The following definitions shall apply in the interpretation
and enforcement of this chapter:
means the city of Rancho Mirage.
means the Coachella Valley Association of Governments.
means a business, whether operated by an individual or business
entity, which operates within the city and performs or provides services
or sells nursery products related to or used in connection with landscape
installation, maintenance or design.
means the South Coast Air Quality Management District.
(Ord. 953 § 1, 2007)
The purpose and intent of this chapter is to promote the public
health and safety by insuring that landscape-related businesses within
the city understand and appreciate the over-seeding alternative promoted
by CVAG, SCAQMD and local stakeholders eliminates the need for turf
scalping, serves an air quality control measure, and therefore enhances
the local air quality.
(Ord. 953 § 1, 2007)
Effective November 1,2016, when making an application for a
city business license or an application to renew a city business license,
a landscape professional operating within the city shall present proof
that at least one employee of the business has, within the twelve
months immediately preceding the license or renewal application, completed
a two-hour course developed by CVAG, SCAQMD and local stakeholders
on grass over-seeding alternatives to traditional scalping, and an
additional two-hour course developed by CVWD, in partnership with
CVAG and COD, on the reduction of water use in turf and other landscaped
areas to encourage the use of water efficient desert landscaping.
(Ord. 953 § 1, 2007; Ord. 1103 § 2, 2016)
