Countywide : County May Tighten Landscaping Rules
Because of the drought, the county’s planning staff may tighten landscape guidelines for new developments in the unincorporated areas to encourage water conservation.
The staff will ask the County Board of Supervisors on Tuesday to approve revisions in the guidelines followed for commercial, industrial and residential developments that include common open space areas.
Possible changes include restricting the use of water-thirsty grass, requiring more efficient irrigation equipment and practices, and checking to make sure landscaping was installed as called for in the plan.
Any changes would be permanent. The staff met with the county’s landscape architect consultants and members of the Water Conservation Landscape Task Force and recommended against tougher temporary restrictions designed to be in force until the end of the drought.
If given the go-ahead, the staff would return to the supervisors in February with the proposed revisions for their final approval or denial.
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