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California stating that the landscape design and water use <br />calculations have been prepared by or under the supervision of the <br />licensed professional and are certified to be in compliance with the <br />provisions of this Article and the Standards. <br />(1) Landscape and irrigation plans shall be submitted to the City <br />for review and approval with appropriate water use <br />calculations. <br />(2) Water use calculations shall be consistent with calculations <br />contained in the Standards and shall be provided to the City <br />under procedures determined by the City. <br />(3) Verification of compliance of the landscape installation with <br />the approved plans shall be obtained through a Certification <br />of Completion in conjunction with a Certificate Occupancy, <br />Permit Final or Notice of Completion process, as provided in <br />the Standards. <br />Sec. 41-1503. Landscape Water Use Standards <br />(a) For applicable landscape installation or rehabilitation projects <br />subject to Section 41-1501(a) of this Code, the Estimated Applied <br />Water Use allowed for the landscaped area shall not exceed the <br />MAWA calculated using an ET adjustment factor of 0.7, except for <br />special landscaped areas where the MAWA is calculated using an <br />ET adjustment factor of 1.0; or the design of the landscaped area <br />shall otherwise be shown to be equivalently water-efficient in a <br />manner acceptable to the City; as provided in the Standards. <br />(b) Irrigation of all landscaped areas shall be conducted in a manner <br />conforming to the rules and requirements, and shall be subject to <br />penalties and incentives for water conservation and water waste <br />prevention as determined and implemented by the City. <br />Sec. 41-1504. Definitions <br />The following definitions are applicable to this article: <br />"Applied water" means the portion of water supplied by the irrigation system to <br />the landscape. <br />"Budget-based tiered-rate structure" means tiered or block rates for irrigation <br />accounts charged by the retail water agency in which the block definition for each <br />customer is derived from lot size or irrigated area and the evapotranspiration <br />requirements of landscaping. <br />"Ecological restoration project" means a project where the site is intentionally <br />altered to establish a defined, indigenous, historic ecosystem. <br />Ordinance No. NS-2801 <br />Page 18 of 23