Staff Report and WELO Ordinance - StopWaste.Org

Draft 10-13-10purposes of 13.25.060(F)(1), may be separate from but use the same format as thelandscape design plan, and shall be drawn on project base sheets at a scale that accuratelyand clearly identifies and includes the following:a. The grading plan shall indicate finished configurations and elevations of thelandscaped area, including the height of graded slopes, drainage patterns, pad elevations,and finish grade. It should also include existing spot elevations at the base of each existingshrub or tree that will remain, including proposed elevation changes within their drip lines.b. The grading plan shall include specifications to avoid topsoil compaction.Additionally, if storage space exists, the grading plan shall indicate areas to stockpile topsoilfor reincorporation into planting areas and specify to the grading contractor to remove andstore topsoil prior to rough grading, and protect it from wind and rain erosion.13.25.070 Landscape Installation Certification Package Elements.A. Signed certification. The city shall not grant a final inspection sign-off or certificateof occupancy for any project until the property owner submits a landscape installationcertification package to the Department consistent with this section for review and approvalby the director. A licensed architect, landscape architect, or landscape contractor shallprepare the package. The landscape installation certification package shall consist of asigned certification on a form approved by the director and attachments 1-5 below andattachment 6 below, if applicable. The certification shall specifically indicate that thelandscape project was installed per the landscape design documentation package and thatthe irrigation evaluation has been performed, along with a list of any observed deficiencies,and documentation that those deficiencies have been corrected. A sample of such a form isavailable in the Department.1. An irrigation evaluation per the requirements of subsection B of this section;2. A summary of controller setting parameters per the requirements of subsectionC of this section;3. A maintenance schedule per the requirements of subsection D of this section;4. Verification of implementation of soil management recommendations meetingthe requirements of subsection 13.25.060(C) of this chapter; and5. The statement, "The landscape project has been installed substantially inaccordance with the approved landscape documentation package," andsignature of the person preparing the certification.6. Record drawings of the irrigation system if irrigation system installationdeviated, with approval of the director, from the design submitted and approvedwith the landscape design documentation package.B. Irrigation Evaluation. A landscape irrigation evaluation meeting the following conditionsshall be submitted with the landscape certification package.1. Audit or survey requirement. For newly installed irrigation systems, a landscape irrigationsurvey, as that term is defined in 13.25.040, shall be conducted. For projects relying on a preexistingirrigation system, a landscape irrigation audit, as that term is defined in section13.25.040 of this chapter, shall be conducted. The landscape design plan, irrigation designplan, and irrigation schedule shall be made available to the person conducting the irrigationevaluation.2. For projects developed into multiple saleable lots, the irrigation evaluation may be limitedto a common area (e.g., project green space or park) and a representative sample of the lots.1884