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Originally Posted by Carl in Tampa
Kudos to perrjojo for cutting through to the purpose of Kitty's inquiry.
The advice given is correct. Contact the ARC to find out what you may do with your landscape. In many places, and surely here, a certain percentage of your front lawn must be in sod. Hardscaping, xeriscaping and succulent-scaping doesn't appear to be the way to go in most residential neighborhoods.
One minor quibble with the post above. People are permitted to walk in that portion of "your" front yard that is between your property line and the street. It isn't yours!
And for thousands of us who live with our house backing up to a street it is likely that the same goes for our back yards. Again, check your personal plat map.
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Carl, I'm not sure the requirement about a certain percentage of lawn being in sod, is in effect any more. In 2008 Florida legislature enacted the Florida Water Bill, which allows homeowners to convert their lawns to Florida friendly landscaping, and supersedes any homeowner association rules. The state is encouraging homeowners to change from sod to options such as xeriscaping, as it will cut watering costs and be friendlier to the environment.
New Florida landscaping law supersedes homeowner association rules | members.jacksonville.com