A. The provisions of this chapter shall apply to:
1. Projects that require a building permit, or planning permit, as identified in Table 14.15.020.
Table 14.15.020 | ||
Type of Permit | Total Landscape Area | Requirement |
Table 14.15.020 | ||
Type of Permit | Total Landscape Area | Requirement |
Building Permits | ||
New home in R1, RHS, A1 or R2 Zones | <500 s.f. | Prescriptive Compliance Application (Appendix A) - Informational only |
500 s.f. - 2,500 s.f. | Prescriptive Compliance Application (Appendix A) or Landscape Documentation Package (Sec. 14.15.050) | |
>2,500 s.f. | Landscape Documentation Package (Sec. 14.15.050) | |
Planning Permit or Grading Permit | ||
New home in R1, RHS, A1 or R2 Zones | <500 s.f. | Prescriptive Compliance Application (Appendix A) - Informational only |
500 s.f. - 2,500 s.f. | Prescriptive Compliance Application (Appendix A) or Landscape Documentation Package (Sec. 14.15.050) | |
>2,500 s.f. | Landscape Documentation Package (Sec. 14.15.050) | |
Commercial, industrial, office, multi-family residential, public and institutional projects | <2,500 s.f. | Prescriptive Compliance Application (Appendix A) or Landscape Documentation Package (Sec. 14.15.050) |
>2,500 s.f. | Landscape Documentation Package (Sec. 14.15.050) | |
Any landscape installation or rehabilitation project | <2,500 s.f. | Prescriptive Compliance Application (Appendix A) - Required |
>2,500 s.f. | Landscape Documentation Package (Sec. 14.15.050) | |
New and rehabilitated cemeteries | >0 s.f. | Water Budget Worksheet (Appendix B) Landscape and Irrigation Maintenance Schedule (Sec. 14.15.120) Landscape Installation Report (Sec. 14.15.130) |
Existing and established landscapes, including cemeteries | >1 acre | Water Budget Worksheet (Appendix B) Audit of Established Landscapes (Sec. 14.15.150) |
2. Projects with landscape areas less than 2,500 square feet using graywater or on-site rainwater capture to entirely meet the landscape water requirement (estimated total water use) of the lot is subject only to the irrigation system requirements in the Prescriptive Compliance Option (Appendix A).
3. The City may require a Landscape Documentation Package and/or other documents deemed necessary for any project, regardless of total landscape area, that is determined to have an impact due to a unique geographical or environmentally sensitive location, including but not limited to, projects proposed on slopes greater than 30%, in geo-hazard areas near riparian corridors, creeks and or/waterways.
B. The provisions of this chapter shall not apply to:
1. New or rehabilitated landscapes that do not require a building permit or planning permit;
2. New landscapes that require a building or planning permit with areas less than 500 square feet;
3. Registered local, state or federal historical sites where landscaping establishes a historical landscape style, as determined by the City Council;
4. Surface mine reclamation projects that do not require a permanent irrigation system;
5. Ecological restoration projects that do not require a permanent irrigation system;
6. Community gardens or plant collections, as part of botanical gardens and arboretums open to the public; or
7. Any commercial cultivation of agricultural products; including, but not limited to products of farms, orchards, production nurseries and forests.
(Ord. 16-2142 (part), 2016)