The Los Angeles Times reports: The California Water Commission, responding to a fourth year of drought, approved sharp new limits on the amount of water that can be used on landscapes surrounding newly constructed buildings, such as houses, businesses and schools.

The revised ordinance will limit grass to about 25% of a home’s combined front, back and side yards in all new construction.

Owners of existing homes do not completely escape the restrictions: Those who launch significant renovations of outdoor areas with more than 2,500 square feet of landscaping also face cutbacks.

Additionally, grass will be all but banned in landscapes of new commercial, industrial and institutional buildings.

Read more, Los Angeles Times