HomeMy WebLinkAbout10-15-2014 Item 11 - Water Efficiency Ordinance - PresentationCity
Council
Direc.on
for
the
Update
• Streamlined
Ordinance
adapted
from
Regional
Model
• User
Friendly
• Reduce
Landscape
Water
Use
also….
create
a
Water
Conserva.on
page
with
links
to
landscape
resources
User
Friendly
• Easy
for
residents
to
comprehend
-‐
plant
type
restric.on
-‐or-‐
water
budget
($$)
-‐
41
pages
to
4
pages
-‐
incorpora,ng
criteria
into
checklist
• Easy
for
staff
to
apply/enforce
-‐
Review
worksheet
-‐
request
addi,onal
documents
as
needed
-‐
Should
result
in
fewer
“water
budget”
projects
to
review
Reduce
Landscape
Water
Use
• Applicable
to
more
projects
-‐
Lower
threshold:
5,000
SF
-‐>
2,500
SF
landscape
area
• Easier
to
use
plant
type
restric.on
op.on
-‐ Turf
area
<
1,250
sf
(or
25%)
-‐
80%
of
plants
are
low-‐water
use
or
na.ve