SACRAMENTO (AP) — Driven by a historic drought, California regulators on Friday mandated that lawns and other landscaping on new and renovated homes and buildings across the parched state guzzle less water. The state Building Standards Commission voted to change development rules to reduce the demand for water. Developers can meet the rules by planting shrubs and bushes instead of grass or installing slow-trickling valves instead of traditional sprinklers.
State mandates low-water lawns on renovated, new homes & buildings