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23.72.030 WATER CONSERVATION IN LANDSCAPING ORDINANCE REQUIREMENTS.

(a) All project applicants of new construction and rehabilitated landscapes covered by this chapter shall: (1) complete the landscape project application and documentation package; and (2) comply with the landscape and irrigation maintenance schedule requirements of this chapter.

(b) All owners of existing landscapes over one acre in size, even if installed before enactment of the ordinance codified in this chapter, shall: (1) comply with local water purveyor programs that may be instituted relating to irrigation audits, surveys and water use analysis; and (2) maintain landscape irrigation facilities to prevent water waste and runoff.