Quan Ha has pleaded not guilty to a misdemeanor count of violating the Orange city code.
Ha and his wife replaced their grass with wood chips in 2008.
They just had a baby and say they were thinking about the future.
Southern California cities people for overwatering their lawns.
And the Has say they figured eliminating the grass was the right thing to do.
Code enforcement officials charge the couple hasn't maintained the required live landscaping over 40 percent of the yard.
