Sec. 9-2.4205(b)

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• Climate adapted plants required (non-residential)100 pct

  For non-residential areas, install climate adapted plants that require occasional, little, or no summer water (average WUCOLS plant factor 0.3) for 100 percent of the plant area

• Climate adapted plants required (residential)75 pct

  For residential areas, install climate adapted plants that require occasional, little or no summer water (average WUCOLS plant factor 0.3) for seventy-five (75%) percent of the plant area

• Compost incorporation rate4 cubic_yards_per_1000_sqft

  compost at a rate of a minimum of four (4) cubic yards per 1,000 square feet of permeable area shall be incorporated to a depth of six (6") inches

• Defensible space required in fire-prone areas

  A defensible space or zone around a building or structure is required per Public Resources Code Section 4291(a) and (b).

• Minimum distribution uniformity low quarter0.65 ratio

  All sprinkler heads installed in the landscape must document a distribution uniformity low quarter of 0.65 or higher

• ETAF for existing non-rehabilitated landscapes0.8 ratio

  The ETAF for existing non-rehabilitated landscapes is 0.8.

• Overhead irrigation time window

  Overhead irrigation shall be scheduled between 8:00 p.m. and 10:00 a.m. unless weather conditions prevent it.

• Maximum irrigation application rate on slopes >25%0.75 inches_per_hour

  Slopes greater than twenty-five (25%) shall not be irrigated with an irrigation system with an application rate exceeding 0.75 inches per hour.

• Maximum evapotranspiration adjustment factor (non-residential)0.45 ratio

  The maximum ETAF allowed is 0.55 for residential areas and 0.45 for non-residential areas

• Maximum evapotranspiration adjustment factor (residential)0.55 ratio

  The maximum ETAF allowed is 0.55 for residential areas and 0.45 for non-residential areas

• Maximum ETAF for special landscape areas1 ratio

  The ETAF for new and existing (non-rehabilitated) special landscape areas, including any recycled water areas, shall not exceed 1.0.

• Maximum turf area (residential)25 pct

  Turf shall not exceed twenty-five (25%) percent of the landscape area in residential areas

• Minimum mulch depth3 inches

  A minimum three (3") inch layer of mulch shall be applied on all exposed soil surfaces of planting areas

• Overhead irrigation setbackSetbackThe distance a building must be held back from a lot line. from non-permeable surfaces24 inches

  Overhead irrigation shall not be permitted within twenty-four (24") inches of any non-permeable surface.

• High water use plants prohibitedProhibitedNot allowed in the district at all, short of rezoning or a variance. in street medians

  High water use plants, characterized by a plant factor of 0.7 to 1.0, are prohibited in street medians.

• Stormwater capture for 1-inch 24-hour rain event1 inches

  Landscape areas be designed for capture and infiltration capacity that is sufficient to prevent runoff from impervious surfaces from the one inch, twenty-four (24) hour rain event

• Recirculating water systems required for water features

  Recirculating water systems shall be used for water features.

• Turf prohibitedProhibitedNot allowed in the district at all, short of rezoning or a variance. (non-residential)0 pct

  there shall be no turf in non-residential areas

• Turf prohibitedProhibitedNot allowed in the district at all, short of rezoning or a variance. in narrow parkways10 ft

  Turf is prohibited in parkways less than ten (10') feet wide, unless the parkway is adjacent to a parking strip and used to enter and exit vehicles.

• Turf not on slopes >25% adjacent to hardscape25 pct

  Turf shall not be planted on slopes greater than twenty-five (25%) percent where the toe of the slope is adjacent to an impermeable hardscape