The latest drought regulations being imposed are not a major concern for Nevada County’s Building Department director. The regulations, passed by the California Water Commission, will limit the amount of turf grass on future construction to a-quarter of a landscaped area, from the current one-third. But Craig Griesbach doesn’t foresee much difficulty with the change…

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The restrictions will apply to all homes with more than 500 square feet of landscaped area, or essentially all new homes to be built around the state. Griesbach says the end of large green lawns won’t necessarily reduce a home’s marketability…

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The new rules follow state-mandated watering restrictions that went into effect in June, with watering limited to two days a week. Governor Brown also signed a bill this week that allows brown lawns without residents’ facing sanctions by homeowners’ associations.