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2020 S-76 Replacement CUPERTINO, CALIFORNIA Instruction Sheet 2020 5-76 Replacement Pages REMOVE OLD PAGES INSERT NEW PAGES TITLE 14: STREETS, SIDEWALKS AND LANDSCAPING 27, 28 27, 28 Cupertino, CA - Instruction Sheet 2 REMOVE OLD PAGES INSERT NEW PAGES AEO (7-2020) 14.15.010 CHAPTER 14.15: LANDSCAPE ORDINANCE Section 14.15.010. Intent. 14.15.150. Audit of Existing Landscapes Larger 14.15.020. Applicability. Than One Acre. 14.15.030. Definitions. 14.15.160. Public Education. 14.15.040. Prescriptive Compliance Option. 14.15.170. Local Agency Reporting. 14.15.050. Landscape Documentation Package. 14.15.180. Penalties. 14.15.060. Water-Efficient Design Elements. 14.15.070. Water Budget Calculation. 14.15.010 Intent. 14.15.080. Soil Analysis. The intent of this chapter is to reduce water waste in 14.15.090. Recycled Water. landscaping by promoting the use of region-appropriate 14.15.100. Graywater Systems. plants that require minimal supplemental irrigation, and by 14.15.110. Irrigation Schedule. establishing standards for irrigation efficiency. (Ord. 14.15.120. Landscape and Irrigation 16-2142(part), 2016) Maintenance Schedule. 14.15.130. Landscape and Irrigation Installation 14.15.020 Applicability. Report. A. The provisions of this chapter shall apply to: 14.15.140. Landscape Maintenance Agreement. 1. Projects that require a building permit, or planning permit, as identified in Table 14.15.020. Table 14.15.020 Type of Permit Total Landscape Requirement Area Building Permits <500 s.f. Prescriptive Compliance Application (Appendix A) -Informational only j New home in Rl, RHS, Al or R2 Zones 500 s.f. - 2,500 s.f. Prescriptive Compliance Application(Appendix A) or Landscape Documentation Package(Sec. 14.15.050) >2,500 s.f. Landscape Documentation Package(Sec. 14.15.050) Planning Permit or Grading Permit <500 s.f. Prescriptive Compliance Application (Appendix A) -Informational only New home in Rl, RHS, Al or R2 Zones 500 s.f. - 2,500 s.f. Prescriptive Compliance Application(Appendix A)or Landscape Documentation Package(Sec. 14.15.050) >2,500 s.f. Landscape Documentation Package(Sec. 14.15.050) 1 27 2016 S-55 14.15.020 Cupertino- Streets, Sidewalks and Landscaping 28 Table 14.15.020 Type of Pennit Total Landscape Requirement Area Commercial, industrial, office, <2,500 s.f. Prescriptive Compliance Application(Appendix A)or multi-family residential, public and Landscape Documentation Package(Sec. 14.15.050) institutional projects >2,500 s.f. Landscape Documentation Package(Sec. 14.15.050) Any landscape installation or :52,500 s.f. Prescriptive Compliance Application rehabilitation project (Appendix A) -Required >2,500 s.f. Landscape Documentation Package (Sec. 14.15.050) New and rehabilitated cemeteries >0 s.f. Water Budget Worksheet(Appendix B) Landscape and Irrigation Maintenance Schedule (Sec. 14.15.120) Landscape Installation Report(Sec. 14.15.130) Existing and established landscapes, >1 acre Water Budget Worksheet(Appendix B) including cemeteries Audit of Established Landscapes (Sec. 14.15.150) 2. Projects with landscape areas less than 2,500 7. Any commercial cultivation of agricultural square feet using graywater or on-site rainwater capture to products; including, but not limited to products of farms, entirely meet the landscape water requirement (estimated orchards, production nurseries and forests. (Ord. 16-2142 total water use) of the lot is subject only to the irrigation (part), 2016) system requirements in the Prescriptive Compliance Option (Appendix A). 14.15.030 Definitions. 3. The City may require a Landscape For the purposes of this chapter, the following Documentation Package and/or other documents deemed definitions apply,unless it is apparent from the context that necessary for any project,regardless of total landscape area, a different meaning is intended. that is determined to have an impact due to a unique "Applied water" means the portion of water supplied geographical or environmentally sensitive location, by the irrigation system to the landscape. including but not limited to, projects proposed on slopes "Automatic irrigation controller" means a timing greater than 30%, in geo-hazard areas near riparian device used to remotely control valves that operate an corridors, creeks and or/waterways. irrigation system. Automatic irrigation controllers are able B. The provisions of this chapter shall not apply to: to self-adjust and schedule irrigation events using either 1. New or rehabilitated landscapes that do not evapotranspiration(weather-based)or soil moisture data. require a building permit or planning permit; "Backflow prevention device" means a safety device 2. New landscapes that require a building or used to prevent pollution or contamination of the water planning permit with areas less than 500 square feet; supply due to the reverse flow of water from the irrigation 3. Registered local, state or federal historical sites system. where landscaping establishes a historical landscape style, "Certificate of Completion" means the document as determined by the City Council; required as part of the Landscape Documentation Package, 4. Surface mine reclamation projects that do not Prescriptive Compliance Option, and listed as Appendix C. require a permanent irrigation system; "Certified irrigation designer"means a person certified 5. Ecological restoration projects that do not require to design irrigation systems by an accredited academic a permanent irrigation system; institution, a professional trade organization or other 6. Community gardens or plant collections, as part program such as the US Environmental Protection Agency's of botanical gardens and arboretums open to the public; or WaterSense irrigation designer certification program and Irrigation Association's Certified Irrigation Designer program. t 2020 S-76 Repl.