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Title 8 — ZONING›Division 82 — GENERAL REGULATIONS

Contra Costa County Municipal Code Ch. 82-26 Water Efficient Landscapes

Contra Costa County Municipal Code · 2026-10 edition · updated 2026-10-04 · Contra Costa County

Cite as: Contra Costa County Municipal Code Chapter 82-26 · Text as of 2026-10-04

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Editor's note— Ord. No. 2022-09, §§ II, III, adopted March 1, 2022, repealed the former Ch. 82-26, §§ 82-26.202—82-26.206, 82-26.402, 82-26.404, and enacted a new Ch. 82-26 as set out herein. The former Ch. 82-26 pertained to water conservation landscaping in new developments and derived from Ord. 90-59.

82-26.002 - California Model Water Efficient Landscape Ordinance Adopted.

(a) The water efficient landscape ordinance of Contra Costa County is the Model Water Efficient Landscape Ordinance adopted by the California Department of Water Resources and as set forth in Chapter 2.7 of Division 2, Title 23, of the California Code of Regulations, Sections 490 through 495 and Appendices A through D (the "MWELO"), as may be amended from time to time and as amended by the changes, additions, and deletions set forth in Section 82-26.004.

(b) At least one copy of the MWELO is on file with the Community Development Division of the Department of Conservation and Development.

(Ord. No. 2022-09 § 3, 3-1-22)

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82-26.004 - Amendments to the MWELO.

The MWELO is amended by the changes, additions, and deletions set forth in this section. Section numbers used below are those of the MWELO.

(a) Section 492.3, Penalties, is amended to read:

492.3. Penalties. This chapter may be enforced by any remedy allowed under this code, including Chapter 14-12, and by any other remedy allowed by law.

(Ord. No. 2022-09 § 3, 3-1-22)

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