Staff Report and WELO Ordinance - StopWaste.Org

3. The city shall also recognize those projects that are the most efficientusers of landscaping water based on a comparison to their water budget.B. Model Homes. All model home complexes that include landscaping shalldemonstrate the principles of water efficient landscapes as described in thischapter.1. The project developer shall make available to all visitors of the modelhome complex a brochure depicting the landscape plan for each model,identifying all plant material by both common and botanical name, identifyingwhether each plant is a low, medium or high water using plant, describinghydrozones within the plan, describing the irrigation equipment used, anddescribing any other features which contribute to the overall water efficiency ofthe landscape plan.2. For at least one model home in each project, the developer shall placesigns to:a. Identify it as a water efficient landscape;b. Identify all plant materials within the plan by both common andbotanical name, including their relative water use;c. Identify hydrozones, irrigation equipment, and any other featureswhich contribute to the overall water efficiency of the plan.3. All model homes are strongly encouraged to be more water efficientthan the minimum required by this chapter, especially for the model home withsigns. (Ord. 1399 § 1, 1992)1230