9-402.090 - MAINTENANCE AND IRRIGATION AUDIT REPORTING

(a)

Landscape and Irrigation Maintenance.

(1)

The maintenance schedule shall include, as needed, routine inspections; auditing, adjustment and repair of the irrigation system and its components; aerating and dethatching turf areas; topdressing with compost,

replenishing mulch; fertilizing; pruning; weeding in all landscape areas; and removing obstructions to emission devices.

(2)

Repair of all irrigation equipment must be done with the originally installed components or their equivalents or with components with greater efficiency.

(b)

Irrigation Audit Report.

(1)

After completion of the installation, a Landscape Irrigation Audit must be conducted by a County landscape irrigation auditor or a third-party certified landscape irrigation auditor and submitted with the Certificate of Completion.

(2)

In large projects or projects with multiple landscape installations, an auditing rate of one in seven lots or approximately 15 percent will satisfy this requirement.

(3)

The irrigation audit must include, and the report must document, the on-site inspection, system tune-up, system test with distribution uniformity, reporting overspray or run off that causes overland flow, and updating of the irrigation schedule, including configuring irrigation controllers with application rate reflecting the soil types, plant factors, slope, exposure, and any other factors necessary for accurate programming.