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city, and the planning division shall approve, a landscape plan that <br />conforms to the requirements of this section and to standards for <br />landscaping approved by the city council. <br />(c) 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 />(d) Procedures for the approval and amendment of landscaping plans <br />shall be established by the planning division. <br />(e) Vehicular parking may not be located within any required landscaped <br />area. <br />(f) 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 />(g) Landscaping shall be installed and maintained in compliance with <br />Article XVI of this chapter, pertaining to water conservation. <br />Section 6. Section 41-272.02 of the Santa Ana Municipal Code (Townhouse <br />zoning district standards) is hereby amended to comply with AB 1881, such that it reads as <br />follows: <br />Sec. 41-288. Landscaping. <br />All yards shall be landscaped. Each townhouse shall meet the <br />following minimum landscaping standards: <br />(a) Front yard. <br />(1) One (1) twenty-four-inch box canopy tree. <br />(2) All trees shall be double-staked. <br />(3) Six (6) five-gallon size shrubs and ten (10) one-gallon size <br />herbaceous perennials/shrubs as a foundation planting. <br />(4) Turf or acceptable dry climate ground cover: <br />Ordinance No. NS-2801 <br />Page 6 of 23