HomeMy WebLinkAboutPOWERPOINT_75C_ZOA 2015-4 WATERWATER EFFICIENT
ORDINANCE UPDATE
City Council
Zoning Ordinance Amendment 2015-05
January 19, 2016
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1992 - Water Conservation
in Landscaping Act
201 2006 - AB 1881 required
updates by January 2010,
Water Efficient Landscape
codified in Chapter 41
2014
2015
April 2015 - Governor's
Executive Directive to
further water conservation
Two key components:
State Water Department to Update
Model Ordinance
Local jurisdictions updat
be "at least as effective"
Ordinance
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Leadership of Municipal
Water District (MWDOC) of
Orange County
Orange County Model
Water Efficient Ordinance
and Guidelines
Orange County Model
upholds the "at least as
effective" threshold
New landscape projects of 500 square feet
or more requiring a building or landscape
permit, or development review (previous
2,500 square feet)
Rehabilitated landscape projects with an
aggregate of 2,500 square feet or more
Prescriptive Compliance Option (per
Guidelines) for smaller landscape projects
of less than 2,500 square feet
Maximum allowable water applied to
landscape reduced:
Residential landscape: 25% turf
Non -Residential landscape: No turf
Dedicated landscape water meters or
submeters residential landscapes over 5,00
square feet nonresidential landscapes over
1,000 square feet
Landscape areas, including public medians,
less than 10 feet irrigated with
irrigation
Proposed Water Efficient Landscape
Ordinance and Guidelines consistent
with the State mandate
Orange County Model to promote
consistency and ease to implement
Enhance the existing citywide water
conservation efforts in Santa Ana
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City Council Adopt:
An ordinance approving Zoning
Ordinance Amendment No. 2015-04
A resolution approving Guidelines for
Implementation of Santa Ana Water
Efficient Landscape Ordinance
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