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Draft 10-13-101. New construction and rehabilitated landscapes for public agency projects andprivate non-residential development projects with a total project landscape area equal to orgreater than 2,500 square feet;2. New construction and rehabilitated landscapes which are developer-installed insingle-family and multi-family projects with a total project landscape area equal to or greaterthan 2,500 square feet; or3. New construction landscapes which are homeowner-provided and/or homeownerhiredin single-family and multi-family residential development projects with a total projectlandscape area equal to or greater than 5,000 square feet.C. The exceptions to the requirements of subsection A of this section are that:1. Only the water budget, irrigation evaluation, and landscape and irrigationmaintenance schedule requirements shall apply to cemeteries (See sections 13.25.060(B);13.25.070(B); and 13.25.070(D)); and2. A separate landscape water meter is not required for a single family home.D. Installed landscapes not meeting the criteria of subsection A of this section are subjectonly to the water waste prevention provisions of section 13.25.090.E. The following categories of uses are exempt from this chapter:1. Rehabilitated landscape projects that are homeowner-provided landscaping;2. Agricultural and horticultural commerce (for example commercial activities such asfarming of grains, wine grapes, vegetables, fruit and nut trees and other agricultural cropproduction; greenhouses; nurseries; and floriculture facilities);3. Plant collections, as part of botanical gardens and arboretums open to the public;4. Registered historical sites;5. Ecological restoration projects and mined-land reclamation projects that do notrequire a permanent irrigation system; and6. Community gardens open to the public.F. Other related ordinances. Project applicants shall be required to consult other applicableordinances, policies, and regulations with landscaping related requirements applicable in theCity including but not limited to:1. Tree Preservation ordinance (see Livermore Municipal Code chapters 12.20 (Article II);2. The landscape sections of any checklists or scorecards which may be required by Cityordinance including but not limited to the Civic Green Building ordinance; Civic Residentialand Non-Residential Green Building ordinance; and Civic Bay-Friendly Landscapingordinance (see Livermore Municipal Code chapters 15.32, 15.76, and 15.80, respectively);3. The current Alameda Countywide Clean Water Program requirements and publishedassociated technical guidance;4. City of Livermore Design Standards and Guidelines5. The current Building Code standards applicable in the City of Livermore; and6. Any applicable specific plan.13.25.040 Definitions.1. "Amendment" means any material added to the soil to alter the pH or improve the naturalphysical properties of the soil, such as increased organic content, water retention, waterinfiltration, and drainage.2. "Anti-drain or check valve" means a valve, located under a sprinkler head and installed268
Draft 10-13-10lower than the lowest head on the system, to hold water in the system when not in use so itminimizes drainage from the lower elevation sprinkler heads.3. "Application rate" means the depth of water applied to a given area, usually measured ininches per hour.4. "Applied water" means the portion of water supplied by the irrigation system to thelandscape.5. "Automatic controller" means a mechanical or solid state timer, capable of operatingvalve stations to set the days and length of time of a water application.6. "Backflow prevention device" means a safety device used to prevent pollution orcontamination of the water supply due to the reverse flow of water from the irrigation system.7. "Bay-Friendly" is a holistic approach to gardening and landscaping developed andespoused by StopWaste.Org that works in harmony with the natural conditions of the SanFrancisco Bay watershed. Bay-Friendly practices foster soil health, conserve water and othervaluable resources while reducing waste and preventing pollution.8. "Bay-Friendly Landscape Guidelines" means the most recent version of the guidelinesdeveloped by StopWaste.Org for use in the professional design, construction andmaintenance of landscapes. .8. "Bubbler" means an irrigation head that delivers water to the root zone by flooding theplanted area, usually measured in gallons per minute. Bubblers exhibit a trickle, umbrella, orshort stream pattern.9. "Certified landscape irrigation auditor" means a person certified to perform landscapeirrigation audits by an accredited academic institution, a professional trade organization orother program.10. "CIMIS" means the California Irrigation and Management Information System, which isa network of weather stations located around the state which collects referenceevapotranspiration data andmanaged by the California Department of Water Resources.11. "Compost" is an organic amendment that is the product of controlled biologicaldecomposition of organic materials, often including urban plant debris and food waste. It isan organic matter resource that has the unique ability to improve the chemical, physical andbiological characteristics of soils or growing media. It contains plant nutrients but is typicallynot characterized as a fertilizer.12. "Conversion factor" means a number that converts the maximum landscape waterallowance from inches per square feet to gallons per square foot per year.13. "Cycle" means the complete operation of an irrigation controller station.14. "Director" means the Community Development Department Director or his or herdesignee.15. "Department" means the Community Development Department.16. "Distribution Uniformity, lower quarter" means a measure of the uniformity of appliedirrigation water over an area. It is a ratio of the average of the lowest twenty-five percentmeasurements to the overall average measurement, gathered through the use of distributedcatch cans, commonly used to evaluate the uniformity of coverage of one or more irrigationsprinkler heads.17. "Drip irrigation" means surface or subsurface irrigation systems which apply waterthrough low volume emitters.18. "Drought resistant soil" means soil that has been supplemented, for example byaddition of an amendment such as compost and by covering with mulch, to maximize rainfallinfiltration, increase the soil's capacity to hold water, and allow for plant roots to penetrate andproliferate such that the landscape can survive with less than the Maximum Applied WaterAllowance.369
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