As provided for in Civil Code § 4735, the governing documents cannot prohibit or include conditions that have the effect of prohibiting or restricting the use of low water-using or drought tolerant plants as a group or as a replacement for existing turf.
That means an association can adopt landscaping rules that govern the types of low water-using plants that will be allowed and establish other landscaping requirements.
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