All cut and fill slopes greater than three (3’) feet in height shall be planted and irrigated with a sprinkler system in accordance with the provisions of this chapter.
(a) The permittee, or his authorized representatives, shall be responsible for installing all landscaping in accordance with an approved landscape planting plan, for a sprinkler system, and for maintaining all cut and fill slopes. The installation of the landscaping and of the required sprinkler system shall be complete within six (6) months after the date of the termination of the grading. Deviations from the requirements of this section may be permitted in exceptional circumstances or where unavoidable hardship would result from a strict application of these requirements when a waiver has first been obtained from the Planning Commission. Applications for waivers and the processing thereof shall be in accordance with the procedures specified in Article 28 of Chapter 4 of Title 9 of this Code. A separate bond or cash deposit shall be posted with the Public Works Director to guarantee such landscaping, sprinkler system, and the maintenance thereof, and such bond or cash deposit, or portions thereof, shall not be released until the landscaping has been established for at least ninety (90) days after planting and permanent responsibility for the landscape maintenance has been established.
(b) Landscaping planting plan. A landscaping planting plan shall be prepared and submitted for approval by the Public Works Director and the Community Development Director immediately upon the completion of the grading and in no event less than within ninety (90) days after the date the grading is commenced, whichever first occurs. In the event the grading should take over ninety (90) days to complete when diligently pursued, the Public Works Director may grant a reasonable extension of time for the submission of the landscape plan required herein, providing the plan is submitted in time to comply with the provisions of subsection (a) of this section. A soil test shall be made to determine the plant materials which are suitable for the slopes, and the plant materials utilized on the slopes shall be compatible with the soils report and in accordance with the approved planting schedule or as required by a condition of a development permit, tentative tract map, or land division. There shall be a variety of ground covers, trees, and shrubs incorporated into the landscaping plan and utilizing plants from the “Approved Planting Schedule” set forth in subsection (d) of this section. Other plant materials may be substituted for the “Approved Planting Schedule” if submitted and recommended by a registered landscape architect and approved by the Public Works Director and the Community Development Director.
(c) Irrigation plan. An irrigation plan for the sprinkler system to be installed on all cut and fill slopes shall be submitted to and approved by the Public Works Director and the Community Development Director prior to the issuance of the grading permit. On slopes conveniently located to a proposed hose bib connected to a house plumbing installation, where the slope does not exceed eight (8’) feet in height or a maximum area of one thousand (1,000) square feet, a hand sprinkling system may be utilized if development on the lot has commenced and is being diligently pursued within six (6) months after the completion of the grading.
(d) Approved planting schedule. All plants required by the provisions of this section shall be selected from the planting pallets provided within the Forestry Master Plan, the following City Approved Planting Schedule or as approved by the Public Works Director and the Community Development Director or their respective designees. Additionally, the use of drought-resistant plants shall be maximized to the greatest extent possible in any approved planting.
APPROVED PLANTING SCHEDULE
A. Ground covers.
(1) Hydromulched mixtures shall be acceptable as ground covers under the provisions of this section and may include:
(i) A flower hydromulched mixture which shall contain:
Dimorphotheca Sinuata | Cape Marigold 2#/ac |
Eschscholzia Californica | California Poppy 2#/ac |
Calendula Officinalis Variety | Pacific Beauty 6#/ac |
Tagetes Patula | French Marigold 2#/ac |
Lobularia Maritima and varieties | Sweet Alyssum 1#/ac |
(ii) Native plant hydromulched mixtures which shall contain:
Atriplex Semibaccata | Australian Saltbush 15#/ac |
Eriogonum Fasciculatum | California Buckwheat 4#/ac |
Mimulus Aurantiacus | Bush Monkey Flower 1/4#/ac |
Pennisetum Setaceum | Fountain Grass 1/2#/ac |
Artimesia Californica | California Sagebrush 1/2#/ac |
Melica Imperfecta | Coast Range Melic 1/2#/ac |
Nasella Pulchra | Purple Needle Grass 1/2#/ac |
Nasella Lepida | Foothill Needle Grass 1/2#/ac |
Lupinus Succulentus | Succulent Lupine 1/2#/ac |
Lotus Scoparius | Deerweed 1/2#/ac |
(2) The following ground covers from rooted cuttings shall be planted at eighteen (18") inches on center:
(i) Rosemarinus Officinalis Rosemary
(ii) Gazania Uniflora Trailing Gazania
(iii) Hedera Varieties Ivy
(iv) Osteospermum sp. African Daisy
(v) Hypericum Calycinum Aaron's Beard
(vi) Achillea Millefolium Yarrow
(vii)Epilobium Canum California Fuchsia
(viii) Eriogonum Cinereum Ashy-Leaf Buckwheat
B. Trees.
(1) Juglans California California Black Walnut
(2) Shinus Molle Peruvian Pepper
(3) Plantanus Racemosa California Sycamore
(4) Pinus Halepensis Aleppo Pine
(5) Quercus Agrifolia Coast Live Oak
(6) Quercus Lobata Valley Oak
(7) Eucalyptus Saligna Sydney Blue Gum
(8) Eucalyptus Cornuta Yate Eucalyptus
C. Shrubs for hillside planting.
(1) Acacia Longifolia Sydney Golden Wattle
(2) Baccharis Pilularis Coyote Brush
(3) Acacia Cyclopis Cyclops Acacia
(4) Arctostaphylos ssp. Manzanita
(5) Atriplex Lentiformis Quail Bush
(6) Callistemon Rigidus Stiff Bottlebrush
(7) Ceanothus Griseus Variety California Lilac
(8) Cystisus Genista, Spartium Broom
(9) Dodonaea Viscosa "Purpurea" Purple Hopseed
(10) Eleagnus Pungens Silverberry
(11) Eriogonum Fasciculatum California Buckwheat
(12) Fremontodendron Californica Flannelbush
(13) Grevillea Lanigera Wooly Grevillia
(14) Juniperus Chinensis Varieties Juniper
(15) Nerium Oleander Oleander
(16) Rhamnus Californica California Coffeeberry
(17) Malosma Laurina Laurel Sumac
(18) Rhus Integrifolia Lemonadeberry
(19) Rhus Ovata Sugar Bush
(20) Heteromeles Arbutifolia Toyon
(21) Pyracantha "Santa Cruz" Santa Cruz Pyracantha
(22) Encelia Californica California Sunflower
(23) Isomeris Arborea Bladderpod
(24) Salvia spp. Sage
(§ 2, Ord. 156-NS, eff. August 27, 1970, as amended by § I, Ord. 534-NS, eff. June 19, 1975, §12, Ord. 1217-NS, eff. September 27, 1994, and § 4, Ord. 1372-NS, eff. February 8, 2001)