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California Code of Regulations Title 23. Waters Division 2. Department of Water Resources Chapter 2.7. Model Water Efficient Landscape Ordinance § 490. Purpose. (a) The State Legislature has found: (1) that the waters of the state are of limited supply and are subject to ever increasing demands; (2) that the continuation of California's economic prosperity is dependent on the availability of adequate supplies of water for future uses; (3) that it is the policy of the State to promote the conservation and efficient use of water and to prevent the waste of this valuable resource; (4) that landscapes are essential to the quality of life in California by providing areas for active and passive recreation and as an enhancement to the environment by cleaning air and water, preventing erosion, offering fire protection, and replacing ecosystems lost to development; and (5) that landscape design, installation, maintenance and management can and should be water efficient; and (6) that Section 2 of Article ~C of the California Constitution specifies that the right to use water is limited to the amount reasonably required for the beneficial use to be served and the right does not and shall not extend to waste or unreasonable method of use. (b) Consistent with these legislative findings, the purpose of this model ordinance is to: (1) promote the values and benefits of landscapes while recognizing the need to invest water and other resources as efficiently as possible; (2) establish a structure for planning, designing, installing, maintaining and managing water efficient landscapes in new construction and rehabilitated projects; (3) establish provisions for water management practices and water waste prevention for existing landscapes; (4) use water efficiently without waste by setting a Maximum Applied Water Allowance as an upper limit for water use and reduce water use to the lowest practical amount; (5) promote the benefits of consistent landscape ordinances with neighboring local and regional agencies; (6) encourage local agencies and water purveyors to use economic incentives that promote the efficient use of water, such as implementing atiered-rate structure; and (7) encourage local agencies to designate the necessary authority that implements and enforces the provisions of the Model Water Efficient Landscape Ordinance or its local landscape ordinance and;-- (S) utilize Bay Friendly Landscaping a whole systems ~ppz~oach to the design, construction and maintenance of the landscape, to conserve water. Adopt the Bay-Friendly Landscape Guidelines, Bay- Friendly Landscape Scorecards and Say-Friendly Gardening Guide, as-they may be amended from time to time, as Agency reference documents. Note: Authority cited: Section 65593, Government Code. Reference: Sections 65591, 65593, 65596, Government Code. § 490.1 Applicability (a) After January 1, 2010, this ordinance shall apply to all of the following landscape projects: 2