--- title: "Artificial Turf in Welby, CO | TIMELESS Grass & Greens" description: "Welby's water district ends lawn watering on 1 October 2026. Plan an artificial lawn, dog run or putting green around Adams County's turf rule and your ground." url: https://www.timelessgrass.com/denver-metro/welby-co/ --- Welby, CO # Artificial turf in Welby, CO, that stays green with the sprinklers off. On North Washington Street water, lawn sprinklers stop after 30 September. An artificial lawn, dog run or putting green stays usable anyway. Free visit, ground checked, written price. - A lawn that needs no watering day - Adams County's turf rule checked for your parcel first - A base built for wet flats, clay or shale slopes [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 ## Can I still water my Welby lawn this fall? Not after 30 September 2026, if North Washington Street Water and Sanitation District serves you. It follows Denver Water's restrictions by contract, and sprinklers stay off into spring 2027 until an official resolution allows them. 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 Welby ## What to know in Welby. 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 district in Welby Vegetables and annuals can still be watered by hand until first frost, but lawns can't after 30 September. Put turf where the grass was — it needs no watering day this fall or next spring. See the rule on the district in welby Your vegetables can still be watered. Your lawn can't. Welby grew on irrigation: its settlers secured water rights from Clear Creek, and farming families formed the Vegetable Producers Cooperative Association in 1923 ([Adams County Welby plan](https://adamscountyco.gov/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/WELBY.pdf)). Today North Washington Street Water and Sanitation District keeps its office on E. 78th Avenue, and by contract its customers follow Denver Water's restrictions. The district's 2026 notice treats a garden and a lawn differently ([North Washington Street Water and Sanitation District](https://www.nwashingtonwaterco.gov/drought-watering-restrictions-2026)). Annuals and vegetables may be watered any day until the first frost, with a hand-held hose and shut-off nozzle or low-volume, non-spray irrigation. Trees, shrubs and perennials get the same, drip included. Lawns aren't on that list after 30 September. So plan the yard around the hose. Keep beds and trees where hand-watering or a drip line reaches them, and put turf where the grass was. It needs no watering day, this fall or in spring 2027. - ### Farm-zoned ground Adams County's turf ban on new development and change-of-use permits skips agricultural uses. On A-1 land, ask the county in writing whether your lawn counts before planning either way. See the rule on farm-zoned ground On A-1 land, the county's turf ban may not reach you. Welby is part of unincorporated Adams County ([Adams County Welby plan](https://adamscountyco.gov/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/WELBY.pdf)), and the county's development code rules out artificial turf as landscaping for the new development and change-of-use permits it covers ([Adams County DSR, Chapter 4](https://adamscountyco.gov/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/dsr-chapter-04.pdf)). What sets Welby apart is the exemption. Agricultural uses fall outside the landscaping section, and the code says land used for crops or pasture isn't landscaping. That exemption covers real ground here. The county's April 2014 plan counted 158 parcels zoned A-1, averaging almost three acres and taking up 22.20% of Welby's area. Whether a lawn beside a house on A-1 land counts as agricultural use is for the county to say. Ask Community and Economic Development about your parcel, in writing, before you plan on either answer. On other residential lots, the question is whether your job counts as new development or a change in use. Our [Sherrelwood page](https://www.timelessgrass.com/denver-metro/sherrelwood-co/) sets out that test and the county's turf request route, which work the same way here. - ### Industrial Welby The draft code would bar nonfunctional artificial turf on business ground in new development, and any request would have to show a functional use. Ask the county how it reads that before you design. See the rule on industrial welby Business ground faces the county's tightest turf rules. The same plan counted 181 parcels zoned I-1, 21.68% of Welby's area. Adams County's draft code, case PRC2026-00016, would bar nonfunctional artificial turf on industrial, commercial and institutional property in new development or redevelopment, and any turf request would have to show a functional use ([draft regulations](https://publicinput.com/Customer/File/Full/5107d712-de57-4455-88fb-b591b20ac560)). Written comments close on 2 October 2026, and adopted rules would start on 1 January 2027 ([Adams County project page](https://publicinput.com/j80053)). The draft doesn't define a functional use for artificial turf. Its nearest example, in the rule on high-water grass, is active recreation such as parks and athletic fields. Ask the county how it will read that on your site before you settle a design, and see our [Colorado turf law guide](https://www.timelessgrass.com/guides/colorado-turf-law/) for the state's rules. We install [commercial turf](https://www.timelessgrass.com/services/commercial-turf/) and [sports field turf](https://www.timelessgrass.com/services/sports-field-turf/). - ### The ground By 78th Avenue the flats drain somewhat poorly over a high water table; on Washington Street it's shallow clay on a real slope. Either way, the base is built around where water goes. See the rule on the ground Wet flats by 78th Avenue, shale slopes on Washington Street. Welby isn't one soil. Around the district office on E. 78th Avenue, USDA maps loamy alluvial land on 0 to 1 percent slopes, somewhat poorly drained, with a water table as high as about 27 inches (69 centimetres) and occasional flooding ([USDA](https://sdmdataaccess.nrcs.usda.gov/)). Nunn clay loam covers other parts of the flats: about 31% clay on top and 38% below, where it's more prone to swell. At 8300 Washington Street the map turns to the Samsil-Shingle complex, on 3 to 35 percent slopes. Samsil is 50% clay at the surface, with soft bedrock at about 14 inches (36 centimetres). On the flats, water has nowhere to fall. The county's grading table for new lawn areas asks for a slope of at least 100:1, so we grade the base to carry water away instead of letting it sit over a high water table. On the Samsil slopes the shallow clay takes little water, so the edging and the drainage path come first. Here's [how the layers under turf are built](https://www.timelessgrass.com/blog/what-goes-under-artificial-turf/). Close to Clear Creek, ask Adams County about floodplain status before any regrading. Its Welby plan says development has encroached into the Clear Creek floodplain, which a March 2006 drainage master plan studied. - ### Room to use Welby's R-1-C lots average about 11,018 square feet, room for a dog run, a lawn and a putting green. In a planned unit development, check for an association and its rules first. See the rule on room to use Quarter-acre lots can hold a lawn, a dog run and a green. The county's 2014 plan counted 2,384 R-1-C parcels in Welby, averaging about 11,018 square feet. That's room to give each part of the yard one job: a dog run by the back door, a lawn for play and a [putting green](https://www.timelessgrass.com/services/putting-greens/) with its own fringe, with the vegetable beds left where the hose reaches. Your custom layout marks each area, and you approve it before work starts. In the planned unit developments the county lists, such as Devonshire Square, High Point Village and Crown Park Subdivision, check for an association and its current rules first. Our [guide to Colorado HOA turf rules](https://www.timelessgrass.com/guides/colorado-hoa-turf-rules/) covers what an association can require. [Request a free estimate](https://www.timelessgrass.com/estimate/) [Call 303-349-2368](tel:3033492368) What we install in Welby ## Choose your turf project. Choose a lawn, pet area or putting green for your home. For a business, start with the use the county will ask you to name. - [### 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/) - [### 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/) - [### Putting greens Practice your putting right outside your back door. See putting greens](https://www.timelessgrass.com/denver-metro/putting-greens/) - [### Commercial turf Turf for daycares, pet daycares and common areas, with maintenance planned around daily use. See commercial turf](https://www.timelessgrass.com/denver-metro/commercial-turf/) FAQ ## Turf questions in Welby. ### Who installs artificial turf in Welby, CO? We do. We lay artificial lawns, pet turf and backyard putting greens in Welby, CO, on a base built for the wet flats by E. 78th Avenue or the clay slopes along Washington Street. The free visit measures your yard and checks the ground, and you approve a custom layout before work starts. Call 303-349-2368. ### Is my Welby home on the North Washington Street district? Your water bill says. The district is at 3172 E. 78th Avenue and answers at 303-288-6664, so ask whether your street is one it serves ([North Washington Street Water and Sanitation District](https://www.nwashingtonwaterco.gov/)). If another provider bills you, that provider's restrictions apply instead. ### Does Thornton's turf rebate apply to a Welby home? It's Thornton Water's program, and our [Thornton page](https://www.timelessgrass.com/denver-metro/thornton-co/) sets out its rules. On North Washington Street water, ask the district about landscape programs before counting on money toward a project. Our [metro rebate guide](https://www.timelessgrass.com/guides/colorado-water-rebates-and-turf/) lists providers whose programs exclude artificial turf. Nearby areas we cover - [Thornton, CO](https://www.timelessgrass.com/denver-metro/thornton-co/) - [Commerce City, CO](https://www.timelessgrass.com/denver-metro/commerce-city-co/) - [Northglenn, CO](https://www.timelessgrass.com/denver-metro/northglenn-co/) - [Sherrelwood, CO](https://www.timelessgrass.com/denver-metro/sherrelwood-co/) - [Denver, CO](https://www.timelessgrass.com/denver-metro/denver-co/) - [Everywhere we work in Denver Metro](https://www.timelessgrass.com/denver-metro/) Useful links - [North Washington Street Water and Sanitation District: drought and watering restrictions 2026](https://www.nwashingtonwaterco.gov/drought-watering-restrictions-2026) - [Adams County Development Standards and Regulations, Chapter 4, October 1, 2024 (PDF)](https://adamscountyco.gov/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/dsr-chapter-04.pdf) Free estimate ## Your free estimate in Welby. 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.