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(5) Prior to the issuance of any building permit, the developer shall <br />submit to the city and the planning division shall approve a landscape plan <br />that conforms to the requirements of this section and to standards for <br />landscaping approved by the city council. <br />(6) Landscaping shall be installed and maintained in accordance with the <br />approved landscaping plan by the owner(s) and manager of the <br />development. <br />(7) Procedures for the approval and amendment of landscaping plans <br />shall be established by the planning division. <br />(8) All planting areas must be designed with an automatic irrigation <br />system. Modifications shall be allowed for dry climate landscapes. Pop-up <br />sprinklers shall be used in all areas other than installations against <br />foundations for the sake of public safety. Drip, bubbler, or other low <br />gallonage systems may be used in buffer areas and narrow strips. <br />Sleeving must be called out wherever irrigation pipes are installed under <br />hardscape. <br />(9) Landscaping shall be installed and maintained in compliance with <br />Article XVI of this chapter, pertaining to water conservation. <br />Section 10. Section 41-477 of the Santa Ana Municipal Code (M1 zoning district <br />standards) is hereby amended to comply with AB 1881, such that it reads as follows: <br />Sec. 41-477. Landscaping. <br />Front yard: <br />(a) One (1) twenty-four-inch box canopy tree shall be provided for each <br />twenty-five (25) linear feet of front yard (exclusive of driveways). Such <br />trees may be placed in clusters. <br />(b) Six (6) five-gallon size shrubs shall be provided per twenty-five (25) <br />linear feet of front yard (exclusive of driveways). As an alternative, the use <br />of three (3) five-gallon size shrubs and ten (10) one-gallon shrubs is <br />acceptable provided the plant material adds color and variety to the <br />design. <br />(c) The front yard shall be planted in turf or acceptable dry climate <br />ground cover. A ground cover is required in shrub areas and as accents in <br />small pockets. Redwood header boards or similar barriers shall be placed <br />40 between turf and other plant materials. <br />Ordinance No. NS-2801 <br />Page 11 of 23