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Exhibit B –
Prescriptive Compliance Option
Checklist/Submittal Requirements
Applicability:
New or rehabilitated projects landscape projects (including new single-family,
multifamily, public, institutional or commercial projects) with an aggregate landscape
area equal to or greater than five hundred (500) square feet but less than 2,500 square
feet.
Graywater or rainwater on-site capture with less than 2,500 sq. ft. of landscape area
Preparation by a Licensed Professional is not required for the Prescriptive Compliance
Option. Refer to the Landscape Design Standards (Appendix H) for comprehensive
information about submittal requirements and copies of the appendices referenced below.
Prescriptive Compliance Submittal Requirements: Sheet #
(All submittal items must be inserted into the plan set):
1. Project information:
Date, project name, project address and/or lot number(s), total
landscape area (square feet), project type, water supply type,
contact information for the project applicant and property owner
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2. Written notes/confirmation that:
Turf area does not exceed 25% of landscape planting area
(prohibited on slope areas and parkways less than 10 feet wide)
75% of landscape area must be plated with climate adapted plants
with an average WUCOLS plant factor of 0.3.
Compost at a rate of four cubic yards per 1,000 square feet to a
depth of six inches
3-inch mulch layer applied to all planting areas (excluding turf
areas)
Automatic irrigation controllers will use evapotranspiration or soil
moisture sensor data and will have manual shut-off valves
_____
3. Written statement:
“I agree to comply with the requirements of the prescriptive
compliance option to the MWELO.”
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Certification of Completion Package (Prior to final):
Landscape Installation Certificate of Completion (Appendix E)
Irrigation audit report (Appendix G) or enrollment in a regional or local water
suppliers water conservation program
Post installation irrigation schedule and landscape/irrigation maintenance schedule