-2368](tel:3033492368) We’ll call to arrange a free site visit. Before you install in Sterling Ranch ## What to know in Sterling Ranch. The rules in short. We measure and check the ground at a free visit, then draw a layout that fits. [Request a free estimate](https://www.timelessgrass.com/estimate/) [Call 303-349-2368](tel:3033492368) - ### The first landscape Plan the whole yard before turf goes in — mark the seating, beds and shade you want, and keep irrigation for what stays living. Tell us about narrow side yards or other work still underway. See the rule on the first landscape Plan the complete yard, even if turf is one stage. Mark where you want seating, beds, shade and the route from the house. A small pet area or putting green can be considered alongside a lawn instead of filling every available corner. Retain irrigation for the living landscape that stays in the plan. Tell us which other work is still underway and who needs access. Narrow side yards and delivery routes belong in the estimate as much as the turf area. - ### Existing drainage If a chase drain crosses your yard, mark it on the property plan and confirm how it must stay accessible. A water-wise planting plan alone doesn't mean the CAB accepts a turf layout. See the rule on existing drainage Leave the chase drain doing its job. Where a chase drain crosses the yard, locate it on the property plan and confirm how it must remain accessible. Bring any builder or CAB drainage conditions before considering a change in grade. Ask the CAB for the current requirements and applicable written approval for the proposed landscape. A water-wise planting plan does not by itself establish acceptance of a turf product or layout. Bring the conditions to the estimate. - ### The new-build yard Yards are often handed over raw or barely landscaped, so turf is usually a first landscape. Lot changes need the CAB's written approval; ask in writing whether it limits turf, and where. See the rule on the new-build yard Builder dirt out back, and an approval to get before anyone digs. Sterling Ranch is still being built. Construction began in early 2016, and the plan runs to nine villages on 3,400 acres over about 20 years ([Sterling Ranch](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sterling_Ranch,_Colorado)). Yards are often handed over raw or barely landscaped at closing, so turf here is usually a first landscape rather than a replacement. Every lot sits under the Sterling Ranch Community Authority Board and one of seven metropolitan districts, and any change to the outside of the home or the lot needs the CAB's written approval before work starts, drawn to its Code of Rules Guidebook (Sterling Ranch CAB). Ask the CAB in writing whether its standards limit artificial turf, and where, before the layout is settled. For a detached house, state law sets a floor under the CAB's rules: Colorado's SB23-178 keeps HOA design guidelines from ruling nonvegetative turf out of the back yard (SB23-178). - ### The ground New lots often have compacted fill that drains poorly, with a builder grade that shouldn't be changed. The free visit measures the way in and checks the ground before we draw the layout. See the rule on the ground Compacted fill, chase drains and a builder grade to keep. Sterling Ranch sits at 5,709 feet on the bench between the plains and the foothills, west of Chatfield and just below Waterton Canyon and Roxborough State Park. Its clay carries the swelling risk of bentonite and montmorillonite that the Colorado Geological Survey describes along the Front Range ([Colorado Geological Survey](https://coloradogeologicalsurvey.org/hazards/expansive-soil-rock/)). A new lot adds its own problems: heavily compacted construction subgrade and imported fill that drains poorly and settles unevenly, debris in the top layers, and a builder's rough grade that shouldn't be changed. If a chase drain installed by Douglas County or the CAB runs through your yard, the base has to leave it working. Narrow side yards and tight rear setbacks make access the other half of the job. The free site visit measures the way in, checks the ground and finds the drains before the layout is drawn. - ### Water Turf fits the community's water-saving plan as the part of the yard that uses no water. Don't count on a rebate — the state's turf grants excluded artificial turf and closed in March 2025. See the rule on water A community built around saving water, with room for turf in the plan. Dominion Water and Sanitation District, set up in 2004, supplies water and wastewater service across some 33,000 acres of northwest Douglas County and built a treatment plant inside Sterling Ranch. It broke ground on the Chatfield Basin Water Reclamation Facility in August 2025, and its supply comes through partnerships with Denver Water, Aurora Water and Douglas County systems, from sources up to 85 miles away ([Dominion Water and Sanitation District](https://www.dominionwsd.org/)). Sterling Ranch runs Colorado's first community-wide rainwater harvesting program, managed by Dominion, and its homes come with advanced water metering and smart irrigation controls. With Denver Botanic Gardens, the community also publishes a list of drought-tolerant plants for residents ([Sterling Ranch](https://sterlingranch.com/our-story/sustainability/)). Turf fits that plan as the part of the yard that uses no water at all, set among plants from that list. Don't count on a rebate for it: the state's turf-replacement grants excluded artificial turf and then closed in March 2025 (CWCB). [Request a free estimate](https://www.timelessgrass.com/estimate/) [Call 303-349-2368](tel:3033492368) What we install in Sterling Ranch ## Choose your turf project. Compare a first lawn, pet area or compact green within the complete plan for your new yard. - [### Artificial lawns Spend less time mowing, with an artificial lawn planned around your yard and its use. See artificial lawns](https://www.timelessgrass.com/denver-metro/residential-turf/) - [### Putting greens Practice your putting right outside your back door. See putting greens](https://www.timelessgrass.com/denver-metro/putting-greens/) - [### Pet turf A dog run or pet lawn planned around drainage, secure edges and regular cleaning. See pet turf](https://www.timelessgrass.com/denver-metro/pet-turf/) FAQ ## Turf questions in Sterling Ranch. ### Who installs artificial turf in Sterling Ranch, CO? We install first-landscape turf, small-yard putting greens and turf for pets in Sterling Ranch, CO. New back yards here often start as builder dirt, and every lot sits under the Sterling Ranch Community Authority Board, which wants written approval for changes to the home or lot before work starts. Call 303-349-2368 for a free estimate. ### What are the watering rules in Sterling Ranch? Ask Dominion Water and Sanitation District for its current rules before you plant anything that needs water; homes here already carry smart irrigation controls ([Dominion Water and Sanitation District](https://www.dominionwsd.org/)). Turf needs no watering at all. ### What's a chase drain, and does it matter for turf? It's a drain that Douglas County or the CAB put in, and some run through back yards; the CAB publishes a page about them (Sterling Ranch CAB). A turf base has to leave it working, so it gets located before the layout is drawn. ### Which parts of Sterling Ranch are built so far? Providence Village, the first of the nine villages, holds just under 800 homes with a recreation center, church, school, civic center and parks, and Ascent Village and Parkvale are underway. The Sterling Ranch Community Library is due to open in Providence Village in 2027 ([Sterling Ranch](https://sterlingranch.com/)). Nearby areas we cover - [Highlands Ranch, CO](https://www.timelessgrass.com/denver-metro/highlands-ranch-co/) - [Ken Caryl, CO](https://www.timelessgrass.com/denver-metro/ken-caryl-co/) - [Columbine, CO](https://www.timelessgrass.com/denver-metro/columbine-co/) - [Littleton, CO](https://www.timelessgrass.com/denver-metro/littleton-co/) - [Louviers, CO](https://www.timelessgrass.com/denver-metro/louviers-co/) - [Roxborough Park, CO](https://www.timelessgrass.com/denver-metro/roxborough-park-co/) - [Everywhere we work in Denver Metro](https://www.timelessgrass.com/denver-metro/) Free estimate ## Your free estimate in Sterling Ranch. Tell us about your project and we’ll call to arrange a free visit. [Or call 303-349-2368](tel:3033492368) Your free estimate includes - A visit to measure your space - A custom layout, drawn for your space - Turf options, side by side - A written price, with no pressure to sign [Request a free estimate](https://www.timelessgrass.com/estimate/) Five short steps. We’ll call to arrange your visit.