Nevada Assembly Bill 356 (2021) makes Las Vegas the first U.S. jurisdiction to ban non-functional ornamental grass, requiring removal of decorative turf at commercial and HOA properties by January 1, 2027.
AB 356 prohibits Colorado River water from being used to irrigate non-functional turf at street medians, business parks, government complexes, and HOA common areas. Single-family residential lawns are exempt. SNWA offers a Water Smart Landscapes rebate of $5 per square foot up to 10,000 square feet, then $3 per square foot thereafter, to incentivize early conversion. Replacement landscapes must use drip-irrigated desert plants from the SNWA-approved plant list. The City of Las Vegas Code Enforcement and SNWA jointly track compliance using aerial imagery and parcel-level audits.
Properties failing to remove non-functional turf by the deadline face escalating water-use surcharges and may have water service flow-restricted. Re-installing banned turf voids the rebate and triggers repayment.
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