The project applicant must submit the following:
A. A landscape documentation package for review and approval to the Community Development Department.
B. The landscape documentation package must include a “Certificate of Compliance” that has been prepared by an appropriately licensed professional stating that the landscape design and water use calculations were prepared by or under the supervision of the licensed professional and are certified to comply with the Water Conservation in Landscaping Act.
C. Before the City issues a building permit, a landscape documentation package must be submitted and reviewed in accordance with this chapter. Applications for a landscape plan approval must be filed by the owner of the affected property or his agent, or by a public entity to which the provisions of this chapter apply, on forms furnished by the Director of Community Development.
D. No landscape documentation package can be approved unless the Director of Community Development finds that the plan complements the design of the project, is consistent with the provisions of this chapter; compatible with adjacent existing or future public landscaped areas, and with the elevations and appearance of existing structures located upon lots within the immediate vicinity of the lot.
E. Upon approval of the landscape documentation package, the project applicant must submit a copy of the “water efficient landscape worksheet”, provided by City staff to the local water purveyor. (Ord. 1515, 12-15-2015; amd. Ord. 1551, 8-15-2017; Ord. 1620, 11-17-2020; Ord. 1639, 9-20-2022)