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Landscape Architecture Division <br />44. Detailed landscape plans encompassing all planting areas, both on-site and off-site, must <br />be included in the building permit plans. All plans shall be prepared by a licensed <br />landscape architect. Minimum plant sizes are 1 -gallon containers for ground cover, <br />5 -gallon containers for shrubs, and 15 -gallon containers for trees. The drawings must be <br />reviewed and approved by the Director of Engineering prior to building permit issuance <br />and implemented prior to occupancy. Plant sizes, spacing and type are subject to the <br />approval of the City Landscape Architect. Additional landscaping materials or <br />modifications may be required by the Landscape Division at final inspection to ensure <br />adequate planting coverage and/or screening. <br />45. The project shall comply with the State of California's Model City Efficient Landscape <br />Ordinance (WELO) and Bay Friendly Basics Landscape Checklist. Prior to building <br />permit issuance, the applicant shall submit a Landscape Documentation Package in PDF <br />format to the City's Landscape Architecture Division, which shall be subject to the review <br />and approval of the City's Landscape Architect prior to building permit issuance. The <br />Landscape Documentation Package shall include: <br />a. Project Information; <br />b. Water Efficient Landscape Worksheet; <br />c. Soil management report; <br />d. Landscape design plan; <br />e. Irrigation design plan; and <br />f. Grading design plan. <br />46. Upon completion of construction and prior to final inspection by the Building and Safety <br />Division, the applicant's landscape architect shall submit a Certificate of Completion <br />Package in PDF format to the City's Landscape Architecture Division for review and <br />approval. The Certificate of Completion Package shall include: <br />a. Project information sheet; <br />b. Certificate of installation according to the landscape documentation package; <br />c. Irrigation scheduling; <br />d. Schedule of irrigation landscape and irrigation maintenance; <br />e. Landscape irrigation audit report; and <br />f. Soil management report (if not previously submitted). <br />47. Prior to building permit final, all landscaping shall be installed, reviewed, approved, and <br />inspected by the Landscape Architecture Division. <br />48. Six-inch vertical concrete curbs, with curb cuts or flush curbs with wheel stops, in <br />conformance with the City's Standard Specifications and Details, shall be installed <br />between all paved and landscape areas. All curb cuts in planting areas shall include a <br />minimum of 2 -inch cobblestone. <br />49. For purposes of erosion control, the applicant shall plant a hydroseed mixture designed <br />by the applicant's landscape architect and approved by the Landscape Architecture <br />Division prior to installation. <br />50. The applicant shall enter into a Landscape Maintenance Agreement with the City, <br />approved by the City Attorney, which guarantees all landscaping and open space areas <br />included in the project will be maintained at all times in a manner consistent with the <br />Page 7 of 16 <br />