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Utilities commission skeptical about water plan; Landscaping ordinance would limit turf areas, require more native plants

Posted by: Maven on January 8, 2010 at 7:23 am

From Palo Alto Online:

“A proposal by Palo Alto’s Utilities Department to save water by shrinking the size of people’s lawns was greeted with skepticism from the city’s Utilities Advisory Commission Wednesday night.

The ordinance, drafted by the Bay Area Water Supply and Conservation Agency (BAWSCA), would apply to landscaping projects in which the overall irrigated area is 1,000 square feet or larger. Single-family homes and non-residential projects would be included.

The ordinance would limit the turf area allowed to 25 percent of the irrigated landscape. It would also require at least 80 percent of the plants in non-turf landscape to be native plants or plants that use little or no water. In both cases, an applicant could alternately develop and commit to a water budget.

All landscapes greater than 5,000 square feet would require irrigation meters. … “

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January 8, 2010 · Filed Under Conservation, Drought Tolerant Landscaping

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