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MM 4.13-12 Project designers should consider design features to incorporate light-colored roofing materials that will deflect heat away from the building and conserve energy. MM 4.13-13 Landscape designers shall ensure that landscaping of common areas for Industrial/Commercial projects uses drought -tolerant and smog -tolerant trees, shrubs, and groundcover to ensure long-term viability and conserve water and energy. MM 4.13-14 Landscape designers shall ensure that the landscape plan for Industrial/Commercial projects includes drought resistant trees, shrubs, and groundcover within the parking lot and perimeter. 16 Thus, we cannot verify that the Project will install and maintain low -flush toilets. Here, the Addendum states that "[t]he proposed project would incorporate cool roof materials" (p. 3.5-4). However, this is all that is stated and as such, the Addendum fails to demonstrate a commitment to implementation, monitoring, and enforcement of the measure. More specifically, the Addendum fails to state any specifics about which cool roof materials would be used and in what quantity. Thus, we cannot verify whether the Project adequately considered incorporating light- colored roofing materials that will deflect heat away from the building and conserve energy. Here, the Addendum states, "[t]he proposed project would include new low water landscaping and trees. Additionally, weather -based smart irrigation controllers would be used" (p. 3.5- 4). However, this is all that is stated and as such, the Addendum fails to demonstrate a commitment to the implementation, monitoring, and enforcement of the measure. Thus, we cannot verify that the Project will ensure whether and to what extent landscaping of common areas for Industrial/Commercial projects would use drought - tolerant and smog -tolerant trees, shrubs, and groundcover. Here, the Addendum states, "[t]he proposed project would include new low water landscaping and trees. Additionally, weather -based smart irrigation controllers would be used" (p. 3.5- 4). However, this is all that is stated and as such, the Addendum fails to demonstrate a commitment to implementation, monitoring, and enforcement of the measure. Thus, we cannot verify that the landscape plan for the commercial aspects of the Project would include drought resistant trees, shrubs, and groundcover within the parking lot and perimeter or to what extent they would be applied.