HomeMy WebLinkAbout2016-03-08; City Council; 22234; Water Efficient Landscape, adopt Ordinance No. CS-294 amending Chapter 18.50 of the Carlsbad Municipal Code1 18.50.100 Fees.
2 A. An applicant for a project subject to this chapter shall include with the application,
3 all fees established by the city council by resolution to cover the city's cost to review an
application, any required landscape documentation package and any other documents that the
4 city staff reviews pursuant to the requirements of this chapter and the landscape manual.
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18.50.110 Reporting.
A. The city shall report on implementation and enforcement ofthis ordinance to the
State Department of Water Resources pursuant to the reporting requirements in the Model
Water Efficient Landscape Ordinance (23 CCR § 495).
EFFECTIVE DATE: This ordinance shall be effective thirty days after its adoption; and the
city clerk shall certify the adoption of this ordinance and cause the full text of the ordinance or a
summary of the ordinance prepared by the City Attorney to be published at least once in a
newspaper of general circulation in the City of Carlsbad within fifteen days after its adoption.
INTRODUCED AND FIRST READ at a regular meeting of the Carlsbad City Council on the
23rd day of February, 2016, and thereafter.
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CITY OF CARLSBAD city clerk -CU00469209
1200 Carlsbad Village Dr
Carlsbad, CA 92008-1989
Summary of Ordinance No. CS-294 per
Government Code §36933{c)
An Ordinance of the City Council of the City of Carlsbad,
California, approving an amendment to Carlsbad Municipal Code
Chapter 18.50-Water Efficient Landscape
The proposed ordinance contains amendments to Carlsbad Munici-
pal Code Chapter 18.50 regarding water effici·ent landscapes. These
changes are being proposed so tnat the city's ordinance is consistent
with the State of California Model Water Efficient landscape Ordinance
which was amended on July 15,2015 with an ·effective date of December
1, 2015. Carlsbad Municipal Code Chapter 18.50 Incorporates by refer-
ence the City of Carlsbad's Landscape Manual Policies and Requirements
which was amended on February 23, 2015 by Resolution number 2016-
031. Significant revisions to the new landscape plans Include:
• New developments with landscapes of 500 square feet or more are sub-
ject to the ordinanGe. The previous threshold ranged from 2,500 square
feet to 5,000 square feet.
• Dedicated landscape water meters or submeters are required for resi-
dential landscapes over 5,000 .square feet or non-residential landscapes
over 1,000 square feet.
·Irrigation systems are required to have pressure regulators and master
shut-off valves and irrigation ·emission devices must meet national stan-
dards for high efficiency sprinklers.
• Flow S·ensors that dete·ct high flow conditions due to broken pipes or
popped sprinkler heads are required for landscapes over 5,000 square
feet.·
·lmprrovements in on-site stormwater capture with friaMe .soil and com-
post required in planted areas to maximize water retention and infiltra-
tion.
• limiting the portion of landscapes that can be planted with high water
us,e plants.
• A prescriptive checklist option for landscapes under 2,500 square feet
for simplified compliance.
·The city will be required to report yearly to the State Department of
Water Resources on implementation and enforcement ofthis ordinance.
A certified copy of the full text of the proposed ordlnanc,e is posted In
the Office of the City Clerk, 1200 Carlsbad VIllage Drive, Carlsbad, CA 92
008. , pub 3/3/16