Chapter 6-24.5 — WATER EFFICIENT LANDSCAPE

The purpose of this chapter is to ensure that the design, installation, and maintenance of landscapes within the City of Lafayette meet the requirements of the State of California Model Water Efficient Landscape Ordinance set forth in Title 23, Division 2, Chapter 2.7 of the California Code of Regulations and Section 65595 of the California Government Code, in accord with Governor's Executive Order Number B-29-15 adopted on April 1, 2015.

(Ord. No. 669, § 3, 10-24-2022)

The State of California Model Water Efficient Landscape Ordinance, set forth in Chapter 2.7 of Division 2 of Title 23 of the California Code of Regulations, and as amended from time to time by the State of California, is hereby adopted by reference in its entirety as if incorporated and set out in full in this chapter as the Water Efficient Landscape Ordinance of the City of Lafayette. A copy of the State of California Model Water Efficient Landscape Ordinance has been filed with the city clerk.

(Ord. No. 669, § 3, 10-24-2022)

(a)

Property owners or their building or landscape designers, including anyone requiring a building or planning permit, plan check, or landscape design review from the City of Lafayette, who are constructing a new (single-family, multi-family, public, institutional, or commercial) project with a landscape area greater than 500 square feet, or rehabilitating an existing landscape with a total landscape area greater than 2,500 square feet, shall comply with Sections 492.6(a)(3)(B) (C), (D), and (G) of the MWELO.

(b)

If, after the adoption of this ordinance, the California Department of Water Resources, or its successor agency, amends 23 CCR, Division 2, Chapter 2.7, Sections 492.6(a)(3)(B) (C), (D), and (G) of the MWELO requirements in a manner that requires jurisdictions to incorporate the requirements of an updated MWELO in a local ordinance, and the amended requirements include provisions more stringent than those required in this Section, the revised requirements of 23 CCR, Division 2, Chapter 2.7 shall be enforced.

(Ord. No. 669, § 3, 10-24-2022)

Violations of this chapter shall be subject to the imposition of penalties pursuant to Chapter 1-9 of the Lafayette Municipal Code.

(Ord. No. 669, § 3, 10-24-2022)