Coachella Municipal Code Ch. 5.05 Landscape-Related Businesses

Effective November 1, 2016, as a prerequisite to the issuance or renewal of a business license for any entity providing services or nursery products within the territorial boundaries of the city of Coachella related to or used for landscape installation, maintenance, or design, the applicant shall present proof that at least one employee has, within the twelve (12) months immediately preceding the application, completed a minimum four-hour course developed by the Coachella Valley Association of Governments, the South Coast Air Quality Management District, the Coachella Valley Water District, and local stakeholders, on grass over-seeding alternatives to traditional scalping and landscaping water efficiency.

Prior to November 1, 2016, said educational prerequisite shall be satisfied by completion of the two-hour course that was in place prior to the addition of the water efficiency segment of the curriculum.

(Ord. 987 § 3, 2007)

(Ord. No. 1095, § 2, 9-28-16)