(a) Prior to the issuance of a building permit, three (3) copies of a landscape design plan consisting of the landscape and irrigation plans shall be submitted to the Planning Division. Such plans shall be drawn at a minimum scale of one (1) inch equals thirty (30) feet (maximum sheet size 30" X 42") and contain the following information:
(1) Building footprints and roof overhangs, walkways, parking surfaces and vehicular overhang lines, property lines, right-of-way lines, and easement lines.
(2) Calculations of the square footage and percent of total of all site elements including building footprints, parking, and landscaped area. Landscaped area shall also be further subdivided into subcategories of turf, shrubs/groundcover, and inorganic materials.
(3) The location of existing and proposed plant materials.
(4) Plant graphic symbol legend and a plant schedule including botanical and common names, planting size, number of plants, and on-center spacing of massed shrubs and ground cover plants on each landscape plan sheet.
(6) Inorganic materials schedule including type of materials (i.e. decomposed granite, river rock, screened rock, etc.) quantities and depth.
(7) Irrigation plan showing location of controller, existing or proposed meters, backflow preventer, water lines, heads, and materials schedule on each landscape plan sheet. Irrigation systems shall be designed to minimize maintenance and water consumption, and the irrigation system shall be properly designed and installed to ensure that overspray onto fences, walls and structures is eliminated to the maximum extent feasible.
(8) Irrigation details and pressure loss calculations.
(9) A diagrammatic plan showing the amount of shading that the landscaping is expected to provide at its maturity with the sun at its apex.
(b) The landscaping and irrigation plans shall be approved by the Director if found to be in compliance with the standards and requirements of this Chapter and Chapter 17.15
, which approval shall be obtained prior to the installation of the landscaping and irrigation materials. The installation of the landscaping and irrigation materials required by this Chapter shall be completed and shall be approved by the Director prior to the issuance of a Certificate of Occupancy for the structure, or prior to the use of the facility if no structure is involved.
[Ord. No. 515, Exhibit I, 5/22/13; Ord. No. 528, Exhibit M, 9/10/14.]