Project Information
Date:
Project Applicant:
Project Address:
Total Landscape Area:
Water Supply:
Water Purveyor:
Documents in Package
City Checklist or Calculations Worksheet (Appendix B) or
Landscape Worksheet (MAWA & ETWU)
Soil Analysis & Recommendations (from a soil lab)
Landscape Design/Project Notes/ Plant Legend/Plant Count
Landscape Design Hydrozone Water Use
Irrigation Design/ Irrigation Project Notes
Grading Design Plan (from Engineer)
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Documents which are optional for the designer to provide or coordinate
Certifying Completion
Part 1
Certificate of Completion
Periodic observation of the installation
This form completed and signed by property owner
Part 2
Certificate of Installation
Periodic observation of the installation
This form completed and signed by either:
1. Signer of landscape design plan
2. Signer of irrigation design plan
3. Licensed Landscape Contractor
Part 3
Irrigation Scheduling
Part 4
Landscape & Irrigation Maintenance Schedule
Part 5
Irrigation Audit Report/Survey Report (upon installation)
Part 6
Soil Management Report
Additional Optional Documents
Resources
Maintenance Guides
MWELO PRESCRIPTIVE OPTION CHECKLIST (RESIDENTIAL) (Appendix D)
Option for Landscape projects between 500 sq. ft. and 2,500 sq. ft.
1. Project information
Date
Project applicant
Project address
Total landscape area
Project type
Water supply type
Contact information
Applicant signature
2. Incorporate compost to 6 inches depth
3. Plant material shall comply with the following:
75% of total landscape area must be low water use (.3 plant factor)
Minimum 3” layer of mulch
4. Turf shall comply with the following:
Shall not exceed 25% of the landscape area
Shall not be planted on slopes steeper than 1:4 ratio
No turf in parkways less than 10 feet wide, unless irrigated by sub-surface (drip) or other method without overspray or runoff.
5. Irrigation systems shall comply with the following:
Smart controllers with non-volatile memory
Pressure regulators on whole system
Manual shut-off valve at point of connection
Areas less than 10 feet wide irrigated by subsurface (drip) or other method without overspray or runoff
All irrigation emission devices must comply with the latest ANSI standards
6. At the time of final inspection, the permit applicant must provide the owner of the property with a certificate of completion, certificate of installation, irrigation schedule, and a schedule of landscape and irrigation maintenance.
7. Landscape plan and irrigation plan required (per Julie Saare Edmonds of DWR)
8. All underlying irrigation requirements that are in the full ordinance apply (per Julie SaareEdmonds of DWR).
Notes:
1. All documents pertaining to the ordinance can be found at the following link:
http://www.water.ca.gov/wateruseefficiency/landscapeordinance/
2. These pages only summarize the requirements of MWELO. Please consult the ordinance at the above link for actual language of the ordinance.
3. For examples of the majority of the required documentation, go to the New California Landscape website at the following link: https://www.gardenproducts.org/new-ca/
4. A pdf copy of the PowerPoint presentation can be found at the following link: www.ecolandscape.org
