San Leandro Municipal Code Art. 2 Standard for Compliance

(Legislative History: Ordinance No. 2009-007, 5/18/09)

All covered projects with landscapes initiated on or after the effective date of the ordinance codified in this Chapter shall meet the most recent minimum Bay-friendly landscape scorecard points as recommended by StopWaste.Org or its designee.

For the purposes of reducing operating and maintenance costs in all City facilities and public-private part-nership facilities, projects that do not meet the threshold that triggers compliance with the requirements of this Chapter and constitutes an area of 5,000 square feet or greater of softscape are encouraged to meet as many Bay-friendly landscaping scorecard points as practicable and to complete and submit the Bay-friendly land-scaping scorecard to StopWaste.Org as a way of documenting the green building practices that have been incorporated into the project.

The City shall regularly review the project specifications used in bidding traditional public works projects to include the best environmental practices and Bay-friendly landscape practices applicable.