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A.
This chapter shall apply to all of the following landscape projects:
1.
New construction and rehabilitated landscapes for public agency projects and private development projects including industrial, commercial, office, and institutional developments, parks and other public recreational areas, multifamily (five or more units) residential and PUD common areas requiring a building or landscape permit, plan check or design review.
2.
New construction and rehabilitated landscapes which are developer-installed residential projects requiring a building or landscape permit, plan check or design review.
3.
New construction which are homeowner-installed residential projects with a total project net landscape area equal to or greater than two thousand square feet requiring a building or landscape permit, plan check or design review.
4.
Existing landscaping that is one acre or more with a dedicated or mixed use water meter are limited to preparing a water efficient landscape worksheet according to the specifications for existing landscapes in the landscape documentation packet.
5.
Recognizing the special landscape management needs of cemeteries, new and rehabilitated cemeteries shall prepare a water efficient landscape worksheet, landscape and irrigation maintenance schedule, and irrigation audit, survey and water use analysis. Existing cemeteries are limited to preparing a water efficient landscape worksheet according to the specifications for existing landscapes in the landscape documentation packet.
6.
Special landscaped areas, such as areas dedicated to edible plants, irrigated with recycled water or dedicated to active play, shall prepare a water efficient landscape worksheet and landscape documentation package according to the specifications for special landscaped areas.
B.
This chapter does not apply to:
1.
Registered local, state or federal historical sites;
2.
Ecological restoration projects that do not require a permanent irrigation system;
3.
Mined-land reclamation projects that do not require a permanent irrigation system; or
4.
Botanical gardens and arboretums open to the public.
(Ord. No. 627, § 1, 9-21-2010)