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File Number: 12 -124 <br />StopWaste.Org. <br />Analysis <br />Zoning Code Article 19, Landscape Requirements, applies to all new or rehabilitated <br />commercial, industrial and developer - installed residential landscape projects over 2,500 <br />square feet and other (non - developer - installed) residential projects over 5,000 square feet in <br />area, as well as any project that is subject to Site Plan Review under Article 25 of the Zoning <br />Code. <br />The proposed revisions to the existing Article 19 landscape ordinance augment these <br />regulations by requiring all nine of the Bay Friendly Landscape (BFL) "Basics" practices. Staff <br />proposes to include these practices as requirements and revise certain text that is currently <br />unclear or redundant. <br />In 2010, seven of the nine BFL Basics practices were mandated design features in the 2010 <br />amendments to Article 19. One of the nine BFL Basics - Practice #4 - Locate plants to grow to <br />natural size - was a recommended practice in the 2010 amendments to Article 19. Staff is <br />proposing that it be a required design feature. <br />BFL Basics Practice #3 (Divert 50% of landscape construction and demolition debris) is <br />consistent with the City of San Leandro's current regulation for all projects over $100,000 in <br />valuation, as specified in the 2003 Construction and Demolition (C &D) Ordinance. To ensure <br />that the C &D Ordinance extends to applicable landscape projects that might not meet that <br />dollar valuation, the requirement is being added to Article 19 for applicable projects as <br />described above. <br />The table presented in Attachment A summarizes the current proposal as it relates to the <br />WELO /Bay Friendly amendments enacted in 2010. Staff believes that these minor <br />amendments to Zoning Code Article 19 would bring the City of San Leandro landscape <br />regulations into regional conformity as well as uphold General Plan policies for water and <br />energy conservation. Furthermore, the implementation of Bay Friendly Landscape protocols <br />carries out existing policies established in Resolution 2006 -013 and in the San Leandro <br />Climate Action Plan, adopted in December 2009. <br />Applicable General Plan Policies <br />Chapter 5 of the General Plan, titled "Open Space, Parks and Conservation" states that <br />"(a)nother mission of this Element is to promote conservation practices among San Leandro <br />residents and businesses. Three areas are emphasized: water conservation, recycling, and <br />energy conservation." (General Plan, page 5 -1) The proposed amendments will augment <br />Article 19 Landscape Requirements with the Bay Friendly Landscape Basics practices and <br />thereby achieve benefits in all three conservation areas promoted by the General Plan as well <br />as advance the intergovernmental coordination between the City of San Leandro and <br />StopWaste.Org. <br />The City's General Plan supports the proposed Zoning Code amendment in the following <br />Policies: <br />City of San Leandro Page 2 Printed on 411012012 <br />