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Garden Grove Mixed Use ZonesZoning Ordinance AmendmentSECTION 9.18.120:LandscapingSECTION 9.18.120.010: Landscaping General Provisions .............................................. 108SECTION 9.18.120.020: Water Efficiency Requirements ............................................... 109SECTION 9.18.120.030: Landscaping Requirements..................................................... 111SECTION 9.18.120.040: Landscaping Compliance........................................................ 112SECTION 9.18.120.050: Maintenance Requirements and Violations ................................ 113SECTION 9.18.120.010: Landscaping General ProvisionsA. Intent and Applicability.1. The landscape provisions in this Section are established to provide forproperty improvements that enhance the overall character of developmentwithin the Mixed Use zones; to provide for the planting and maintenance oftrees that contribute shade and visual quality to streets and properties; andto provide functional, attractive open spaces.2. It is not the intent of this Section to require identical landscape materials orlandscape designs for all developments. Where existing mature landscaping isin good, healthful condition, every effort shall be made to retain andincorporate that landscaping into the overall landscape theme.3. The hearing body may, through the site plan review procedure, modify therequirements with consideration to the size and species of trees used, andmay require landscaping in excess of the minimum area specified for aproposed development in order to achieve a superior project.4. The general landscaping requirements established in this Section shall applyto all Mixed Use zones.B. Single-Family Residential Development. Parcels developed with single-familyresidential uses shall provide landscaping in all areas not covered by buildings,structures, patios, or driveways.C. Compliance with Regard to Additions. All developed properties shall berequired to be in substantial compliance with the provisions of this subsectionwhen any additions of one or more square feet are proposed. Guidelines forimplementation of the City of Garden Grove Landscape Water EfficiencyProvisions can be found in Appendix 1, Title 9.D. General Standards.1. Adjacent uses shall be considered when designing landscaping to mitigate thenegative impacts of parking areas, activities, storage, or structures byappropriate screening measures.2. Every effort shall be made to provide landscaping that is compatible withneighboring uses.Section 9.18.120: Landscaping 108
Garden Grove Mixed Use ZonesZoning Ordinance Amendment3. All unpaved areas shall be planted with an effective combination of trees,grass berms, groundcover, lawn, shrubbery, and/or approved dry decorativelandscape material.SECTION 9.18.120.020: Water Efficiency RequirementsA. Applicability. Beginning January 1, 2010, the following Landscape WaterEfficiency Provisions shall apply to all planting, irrigation, and landscape-relatedimprovements for projects included within the following categories:1. New landscape installations or landscape rehabilitation projects by publicagencies or private non-residential developers, except for cemeteries, with alandscaped area, including pools or other water features, but excludinghardscape, equal to or greater than 2,500 square feet, and which areotherwise subject to a discretionary approval of a landscape plan, or whichotherwise require a ministerial permit for a landscape or water feature.2. New landscape installations or landscape rehabilitation projects by developersor property managers of single-family and multi-family residential projects orcomplexes with a landscaped area, including pools or other water features,but excluding hardscape, equal to or greater than 2,500 square feet, andwhich are otherwise subject to discretionary approval of a landscape plan, orwhich otherwise require a ministerial permit for a landscape or water feature;3. New landscape installation projects by individual homeowners on single-familyor multi-family residential lots with a total project landscaped area, includingpools or other water features, but excluding hardscape, equal to or greaterthan 5,000 square feet, and which are otherwise subject to a discretionaryapproval of a landscape plan, or which otherwise require a ministerial permitfor a landscape or water feature.B. Exceptions. The Water Efficient Landscape regulations do not apply to thefollowing:1. Registered local, state, or federal historical sites; or2. Ecological restoration projects that do not require a permanent irrigationsystem; or3. Mined-land reclamation projects that do not require a permanent irrigationsystem; or4. Plant collections, as part of botanical gardens and arboretums open to thepublic.C. Irrigation Design Criteria. Water-efficient irrigation design criteria, as set forthin this subsection shall apply to: all landscaped areas, whether installed prior toor after January 1, 2010; and all landscaped areas installed after January 1, 2010to which this Section 9.18.120.020 is applicable.1. Runoff and Overspray. Soil types and infiltration rate shall be consideredwhen designing irrigation systems. All irrigation systems shall be designed toSection 9.18.120: Landscaping 109
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