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HomeMy WebLinkAbout1990-09-17; City Council; 990-3; Landscape Manual RevisionPARKS & RECREATION COMMISSION - AGENDA BILL AB#' MTG. DEPT. TITLE: LANDSCAPE MANUAL REVISION (ACTION) DEPT. HD. CITY ATTY CITY MGR. RECOMMENDED ACTION: A^ I Lr »A^\ i\. 1 \-f^~*-f*% / /\^ ?"\/ >OL.JLx'v" " v--'""-j"~' Review, make appropriate comments and endorse the landscape manual. -Revisiuirfui cuiisidudlion.' OO ITEM EXPLANATION; The current edition of the City of Carlsbad Landscape Guidelines Manual was adopted by the City Council in 1983. The purpose of the manual is to outline for developers and their landscape consultants the City's policies towards landscaping. The policies of the manual apply to all developments within the City where landscape plans are required to be submitted in conjunction with building or grading permits. Staff has now revised the Landscape Guidelines Manual to address new issues and incorporate state of the art concepts. The basic revisions include: 1. Strengthening the document by eliminating the term "Guidelines" from the title and creating more specific requirements (vs. suggestions). 2. Adding a '"Water Conservation" element which requires water saving irrigation techniques and limits lawn areas. 3. Revising the "Landscape Themes" along major arterial roads to include specifying shrub types within roadway medians and coordination with existing conditions. 4. Generally coordinating standards with other City departments and updating technical requirements with current landscape industry standards. The draft Landscape Manual has been circulated to other departments for review as well as to other outside agencies and professional organizations (i.e., American Society of Landscape Architects, California Landscape Contractors Association, etc.) and comments received have been incorporated where appropriate. EXHIBITS; 1. Landscape Guidelines Manual Revision 12