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(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.]
(a) Landscaping shall be designed, installed and continuously maintained in accordance with Chapter 17.15
of this Zoning Code and the following standards:
(1) Principles of Xeriscape Landscaping. Landscape developments shall be designed, installed and continuously maintained in accordance with the following seven basic principles of Xeriscape landscaping:
A. Planning and Design. Use a water conservation design. Implement a “mini-oasis” concept. Water using plants and turf should be concentrated in small areas near buildings where they may be enjoyed at the pedestrian level.
B. Limited Turf Areas. Limit the use of turf to small areas where it will be actively used and efficiently watered. See Section 17.60.070
(e) for further information.
C. Efficient Irrigation. Utilize the most efficient irrigation system for the area being served. Drip irrigate individual plants rather than flooding larger areas. Group plantings with common water requirements together to be watered on the same irrigation control zone.
D. Soil Improvements. Add soil amendments within planned areas to increase the water holding capacity of the soil and improve the health and vigor of plants.
E. Mulching. Cover final soil surfaces around plants with organic or inorganic mulches to insulate against soil temperature extremes and conserve moisture.
F. Use Lower Water Demand Plants. Utilize only those plants listed in the officially approved low water use plant list (see Section 17.60.080
) or alternative plants approved by the Director.
G. Appropriate Maintenance. Maintain irrigation systems so they operate at peak efficiency. Lessen water demand by keeping weed growth down and by thinning unwanted wood from trees rather than cropping them.
Landscape unity and continuity may be significantly enhanced through the selection of a dominant tree and shrub species. Such dominance shall be established by making the selected species clearly in the majority (60% or more).
(3) Tree and Shrub Placement in Proximity to Fire Hydrants.
(4) Ground Surface Treatment.
A. Pre-Treatment of Ground Surfaces Required. A pre-emergent herbicide shall be applied to the ground prior to and after the placement of natural surface materials (decomposed granite, gravel, crushed rock, river run rock, etc.) in any landscaped area to prevent weed growth.
B. Inorganic Ground Cover. Inorganic ground covers (decomposed granite, crushed stone, etc.) shall be of a natural color harmonious with other site and architectural materials and shall be installed to a minimum depth of two (2) inches over a weed barrier such as landscape cloth or plastic that prevents weed growth.
C. Plant Cover/Dust Control. All portions of a development site (including future building pads) not occupied by buildings, structures, paved improvements, and required landscape areas shall be temporarily landscaped with plant materials in accordance with this Chapter or treated with an appropriate inorganic ground cover and maintained in a weed and dust free condition.
(5) Plant Massing.
The massing of trees and shrubs into groups containing three (3) or more plants is required unless standards elsewhere within this Chapter require only a single element, e.g., single trees within parking lot planter islands. Planting of single shrub specimens, unless used to repeat an element already established within a massed planting within the same visual area, is prohibited.
(6) Plant Groupings.
The grouping of plant species commonly found together in natural associations or of common environmental requirements (soil type, water, sun exposure, temperature limitations, etc.) is required.
(7) Plant Spacing.
In order to foster a more natural look, an uneven spacing of plants is required unless such plants are being used to create a massed shrub or groundcover bed. The spacing of shrubs shall be sufficient to allow plants to reach their natural mature size and form.
(8) Consistency with Existing Streetscape Standards.
Street frontage landscaping shall be consistent with any previously adopted specific streetscape standards.
[Ord. No. 515, Exhibit I, 5/22/13; Ord. No. 528, Exhibit M, 9/10/14.]
Notes
| 1 | Plant palettes partially implemented through the construction of one or more phases of a previously approved master planned project, except for turf areas in excess of the limitations established by these landscape standards, shall be continued throughout the development of that project. |
(a) New developments shall be landscaped in accordance with the following minimum standards:
(1) Plant Material.
A. Landscaping shall consist of native or drought-tolerant plants capable of surviving the desert environment and climate with a minimum of maintenance and supplemental watering. A list of plants determined capable of meeting this criterion is contained in Section 17.60.080
. Other plants may be considered on their merits in meeting this criterion. Determinations of plant species suitability will be made by the Director upon submission of project plans.
B. Landscaping materials may also consist of wood timbers, decorative rocks, boulders, sand, bark, gravel, or a combination thereof; provided, however, that the majority of landscape materials and area shall consist of plants, as set forth above.
(2) Irrigation.
Utilize the most efficient irrigation system for the area being served. Irrigation of required landscaped areas should be by drip irrigation and matched precipitation rate, low-gallonage sprinkler heads, bubblers, and timing devices. Timing devices shall include soil moisture sensors and rain sensing override devices.
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.
(3) Landscape Area Requirements.
All portions of a development site not utilized for building development, service areas, paved or improved storage areas, parking, driveways, etc., shall be landscaped. Developers are required to install front and street side yard landscaping for all new development. Minimum areas of landscaping are as follows:
A. Front Building Setback/Street Right-of-Way Areas. All front building setback and street right-of-way areas located between on-site improvements and the back of existing or future public sidewalks or street curbs, except needed access driveways, shall be fully landscaped, unless otherwise provided for in this Development Code.
B. Parking Lot Area. The following landscaping standards apply to parking lots (Figure 17.60.040-A, B, and C).
1. In order to reduce the “heat island effect” of large expanses of unprotected paved areas, a minimum of thirty (30) percent of the interior parking surface of all parking lots shall be shaded at the maturity of the landscaping.
2. Provide a minimum of one (1) tree (minimum fifteen (15) gallon size when planted) for each seven (7) parking spaces located so as to visually disrupt long rows of parking spaces, trees may be clustered where appropriate.
3. A thirty-six to forty-two (36-42) inch high decorative masonry wall, hedge or landscaped berm, as measured from the finished grade of the parking area, shall also be used adjacent to public rights-of-way to screen the parking area. The height of the screening wall or berm may be reduced when the parking lot is below grade. Horizontal and vertical variations in the design of screening walls are required where the length of such walls exceeds forty (40) feet. Said variations are subject to Planning Staff approval.
4. A minimum of five (5) percent of the interior parking surface area of all parking lots shall be landscaped. Such percentage may be achieved by combining paragraph (1) below with paragraph (2) and/or (3).
a. Planter islands a minimum of five (5) feet in width shall be located at the ends of all rows of parking stalls between the last stall and any drive aisle. Where drive aisles are curved, alternative dimensions with similar area may be approved (Figure 17.60.040-B
); and
b. Planter islands, shall be uniformly distributed throughout the interior parking area, and protected by raised curbs (Figure 17.60.040-B
); or
c. Planter strips, located between double rows of parking stalls, shall be a minimum of four (4) feet in width. Each parking stall may overhang two (2) feet into this area (Figure 17.60.040-B
).
5. Trees within parking lots shall be kept trimmed to a minimum clear canopy height of six (6) feet for visual safety.
6. A landscaped strip with a minimum width of ten (10) feet shall be provided where parking lots are adjacent to a public right-of-way or residential uses or districts, unless otherwise provided for in this Code.
(4) Landscape Buffers/Perimeter Landscape Strips.
A. Landscape Buffers. When providing a buffer between commercial/industrial and residential uses or districts the following features are required:
1. Landscaping shall include one (1) tree for each 200 square feet of required landscape area. Said tree shall be a minimum fifteen (15) gallon size when planted, twenty (20) percent of such required trees shall be twenty-four (24) inch box size; and
2. A six (6) foot decorative masonry wall to City standards; and
3. Evergreen trees a minimum of six (6) feet in height, and 2 inches in diameter, planted at a maximum spacing of twenty (20) feet on center and shrubs planted at a rate of five (5) per one hundred linear feet.
B. Front Building Setback Area. Landscaping in the front building setback area shall be provided at a minimum rate of one (1) tree and six (6) shrubs per thirty (30) linear feet of frontage plus sufficient groundcover plantings to provide combined shrub and ground coverage of fifty (50) percent of the total landscaped area. Trees and shrubs may be grouped, but gaps between groupings of plants shall not exceed forty (40) feet.
C. Other Perimeter Areas. Landscaping in other perimeter areas shall be provided at a minimum rate of one (1) tree and six (6) shrubs per forty (40) linear feet plus sufficient groundcover plantings to provide combined shrub and ground coverage of forty (40) percent of the total landscaped area, except where screening is required. Trees shall be a minimum fifteen (15) gallon size when planted, twenty (20) percent of which shall be twenty-four (24) inch box size. Trees and shrubs may be grouped, but gaps between groupings of plants shall not exceed fifty (50) feet.
(5) Landscape Improvement Requirements. The following minimum landscape improvements are required within the following landscape areas:
A. Single and Multi-Family Residential Developments.
1. Common open space/retention areas. A minimum of one (1) tree and six (6) shrubs per 500 square feet of open space plus such additional vegetative ground cover as is necessary to cover a minimum of fifty (50) percent of the total landscaped area with shrubs and ground cover. The inclusion of turf is subject to the limitations established in Section 17.60.070(e) and in Table 17.60.040-A.
2. Major Street/Boulevard, collector street, and activity street rights-of-way. Major Street/Boulevard, collector street, and activity street rights-of-way adjacent to and within single and multi-family residential developments shall be landscaped at a rate of one (1) tree and three (3) shrubs per 30 linear feet plus such vegetative ground cover necessary to cover a minimum of forty (40) percent of the total landscaped area with shrubs and ground cover. Turf is prohibited within public rights-of-way.
3. Front and Street Side Yards. The use of turf in these areas is discouraged. See Section 17.60.070(e) for specific restrictions.
B. Commercial/Office/Institutional Developments. One (1) tree and six (6) shrubs per 500 square feet of interior open space plus such additional ground cover which, upon maturity, will cover a minimum of fifty (50) percent of all interior open space surfaces. The inclusion of turf is subject to the limitations established in Section 17.60.070(d) and in Table 17.60.040-A.
C. Industrial Developments. One (1) tree and six (6) shrubs per 750 square feet of interior open space plus such additional vegetative ground cover which, upon maturity, will cover a minimum of forty (40) percent of all interior open space surfaces. The inclusion of turf is subject to the limitations established in Section 17.60.070(d) and in Table 17.60.040-A.
D. Grading in the Front Building Setback. Front setback areas shall be graded in a manner which creates natural and pleasing ground forms in accordance with the following guidelines:
1. A maximum of fifty (50) percent of the front building setback area may be used for storm water retention.
2. Soil excavated to create needed retention basins shall, within the slope limitations established below, be used to create complementary earth mounds elsewhere within the same front building setback area.
3. Earth mounds with a maximum slope ratio of four to one (4:1), horizontal to vertical, shall be located and designed to minimize street views into retention basins.
4. Grading and other site preparation shall preclude the run-off of rain and/or irrigation water from landscaped surfaces onto paved surfaces.
E. Finished Grade Surfaces. All landscaped areas shall be graded so that finish grade surfaces of all nonliving materials (i.e., decomposed granite, crushed rock, mulch, and the like) are at least one and one-half (1 1/2) inches below concrete or other paved surfaces.
F. Protection of Landscaped Areas. Landscaped areas adjacent to vehicular drives or parking areas shall be protected by a six (6) inch vertical curb. Areas surfaced with different materials (i.e. lawn and decomposed granite) shall be separated by masonry, wood, or mowing strips.
G. Irrigation Systems. The use of drip irrigation systems or systems of equivalent efficiency for all landscaping at commercial and industrial facilities and all common areas of residential developments is required. The use of similar systems on individual residential lots is encouraged.
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.
H. Limitations on the Use of Turf.
Unless watered with “reclaimed” water, the use of turf in specific land uses shall be limited to the percentages listed in Table 17.60.040-A below.
Land Use | Turf permitted as a percent of Total Landscaped Area |
Single family residential | 20% |
Multi-family residential | 20% |
Common open space/retention basins | 20% |
Parks, schools, golf course and cemeteries | No limitations |
Commercial/office/institutional | 20% |
Industrial | 10% |
(6) Decorative Water Features.
Within commercial, industrial and multi-family developments the use of decorative water features including, but not limited to, pools, ponds, fountains, streams, and waterfalls, unless serviced with “reclaimed water”, shall be limited to small scale pedestrian oriented locations and features. Water feature designs that reduce evaporation, e.g. cascading water rather than vertical sprays, are required.
[Ord. No. 515, Exhibit I, 5/22/13; Ord. No. 528, Exhibit M, 9/10/14.]
(a) Model home complexes, unless they are utilizing “reclaimed water”, shall be landscaped in accordance with the xeriscape landscape principles listed in Section 17.60.030
(a) and the following minimum requirements:
(1) Plant Materials.
Landscaping shall consist of native or drought-tolerant plants capable of surviving the desert environment and climate with a minimum of maintenance and supplemental watering. A list of plants determined capable of meeting this criterion is contained in Section 17.60.080. Other plants may be considered on their merits in meeting this criterion. Determinations of plant species suitability will be made by the Director upon submission of project plans.
(2) Turf and Water Surfaces/Features.
Combined turf and water surfaces of all water features shall not occupy more than fifty (50) percent of the landscapable area within each lot in the model home complex. Swimming pools, hot tubs and spas are exempt from this limitation.
(3) Literature Package.
A literature package describing water conserving landscaping designs shall be on display within all model sales offices. If copies of the literature package are not made available by the homebuilder, such display shall include information regarding where the literature is available. The following are recommended to be included in the literature package:
A. A Guide to High Desert Landscaping is available at your local water district offices and the Planning Division offices.
B. The Unthirsty One Hundred
Reprint from Sunset Magazine - October 1988
Lane Publishing Company
Menlo Park, California 94025
[Ord. No. 515, Exhibit I, 5/22/13; Ord. No. 528, Exhibit M, 9/10/14.]
(a) Landscape Maintenance. Landscaping shall be continuously maintained (watering, fertilizing, weeding, mowing, trash pick-up, and pruning) by the landowner or the lessor of new and existing development in accordance with the following:
(1) Sites shall be kept clean and attractive at all times. Weeds and trash (windblown or otherwise) shall not be allowed to accumulate on the site.
(2) Living plant material shall receive sufficient water and fertilization to maintain health and vigor and shall, to the maximum extent possible, be allowed to attain its natural mature size and shape.
(3) Pruning and mowing shall be used to maintain plant health and vigor while enhancing its form and structure. Cropping trees, unless necessary for safety reasons, is prohibited.
Pruning and mowing will conform to the commonly used standards for each species; however, in no case will the landscape areas be allowed to become overgrown. Examples of overgrown landscape material include:
A. Lawn grass species: Plants which have established seed heads, lawns that have become thatched and matted, have become infested with herbaceous weeds, or exceed eight (8) inches in height.
B. Shrubs and decorative grasses: Plants that have grown so large as to block natural light from entering windows, extend over property lines, extend over roof peaks or eaves, or are causing the strangulation of other plants.
C. Trees: Plants which display sucker growth, have grown to a height or canopy width which impairs the normal illumination of street lights, extend over property lines, interfere with overhead lines or impact public property.
(4) All dead or obviously unhealthy plant material shall be replaced in an expeditious manner with material equal to that which was originally specified on the approved landscape plan.
(5) Bare spots in lawns or planters shall be promptly re-vegetated.
(6) Customary maintenance shall include provision of adequate irrigation, based on the micro-climate, and regular application of fertilizer, based on the needs of the plant.
(7) All property owners shall be responsible for maintenance of parkway areas within the public right-of-way adjacent to their properties, except those areas outside of a six-foot high block wall or solid fence.
(b) Landscape Guarantee.
(1) The owner or developer shall, prior to the issuance of a certificate of occupancy, evidence that all plant materials are guaranteed for a minimum period of sixty (60) days from the date of final approval of the installation of the landscaping. Terms of the guarantee shall also specify that any plant materials which are not approved prior to October 1st of the calendar year in which they are installed shall be further guaranteed until May 20th of the following calendar year.
(2) Trees, shrubs, vines, ground cover, and turf which have to be replaced under terms of the guarantee shall be guaranteed for an additional sixty (60) days from the date of replacement.
(3) All plant materials requiring replacement under the conditions of the contractors guarantee shall be replaced within ten (10) working days from the date of written notification.
(c) Existing Landscaping.
(1) Maintenance. Required landscape areas, existing at the time of adoption of this Ordinance, shall be maintained in accordance with the provisions of Section 17.60.060(a) above.
(2) Prevention of Wasted Water. Existing developments shall, through improvements to its irrigation system and landscaped areas, prevent water waste resulting from inefficient landscape irrigation, run-off, low head drainage, overspray, or other similar conditions where water flows onto adjacent property, nonirrigated areas, walks, roadways, or structures.
[Ord. No. 515, Exhibit I, 5/22/13; Ord. No. 528, Exhibit M, 9/10/14.]
(a) Definitions.
(1) Acre-foot of water - that quantity of water required to cover (1) acre of land one (1) foot deep, or three hundred twenty-five thousand, eight hundred fifty-one (325,851) gallons.
(2) Active recreational area - an area designated and primarily used for organized sports, including, without limitation, softball, baseball, football, soccer or a similar related sport, including all amenities related to the activity.
(3) Body of water - any artificially constructed lake, pond, or lagoon, regardless of size.
(4) City - the City of Adelanto.
(5) Controller - a mechanical timer capable of operating valve stations to set days, length of time, and frequency of water application.
(6) Escaped water - the pumping, flow release, escape, or leakage of any water from any pipe, valve, faucet, connection, diversion berm, well, or any facility for the purposes of water supply, transport, storage, disposal, or delivery onto adjacent property or public right-of-way.
(7) Excess runoff - water accumulation on streets, gutters, neighboring properties, or other areas in an amount sufficient to cause flow.
(8) Manager - the City Manager or the City Manager’s designee.
(9) Lot - a legally created parcel of land occupied or intended for occupancy by one (1) main building together with its accessory buildings, and uses customarily incidental to it, including the open space required by the City’s zoning ordinance, and having it’s principal frontage upon a street as defined in the City’s zoning ordinance.
(10) Model home - a facility used exclusively for the promotion and sale of homes similar to the model.
(11) Person - an individual, corporation, partnership, incorporated association, or any other similar entity.
(12) Public water system - any publicly or privately owned network of pipes, conduits, wells, reservoirs, holding tanks, and other components, including any combination thereof, which supplies water to water users, who are charged a fee of any kind or nature for such purpose, or which is designed to supply water or is capable of supplying water to water users for a fee, and includes any such system whether it is operated under the regulatory authority of the City of Adelanto, but does not include any irrigation company or district whose primary purpose is to supply water for farming.
(13) Residential development - the development of any type of dwelling unit or units suitable or designed for human habitation, including, but not limited to, single family homes, condominiums, or manufactured homes, but not including hotels, motels, licensed convalescent homes, commercially operated retirement homes, time share units, or the like. “Residential development” shall not include remodeling or reconstruction where no new dwelling unit is created.
(14) Right of way - land which by deed, conveyance, agreement, easement, dedication, usage, or process of law is reserved for or dedicated to the general public for street, highway, alley, public utility, or pedestrian walkway purposes.
(15) Turf - a surface layer of earth containing grass with its roots.
(16) Turf-related facility - a school, public recreational facility, cemetery, golf course, industrial park, or common area of a housing development that applies water from any source, including effluent.
(17) Water-intensive landscape - an area of land that is watered with a permanent water application system and planted primarily with plants not listed in Section H “Approved Plant List”. Included is the total surface area of all water features (i.e. swimming pools of any size, fountains, ponds, water courses, waterfalls, and other artificial water structures) filled or refilled with water from any source.
(18) Water purveyor - the owner or operator of a public water system.
(19) Water user - those persons, customers, and properties served by a water purveyor within the incorporated boundaries of the City.
(20) Water waste - the indiscriminate use or excessive dissipation of water, which is unproductive or does not reasonably sustain life or economic benefits.
(b) Application of Section.
The provisions of this chapter shall apply to all water users. Any new single family residential development that is in Final Map check or has submitted Street Improvement Plans at the time this Ordinance is adopted is exempt from these regulations.
(1) Resulting from fire fighting, hydrant flushing, or fire training activities; or
(2) Necessary to prevent or abate threats to the public health or safety; or
(3) From routine maintenance of any public water system or from temporary water system failures or malfunctions; or
(4) From water users engaged in landscape irrigation with treated wastewater, effluent, grey water, or other nonpotable water.
(c) Prohibited Water Uses and Water Waste.
The restrictions or prohibitions in this chapter shall not apply to water use, runoff, or flow.
(1) It shall be unlawful for any water user of a public water system to knowingly allow water waste at any location or premises within the City limits after having been served with a notice of violation, pursuant to Section 17.60.070
(c) for wasting water from the same location or premises.
(2) It shall be unlawful for any owner, occupier, or manager of real property within the City to knowingly allow water waste at any such real property after having been served with a notice of violation, pursuant to Section 17.60.070
(c) for wasting water from the same location or premises.
(3) It shall be unlawful for any water user within the City to knowingly make, cause, use, or permit the use of water for residential, commercial, industrial, agricultural, or any other purpose in a manner contrary to any provision of this chapter.
(4) It shall be unlawful for any water user to cause or permit any water furnished to any property within the City to run or to escape from any hose, pipe, valve, faucet, sprinkler, or irrigation device onto any sidewalk, street, or gutter or to otherwise escape from the property, if such running or escaping can reasonably be prevented.
(5) It shall be unlawful for any water user to wash any vehicle, equipment, or other object, or any driveway, parking lot, sidewalk, street, or other paved surface, in any manner permitting the continuous flow of water for more than five minutes.
(6) Commercial and noncommercial watering of turf, ground cover, open ground, shrubbery, crops, gardens, and trees, including agricultural irrigation, in a manner or to an extent which allows substantial amounts or excess runoff shall not be permitted. A minimum amount of runoff, which is a natural consequence of conservative watering, either by hand or by mechanical or automated sprinkling facilities, is permitted, so long as such runoff does not amount to excess runoff as defined in this Chapter.
(7) It shall be unlawful for any water user to permit the excess use, loss, or escape or water through breaks, leaks, or other malfunctions in the water user’s plumbing or distribution system for any period of time after such escape of water should have reasonably been discovered and corrected.
(8) It shall be unlawful for any water user to willfully or negligently permit or cause the escape or flow of irrigation water in such quantity as to cause flooding, impede vehicular or pedestrian traffic, create a hazardous condition to such traffic, or cause damage to public or private rights of way through failure or neglect to properly operate or maintain any irrigation structure, delivery ditch, or waste ditch.
(9) It shall be unlawful for any water user to water or permit the watering of water intensive landscape or turf at time other than as authorized by the water purveyor.
(10) It shall be unlawful for any water user to willfully or negligently fail to accept irrigation water after it has been ordered.
(d) Limitation on water intensive landscape and turf areas within new nonresidential facilities.
The following types of facilities shall limit the water intensive landscape and turf within the landscaped area to the following percentages of the total lot area, and all remaining landscaped area shall consist of plants listed in Section 17.60.080:
(1) Churches. Twenty percent (20%) of total lot area.
(4) Active recreational areas shall not be considered in calculating the percentage of the total lot area and shall not be considered in determining compliance with this Section.
(5) No water intensive landscape or turf shall be permitted in any right of way.
(6) No water features (ponds, fountains, etc.) shall be allowed without proof that the feature is utilizing water conservation measures such as recirculated water.
(e) Limitations on model home and new residential development landscaping.
(1) Developers are required to provide front and street side yard landscaping to all new developments prior to the issuance of a Certificate of Occupancy. All new model homes and new residential development shall limit water intensive landscape and turf area to the following percentage of the total lot area, and all remaining landscaped area shall consist of plants listed in Section 17.60.080:
A. Front yard and street side yards. Twenty percent (20%) of the total front/street side yard area. (The total yard area of single-family residences includes any hardscape areas such as driveways and walkways).
1. Rear yard. No limitations.
2. Common areas in residential developments. Ten percent (10%) of the first acre and five percent (5%) of each additional acre up to five (5) acres. Residential developments larger than five (5) acres shall not plant any additional water intensive landscape and turf in common areas.
3. Each model home complex shall include at least one plan with no turf. This no-turf option shall be offered as an option to the home buyer.
4. Water intensive landscape or turf is not limited in rear yards, but is strongly encouraged.
5. No water intensive landscape or turf shall be permitted in any right of way.
6. No water features (ponds, fountains, etc.) shall be allowed without proof that the feature is utilizing water conservation measures such as re-circulated water.
Any modification to the landscaping that results in a proven reduction of water use may be used to obtain greater flexibility in the minimum turf area allowed. Methods used to reduce water use may include: satellite sprinkler systems, elimination of surface runoff, and/or the use of reclaimed water.
(f) Public education during drought.
The City will use intensive public education to assist water users impacted by the drought to understand the City’s need for voluntary compliance. In addition to education, the City may use enforcement measures to curb water misuse.
(g) Drought management plan implementation.
(1) The City Council shall promulgate a drought management plan containing regulations setting forth the criteria for implementation and termination of various water use reduction stages.
(2) The City Council is authorized to declare a drought, and to implement a drought management plan, in response to events including, but not limited to, the following: reductions in supply from the Mojave Water Agency or Adelanto Public Utilities Authority, or when an insufficient supply appears likely due to water system limitations or structural failure.
(3) Such declaration may designate the entire area of the City, or a portion of it if the shortage is not Citywide.
(4) The City Council may terminate the drought declaration when he or she determines that the events that triggered the drought no longer exist.
(h) Notification and publication of drought management plan.
If the City Council determines that the health and safety of the City dictate implementing the drought management plan, notification shall be published in a paper of general circulation, to educate the public about the need for the plan, and give them notice of conservation regulations and requirements of the applicable stage of the plan. A copy of the drought management plan shall also be available for inspection at the City Clerk’s office.
(I) Enforcement of drought management plan.
(1) The City Manager or his or her designee shall have authority to take actions to enforce any mandatory elements that are part of drought management plans.
(2) A written notice shall be placed on the property when a first violation occurs, and a duplicate mailed to the person who is responsible for the service to the property where the violation took place. The notice shall describe the violation and order that it be abated immediately.
(3) For subsequent violations, the City will issue citations and fines according to the provisions of this Chapter.
(4) Funds generated by the fines under this Section shall be used to mitigate the impact of the drought.
(j) Variances from drought management plan.
Variances to drought management plan provisions may be granted at the discretion of the City Manager or his or her designee. Applicants for a variance must apply in writing to the City Manager or his or her designee, and demonstrate special circumstances such as health and safety needs or obligation of contract.
(k) Limited exemption to restrictions for users of reclaimed water.
To the extent they are exempt from the drought management plan, users of reclaimed or recycled water shall clearly post notices stating that the water being used is not potable and not from the public drinking water supply, and is in conformance to the drought management plan in force at the time.
(l) Violations.
(1) For a first violation of any provision of this chapter, the City shall issue a written notice of first violation and provide the violator with educational materials on water conservation, including a copy of the relevant provisions of this chapter. The City shall give the water user a reasonable period of time to correct the violation. Failure to correct the violation within a reasonable period of time shall constitute a second violation.
(2) For a second violation of any provision of this chapter, the City shall issue a written notice of second violation to the water user imposing a fine in the amount not to exceed that outlined in the City of Adelanto Municipal Code and requiring immediate correction of the violation.
(3) For a third violation of any provision of this section, the City shall issue a written notice of third violation to the water user imposing a fine in an amount not to exceed that outlined in the City of Adelanto Municipal Code and requiring immediate correction of the violation.
(4) For a fourth or subsequent violation of this Section, the City shall impose a fine in an amount not to that outlined in the City of Adelanto Municipal Code. The fourth and each subsequent violation of this chapter shall be deemed a public nuisance, which may be abated pursuant to the procedures provided in the City of Adelanto Municipal Code.
(5) Any fine imposed under this Section shall be collected in accordance with the procedures provided in the City of Adelanto Municipal Code. Failure to pay any portion of a water user’s account, including any fines imposed pursuant to this Section, shall subject said account to termination of water service in accordance with the provisions of this Section.
(6) In addition to the remedies set forth above, the City may seize equipment, line, fountains, and other devices which are operated in violation of this Chapter, until the fine is paid. The City may dispose of these items if the fine is not paid in six (6) months from the date the equipment was confiscated.
(m) Right to hearing.
Any water user against whom a penalty is levied under this chapter shall have a right to a hearing before the City Manager of the City Manager’s designee.
[Ord. No. 515, Exhibit I, 5/22/13; Ord. No. 528, Exhibit M, 9/10/14.]
CITY OF ADELANTO
WATER CONSERVING PLANTS FOR THE HIGH DESERT
LEGEND: D = Drought Tolerant
M = Moderate Water Use
1. Vines
M Antigonon leptopus Queen’s Wreath
M Campsis radicans Trumpet Creeper
M Gelsemium sempervirens Carolina Jasmine
M Hedera helix English Ivy
M Jasminum mesny Yellow Jasmine
M Lonicera japonica ‘Halliana’ Hall’s Honeysuckle
M/D Macfadyena ungis-cati Cat Claw Vine
M/D Parthenocissus quinquefolia Virginia Creeper
M Rosa banksiae Lady Bank’s Rose
M Wisteria floribunda Japanese Wisteria
2. Ground
M/D Acacia redolens Prostrate Acacia
D Atriplex semibacata Salt Bush
M/D Buccharis pilularis ‘Twin Peaks’ Coyote Bush
D Cerastium tomentoseum Snow-in-summer
M/D Convolvulus mauritanicus Ground Morning Glory
D Dalea graggii Trailing Indigo Bush
M Euonymus fortunei Winter Creeper
M/D Festuca ovina glauca Blue Fescue
M/D Gazania rigens ‘Copper King’ Gazania
M Liriope muscari Lily Turf
D Oenothera berlandieri Mexican Primrose
M Ophiopogon japonicus Mondo Grass
M/D Pyrocantha coccinea ‘Low Boy’ Firethorn
M/D Teucrium chamaedrys Germander
M/D Verbena rigida Verbena
M Vinca major Periwinkle
M V. minor Dwarf Periwinkle
3. Trees
D Acacia constricta Whitethorn Acacia
D A. greggii Catclaw Acacia
D Ailathus altissima Tree of Heaven
M Albizzia j ullibrissin Silk Tree/Mimosa
M/D Arbutus unedoq Strawberry Tree
M/D Calocedrus decurrens Insense Cedar
M Cauarina stricta Beefwood/She Oak
D Catalpa speciosa Western Catalpa
M Chitalpa (Chiolopsis linearis X Catalpa bignonioides)
M Cedrus atlantica Atlas Cedar
M C. deodora Deodar Cedar
D Celtis pallida Desert Hackberry
M/D C. reticulata Western Hackberry
D Cercidium Floridum Blue Palo Verde
D C. microphyllum Little Leaf Palo Verde
M/D Cercis occidentalis Western Redbud
M Chamaerops humulis Mediterranean Fan Palm
D Chilopsis linearis Desert Willow
D Cupressus arizonica Arizona Cypress
D Cotinus coggygria Smoke Tree
D Cupressus glabra Arizona Cypress
D C. sempervirens Italian Cypress
D Elaeagnus angustifolia Russian Olive
M Eriobotrya japonica Loquat
D Eucalyptus cinerea Silver Dollar Gum
D E. gunnii Cider Gum
D E. microtheca Coolibah Tree
D E. nicholii Willow Lead Peppermint
D E. pulverulenta Silver Mountain Gum
M/D Fraxinus velutina Arizona Ash
M/D F.v. ‘Modesto’ Modesto Ash
M/D F.v. ‘Rio Grande’ Fan-Tex Ash
D Fremontodendron californicum Flannel Bush
M Gleditsia triacanthos Honey Locust
M G.t. ‘Sunburst’ Sunburst
D Heteromeles arbutifolia Toyon/California Holly
M/D Koelreuteria paniculata Golden Rain Tree
M/D Lagerstromeia indica Crape Myrtle
M/D Melia azedarach Chinaberry
M Morus alba Fruitless Mullberry
M/D Nerium oleander Oleander
M/D Olea eruopaea European Olive
D Parkinsonia aculeata Mexican Palo Verde
M Photinia fraseri Fraser’s Photinia
M/D Pinus eldarica Mondel Pine
M/D P. halepensis Aleppo Pine
M/D P. edulis Pinion Pine
M/D P. pinea Italian Stone Pine
M/D P. roxburghii Chir Pine
M/D P. thunbergiana Japanese Black Pine
D Pistachio atlantica Mt. Atlas Pistache
M Platanus acerfolia London Plane Tree
M R. pacemosa California Sycamore
D Prosopis species Mesquite
D Prunis ilicifolia Hollyleaf Cherry
M P. caroliniana Carolina Cherry
M. P. cerasifera ‘Autopurpurea’ Purple Leaf Plum
M P. persica Flowering Peach
M/D Punica granatum Pomegranate
M Pyrus kawakamii Evergreen Pear
D Quercus dumosa Scrub Oak
M Q. ilex Holly Oak
M Q. lobata Valley Oak
M Q. palustris Pin Oak
M Q. suber Cork Oak
M/D Robinia ambigua ‘Idahoensis’ Idaho Locust
D R. Pseudoacacia Black Locust
M Sambucus mexicana Mexican Elderberry
M Sequoiadendron giganteium Giant Sequoia
D Sophora secundiflora Texas Mountain Laurel
M/D Trachycarpus fortunei Windmille Palm
M/D Vauquelinia californica Rosewood
M/D Vitex agnus-castus Chaste Tree
M/D Washingtonia filifera California Fan Palm
M/D W. robusta Mexian Fan Palm
D Yucca brevifolia Joshua Tree
M/D Zelkova Serrata Japanese Zelkova
M/D Ziziphus jujuba Chinese Date
4. Shrubs
M Abelia grandiflora Glossy Abelia
M A.g. ‘Prostata’ Dwarf abelia
D Agave americana Century plant
D Aloe saponaria African Aloe
M/D Arctostaphylos hookerii Monterey Manzanita
D Atriplex canescens Four-wing Salt Bush
D A. lentiformis Quail Bush
D A.l. ‘Breweri’ Brewer’s Saltbush
D Daccharis sarthroides Desert Broom
M Buxus microphylla Japanese Boxwood
D Caesalpinia gilliessi Desert Bird of paradise
D Calliandra eriophulla Fairy Duster
D Cassia Wislizeni Shrubby senna
D Cistus species Rockrose
M/D Convolvulus species Bush Morning Glory
D Cortaderia selloana Pampas Grass
M Cotoneaster horizontalis Rock Cotoneaster
M C. microphyllus Rockspray Cotoneaster
M C. lacteus Parney Cotoneaster
D Dasylirion wheeleri Desert Spoon
D Dendromecon rigida Bush Poppy
D Elaeagnus pungens Silverberry
D Eriogonum species Buckwheat
M Euonymus Species Evergreen Euonymus
M Fatsia japonica Japanese Aralia
D Ferocactus species Barrel cactus
D Fouquieria splendens Ocotilla
D Hesperaloe englemanii Red Yucca
M/D Hibiscus syriacus Rose of Sharon
M Ilex cornuta “Burfordii’ Buford Holly
M/D Ilex vomitoria Yapon Holly
M/D Juniperus species Juniper
D Larrea tridentata Creosote Bush
D Lavendula species Lavender
D Leucophyllum frutescens Texas Ranger
M Ligustrum texanum Wax Leaf Privet
D Lycium species Desert Thorn
M/D Mahonia aquifolium Oregon Grape
M Myrtus communis True Myrtle
M M.c. Compacta Dwarf Myrtle
M M.c. ‘Boetica’ Tw isted Myrtle
M/D Nandina domestica Heavenly Bamboo
M/D N.d. ‘Nana’ Dwarf Nandina
M/D Nerium oleander Oleander
D Opuntia species Prickley Pear and Cholla Cactus
M Osmanthus fragrans Sweet Olive
D Pennisetum species Fountain Grass
D Penstemon species Beard Tongue
M Photinia fraseri Fraser’s Photinia
M P. serrulata Chinese Photinia
M Pittosporum tobira Mock Orange
M P.t. ‘Wheeler’s Dwarf Wheeler’s Dwarf
D Teucrium fruticans Bush Germander
M/D Puracantha species Firethorn
M Raphiolepis indica Indian Hawthorn
D Romneya coulteri Matilija Poppy
D Phus ovata Sugarbush
M/D Rosmarinus officinalis Bush Rosemary
M/D R. prostratus Dwarf Rosemary
D Santolina chamaecyparissus Lavander Cotton
D S. virens Green Santolina
D Salvia dorrii Mojave Sage
M/D Syringa vulgaris Common Lilac
D Yucca alofolia Spanish Bayonet
D Y. schidigera Mojave Yucca
D Y. Whipplei Our Lord’s Candle
D Zauschneria california California Fuchsia
[Ord. No. 515, Exhibit I, 5/22/13; Ord. No. 528, Exhibit M, 9/10/14.]