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and other non-irrigated areas designated for non-development (e.g., open spaces and existing native vegetation). "Landscape contractor" means a person licensed by the State of California to construct, maintain, repair, install, or subcontract the development of landscape systems. "Landscape Documentation Package" means the documents required to be provided to the City for review and approval of landscape design projects, as described in the Standards. "Landscape project" means total area of landscape in a project, as provided in the definition of "landscaped area," meeting the requirements under Section 41- 1501 of this Code. "Local water purveyor" means any entity, including a public agency, city, county or private water company that provides retail water service within the City of Santa Ana. "Maximum Applied Water Allowance" or "MAWA" means the upper limit of annual applied water for the established landscaped area as specified in Section 2.2 of the Standards. It is based upon the area's reference evapotranspiration, the ET Adjustment Factor, and the size of the landscaped area. The Estimated Applied Water Use shall not exceed the Maximum Applied Water Allowance. "Mined-land reclamation projects" means any surface mining operation with a reclamation plan approved in accordance with the Surface Mining and Reclamation Act of 1975. "New construction" means, for the purposes of this Article, a new building with a landscape or other new landscape such as a park, playground, or greenbelt without an associated building. "Non-pervious" means any surface or natural material that does not allow for the passage of water through the material and into the underlying soil. "Pervious" means any surface or material that allows the passage of water through the material and into the underlying soil. "Permit" means an authorizing document issued by local agencies for new construction or rehabilitated landscape. "Plant factor" or "plant water use factor" is a factor, when multiplied by ETo, that estimates the amount of water needed by plants. For purposes of this Article, the plant factor range for low water use plants is 0 to 0.3; the plant factor range for moderate water use plants is 0.4 to 0.6; and the plant factor range for high water use plants is 0.7 to 1.0. Plant factors cited in this Article are derived from the Department of Water Resources 2000 publication "Water Use Classification of Landscape Species." Ordinance No. NS-2801 Page 20 of 23