[Ord. #10-01, § 1]
a.
The California Model Water Efficient Landscape Ordinance, as approved
by the California Department of Water Resources, and as may be amended
from time to time by the California Department of Water Resources,
is hereby adopted as the Water Efficient Landscape Ordinance of the
City of Albany, California. A copy of the Water Efficient Landscape
Ordinance of the City of Albany shall be available for public review
in the office of the Building Official of the City of Albany. The
Water Efficient Landscape Ordinance of the City of Albany shall regulate
and govern the construction and maintenance of all landscape projects;
providing for the issuance of permits and collections of fees therefor;
and each and all of the regulations, provisions, penalties, conditions
and terms of said Water Efficient Landscape Ordinance are hereby referred
to, adopted, and made a part hereof, as if fully set out in this section,
with the additions, insertions, deletions and changes, if any, prescribed
in this section.
[Ord. #10-01, § 1]
Shall mean the City of Albany.
Shall mean the East Bay Municipal Utility District.
[Ord. #10-01, § 1]
The City Council may establish by resolution, and periodically
review and update as necessary, Water Efficient Landscape Standards
of Compliance. The Standards of Compliance may include, but not be
limited to, the following elements:
a.
Types of projects subject to regulation;
b.
Guidelines, checklists and plant lists to be applied to various types
of projects;
c.
Minimum threshold of compliance for variance types of projects;
d.
Timing and method of verification of compliance with regulations;
and
e.
Definitions of terms used in the Standards of Compliance. The Standards
of Compliance shall be based on the recommendation of the Planning
and Zoning Commission and shall be at least as effective at conserving
water as the California Department of Resources Model Water Efficient
Landscape Ordinance.
[Ord. #10-01, § 1]
a.
The Community Development Director shall promulgate any rules and
regulations necessary or appropriate to achieve compliance with the
requirements of the Water Efficient Landscape Ordinance of the City
of Albany and associated Standards of Compliance, including application
submittal requirements and application review procedures.
b.
Prior to the issuance of a permit for construction of landscape subject
to the Water Efficient Landscape Ordinance of the City of Albany:
1.
The applicant shall submit a project description, construction documents
and plans with sufficient detail to determine compliance with the
requirements of the Water Efficient Landscape Ordinance and City of
Albany Standards of Compliance;
2.
The Community Development Director shall determined whether the proposed
landscape improvements are subject to the procedural requirements
of Planning and Zoning Code Section 20.100 and the other subsections
of this section; and
3.
All necessary fees shall be paid pursuant to City of Albany Master
Fee Schedule.
4.
Conditions of approval may be imposed by the City, acting within
its police powers, to further a legitimate public purpose.
c.
Penalties for violations shall be established in the City of Albany
Master Fee Schedule.
