Resolution 1992-80
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RESOLUTION NO. 92-
80
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY
OF GILROY REAFFIRMING THE CITY'S EXISTING
WATER CONSERVATION REQUIREMENTS
WHEREAS, the Water Conservation and Landscaping Act
(AB 325) requires all cities and counties in California to
establish a water-efficient landscape ordinance or policy by
January I, 1993; and
WHEREAS, the city Council did, by motion duly approved
on September 17, 1990, add Water Conservation Requirements to the
City's Consolidated Landscape Policy; and
WHEREAS, the State Department of Water Resources, which
is responsible for implementing AB 325, has advised City staff that
these existing Water Conservation Requirements will satisfy AB 325
if they are formally adopted by a resolution of the City council;
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED THAT the City Council
hereby reaffirms the city's Water Conservation Requirements as set
forth on the attached Exhibit A, and hereby adopts them as the
water-efficient landscape policy required by AB 325.
PASSED AND ADOPTED this 2rd day of November
by the following vote:
, 199
AYES:
COUNCILMEMBERS: GILROY, HALE, KLOECKER, NELSON,
ROv~ISON, VALDEZ and GAGE.
NOES:
COUNCILMEMBERS: None
ABSENT:
COUNCILMEMBERS: None
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Mayor
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'ci ty Clerk
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RESOLUTION NO. 92 - 80
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CORSOLXDATRD LANDSCAPING POLIer
SBCTIGH S.O WA~ER CORSBRVA~IOH AS2UIR~S
SBCTIO" 5.0,
The following de.ign element. shall be inoorporated into all oommdrcial and
indu.trial project's utilidn\l fruh water.
A. A minimum of .eventy-five percent 115') of the plant. eelected shall be
drougbt tolerant, as listed in eitber of the following two sources.
I} Water-ConsorvlnQ llents 'LandscsDes tor'the BaY Area, published by
East Bay Munioipal utility Di.triot, and/or
'2J New Western Garden Book, lilt of 'Drought Tolerant Plents", publisbed
by Bun.et Kagazine.
.. Propo.ed turf and/or non-drought tolerant planting area. .hall be
limited to a ~.ximum of twentY-fi.e percent $25') of the total
lanc1s~.ped area. '
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C. Turf ahall not b8 allowed within a city parkway .trip or right-of-way,
in land.caped &rea. le.e thin aight feet (8') in width, and on berms.
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D. TUrf and/or Don-drought tolerant pl~nt material ahall be grouped
togethar.
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I. The irrigation "yotem .hall incorporate multiple water lineo in order to
.eparate drougbt tolerant plant. from ncn-drought'tolerant plant
material. Minimum water oonoumption .ball be tbe pr~ary objective in
the deoign of the irrigation .yotem, which 'houl~ include (but not
limited to) drip emitter., bubbler head., mioro .pray unIt., eta.
F. An electronIc control box .hall cperate the ir~ig.tlon 'yotem, and ,ohall
have th. capability to accept ground moi.tare .en.ore and/or automatIc
rain 'hut-off deVices,
G. Ground ~ol.turQ 8eneot. aQd/or autom.tia r.ln .hut-off devices are
strongly recommended acc.ooorieo for the irrigation, oy.tem.
.. A minimltM of two inch.. (2') of mulch .h.ll be added to tbe entire
landecaped ground .urtao. in ail non-turf are...
r. open water bodie. (inCludin9 but not limited to pondo, decorative
fount.ine, baaino, reflective poole, and 'pray/miet fountains, etc.) are
not recommended ao . land.eaping featur..
EXHIBIT A
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I, SUSANNE E. STEINMETZ, City Clerk of the City of Gilroy, do
hereby certify that the attached Resolution No. 92-80
is an original
resolution, duly adopted by the Council of the City of Gilroy at a regular
meeting of said Council held on the
2nd
day of
November , 19~,
at which meeting a quorum was present.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the
Official Seal of the City of Gilroy this
3rd day of November
,1992.
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City
of the City
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