19.22.010 Purpose.

This chapter is intended to implement the landscape design requirements of the Water Conservation in Landscaping Act of 2006 (AB 1881) and to establish standards for sustainable landscape practices in accordance with the StopWaste.Org Bay Friendly Landscape guidelines. It ensures that urbanized areas are sufficiently augmented by adequate, water-efficient, landscaping and open space in order to:

(A) Shade vehicles in parking lots.

(B) Break up extensive stretches of paving.

(C) Reduce impervious areas.

(D) Provide natural solar insulation for buildings, to screen certain types of land uses where appropriate.

(E) Create interesting and defined entries to facilities.

(F) Soften project perimeters.