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2016 Draft Landscaping Code <br />B. [rrlgationl. 'I Commented [CL80]: B. from 18.28.240 B.4. except #3 <br />below is new text added by the Advisory Committee. <br />1. The intent of this standard is to ensure that plants will survive the critical establishment <br />period when they are most vulnerable due to lack of watering and to ensure their long <br />term viability. <br />2. All required plantings must be served by a permanent automatic irrigation system, unless <br />approved by the Director. <br />a. Irrigation shall be designed to conserve water by using the best practical management <br />techniques available. These techniques may include, but not be limited to: drip <br />irrigation (where appropriate) to minimize evaporation loss, moisture sensors to <br />prevent irrigation during rainy periods, automatic controllers to ensure proper duration <br />of watering, sprinkler head selection and spacing designed to minimize overspray, <br />and separate zones for turf and other landscaping and for full sun exposure and <br />shady areas to meet watering needs of different sections of the landscape. <br />b. Exceptions to the irrigation requirement may be approved by the Director, such as <br />xeriscaping (i.e., low water usage plantings), plantings approved for low impact <br />development techniques, established indigenous plant material, or landscapes where <br />natural appearance is acceptable or desirable to the City. However, those exceptions <br />will require temporary irrigation until established. <br />3. All temporary irrigation must be removed at the end of the three -year plant establishment <br />perlodl. Commented [CL81]: Added by Advisory Committee <br />18.52.080 Maintenance and Pruning. <br />A. Any landscaping required by this chapter shall be retained and maintained by the <br />property owner for the life of the development in conformance with the intent of the <br />approved landscape plan and this chapter. Maintenance shall also include keeping all <br />planting areas free of weeds and trash and replacing any unhealthy or dead plant <br />materlalsl. Commented [CL82]: 18.28.240 C. 9.a. <br />B. Green roofs or rooftop <br />or dying plant material <br />s shall be maintained to industry standards and any dead <br />Commented [CL83]: New language based on Advisory <br />Committee discussion 10/4/16. <br />C. Pruning of trees and (shrubs is only allowed for the health of the plant material, to Commented [CL84]: Added by Advisory Committee. <br />maintain sight distances or sight lines, or if interfering with overhead utilities. All pruning ....................................................................................................................................................................................................... ............................... <br />must be done in accordance with American National Standards Institute (ANSI) A -300 <br />�specificationsl, as it now reads and as hereafter amended. Commented [CL85]: 18.28.240 6.9.1o. <br />D. No tree planted by a property owner or the City to fulfill landscape (requirements, or any Commented [CL86]: This text a mix of current code <br />existing tree, may be topped or removed without prior approval from the City. Any tree (18.52.050 B.) and new text. <br />- <br />topped or removed without approval shall be subject to code enforcement action per <br />- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - <br />TMC Chapter 8.45 in addition to the requirements of TMC Section 18.52.100.13, <br />Violations. <br />Page 14 of 19 <br />W:\ \Long Range Projects \2016 Landscaping Code Update \Draft TMC Chapter 18.52- Advisory Committee Revisions -2 <br />22 <br />11/2/2016 6:15 PM <br />