75A - PH - WATER EFFICIENT LANDSCAPING

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(b) Prior to the issuance of any building permit for the construction of a multiple-family dwelling development, the developer shall submit to the city, and the planning division shall approve, a landscape plan that conforms to the requirements of this section and to standards for landscaping approved by the city council. (c) Landscaping shall be installed and maintained in accordance with the approved landscaping plan by the owner(s) and manager of the development. (d) Procedures for the approval and amendment of landscaping plans shall be established by the planning division. I (e) Vehicular parking may not be located within any required landscaped area. (f) All planting areas must be designed with an automatic irrigation system. Modifications shall be allowed for dry climate landscapes Pop up sprinklers shall be used in all areas other than installations against foundations for the sake of public safety Drip bubbler or other low gallonage systems may be used in buffer areas and narrow strips Sleeving must be called out wherever irrigation pipes are installed under hardscape. (g) Landscaping shall be installed and maintained in compliance with Article XVI of this chapter pertaining to water conservation Section 6. Section 41-272.02 of the Santa Ana Municipal Code (Townhouse zoning district standards) is hereby amended to comply with AB 1881, such that it reads as follows (new language in underline, deleted language in strikeout for tracking purposes only): Sec. 41-288. Landscaping. All yards shall be landscaped. Each townhouse shall meet the following minimum landscaping standards: (a) Front yard: (1) One (1)twenty-four-inch box canopy tree. (2) All trees shall be double-staked. (3) Six (6) five-gallon size shrubs and ten (10) one-gallon size herbaceous perennials/shrubs as a foundation planting. Ordinance No. NS-XXX Page 6 of 33 75A-68