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Excerpt of the Draft Board of Zoning Adjustments Meeting Minutes March 1, 2012 Page 2 of 2 A maximum of 25% of total irrigated area is specified as turf, with sports or multiple -use fields exempted. Specify weather -based irrigation controllers. Sprinklers and spray heads are not specified for areas less than eight feet wide. Member Mendieta asked whether these changes could be submitted for County review in advance, inasmuch as they aren't due until June 2012. Secretary Barros said that she's already submitted the proposal, because it must be acceptable to the County before it goes to the City Council for approval. The Zoning Code amendments must be effective as of July 31, 2012. She said that she submitted a copy of the ordinance showing the changes proposed. Her next step is to take the proposed changes to the Planning Commission on March 15, 2012. Member Mendieta also asked who provides the Bay- Friendly Rated Landscape Certificate. Secretary Barros said that's a StopWaste.Org program, which conducts training to help landscape designers and contractors implement its protocols. She said that she doesn't know the cost of the rating, but she will find out and let BZA members know. Chair Daly asked what the BZA should do about this proposal at this meeting. Secretary Barros said that she could share the BZA's thinking about the proposal when she presents it to the Planning Commission and City Council. Member Palma said she's surprised to see the diversion of C &D debris coming up only now, because she remembers it as part of an Alameda County project she worked on many years ago. Secretary Barros said that it's been in effect for a long time, but the monetary threshold may not be enough to satisfy the Bay- Friendly Landscape protocols, which would apply to commercial landscaping of 2,500 square feet or more. Member Palma said that's all great — the more we can do, she said, the better.