Title 15 — BUILDING REGULATIONS1
Larkspur Municipal Code Ch. 15.48 Water Efficient Landscaping
Larkspur Municipal Code · 2026-09 edition · updated 2026-10-02 · Larkspur
Cite as: Larkspur Municipal Code Chapter 15.48 · Text as of 2026-10-02
15.48.020 Marin Municipal Water District Water Efficient Landscaping Requirements¶
15.48.030 Implementation, Monitoring, Penalties and Enforcement.¶
15.48.010 Purpose and Authority.¶
As mandated under State Government Code Section 65595(c), certain new construction and rehabilitation projects that include landscape and irrigation improvements are required to comply with water efficient landscape requirements and monitoring of water usage for irrigation. The purpose of this chapter is to comply with this state mandate regarding water efficient landscaping. (Ord. 1013 § 14, 2016)
15.48.020 Marin Municipal Water District Water Efficient Landscaping¶
Requirements Adopted by Reference.
The water efficient landscape requirements of Marin Municipal Water District Code Title 13 “Water Service Conditions and Water Conservation Measures,” Chapter 13.02 “Water Conservation and Dry Year Water Use Reduction Program,” Section 13.02.021 “Water Conservation: Normal Year Water Conservation,” subsections (2) “Definitions” and (5) “Water Efficient Landscaping” are adopted by reference hereto, including any amendments or successors thereto, as the City’s Water Efficient Landscape Ordinance to comply with the California Water Conservation in Landscaping Act (Cal. Gov. Code §§ 65591 et seq.) and shall be in full force and effect within the City of Larkspur. A copy of this document is maintained in the Building Department. (Ord. 1013 § 14, 2016)
15.48.030 Implementation, Monitoring, Penalties and Enforcement.¶
A. The Marin Municipal Water District, the agency that oversees the public water system within the jurisdictional boundaries of the City, is hereby designated as the implementing, monitoring and enforcement agency for the water efficient landscape provisions of Marin Municipal Water District Code Chapter 13.02 and any amendments or successors thereto. The City of Larkspur may also implement, monitor and enforce the provisions of this chapter.
B. Any violation of the provisions of this chapter is hereby declared a public nuisance and shall be subject to summary abatement as provided by law.
C. Any person violating any provision of this chapter shall be deemed guilty of an infraction and shall be subject to penalties pursuant to Section 36900 of the California Government Code, as amended, and Chapter 9.24 LMC, Code Enforcement.
D. Each and every day that any violation of this chapter continues, is committed or is permitted to continue shall be regarded as a new and separate offense.
E. The remedies provided in this section shall be cumulative and not exclusive. (Ord. 1013 § 14, 2016)
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