2016-008 - Santa Ana Water Efficient Landscape Ordinance

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January 11, 2016 2. Submittal Requirements for New Landscape Installations or Landscape Rehabilitation Projects (A) Discretionary approval is typically required for landscape projects that are subject to site plan reviews, or where a variance from a local building code is requested, or other procedural processes apply such that standard or special conditions of approval may be required by the City. Discretionary projects with conditions of approval may be approved administratively by City staff, or acted on formally by the Planning Commission, City Council, or other jurisdictional authority. A typical standard condition of approval reads: "Landwaping for the project shall be designed to comply with the City s Water Efficient Landscape Ordinance and with the Guidelines for Implementation of the Water Efficient Landscape Ordinance. " Landscape or water features that typically require a ministerial permit (i.e., a building, plumbing, electrical, or other similar permit), thereby triggering compliance with the Water Efficient Landscape Ordinance requirements independently of the need for discretionary approval include, but are not limited to, swimming pools, fountains or ponds, retaining walls, and overhead trellises. 2.1 Elements of the Landscape Documentation Package (B) A Landscape Documentation Package is required to be submitted by the project applicant for review and approval prior to the issuance of ministerial permits for landscape or water features by the City, and prior to start of construction. Unless otherwise directed by the City, the Landscape Documentation Package shall include the following elements either on plan sheets or supplemental pages as directed by the City: (1) Project Information, including, but not limited to, the following: (a) Date; (b) Project name; (e) Project address, parcel, and/or lot number(s); (d) Total landscape area (square feet) and rehabilitated landscape area (if applicable); (e) Project type (e.g., new, rehabilitated, public, private, cemetery, homeowner - installed); (f) Water supply type (e.g., potable, recycled, or well) and identification of the local retail water purveyor if the project applicant is not served by a private well;