Many CYV neighborhoods have grass
Only a few CYV neighborhoods do not allow grass. Right now, I think they are building both types of CYV neighborhoods. I could be wrong, but I think for awhile in 2008 or 2009 they started building CYVs with only patios and mulched areas for plantings, but I know I have seen grass in some of the newest ones, as well as those built around the time mine was (2006).
We have grass, and like it for both our dog and because I think it looks/feels cooler than concrete only. But I know that some dogs adapt and just use the mulched areas. Probably the CYV neighborhoods that do not allow concrete may have fewer dogs.
One of our neighbors, who has 2 dogs, removed his front grass but kept it in the back - for his dogs. Also, he does his own mowing and can leave in summer for a few weeks at a time and mow when he returns, with no one being able to see it. Says it's not all that hard to mow even when it's a few inches long (it's zoysia).
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