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LANDSCAPE ARCHITECTURE DIVISION — 925-931-5672 <br />Landscaping <br />62. LANDSCAPING: Detailed landscape and irrigation plans encompassing all planting <br />areas, both on-site and off-site, shall be included in the building permit plans. All plans <br />shall be prepared by a licensed landscape architect and shall provide the species, <br />location, size, quantities, and spacing of all plants. Minimum plant sizes are 1 -gallon <br />containers for ground cover, 5 -gallon containers for shrubs, and 15 -gallon containers for <br />trees. Plant species shall be of a drought -tolerant nature and the irrigation design shall <br />utilize low-volume drip, bubbler, or other water conserving irrigation systems to the <br />maximum extent possible. The drawings shall be subject to the review and approval of <br />the City Landscape Architect prior to building permit issuance. <br />63. WATER EFFICIENT LANDSCAPE ORDINANCE (WELO): The project shall comply with <br />the City of Pleasanton's Water Efficient Landscape Ordinance (WELD) and Bay Friendly <br />Basics Landscape Checklist. The applicant shall submit a Landscape Documentation <br />Package in PDF format to the Landscape Architecture Division, which shall be subject to <br />review and approval by the City Landscape Architect prior to building permit issuance. <br />The 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 />64. CERTIFICATE OF COMPLETION: Upon completion of construction and prior to final <br />inspection by the Building and Safety Division, the applicant's landscape architect shall <br />submit a Certificate of Completion Package in PDF format to the Landscape Architecture <br />Division for review and 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 />65. LANDSCAPING INSTALLATION: Prior to building permit final all landscaping shall be <br />installed as shown on the approved building permit set and shall be inspected and <br />approved by the Landscape Architecture Division. <br />66. CONCRETE CURBS: 6 -inch vertical concrete curbs, with curb cuts or flush curbs with <br />wheel stops, if determined to be acceptable by the Director of Engineering/City Engineer <br />and Director of Community Development, shall be installed between all paved and <br />landscape areas, in conformance with the City's Standard Specifications and Details. <br />67. EROSION CONTROL: For purposes of erosion control, the applicant shall plant a hydro <br />seed mixture designed by the applicant's landscape architect and approved by the <br />Landscape Architecture Division prior to installation. The erosion control shall be <br />maintained by the applicant until permanent landscaping is in place. <br />