LEVELS VERIFICATIONS APPLICANT TO SELECT ENFORCING AGENCY TO SPECIFY ELECTIVE MEASURES VERIFICATION METHOD Third Enforcing Installer or Prerequisites and Agency Designer party electives 1 FEATURE OR MEASURE Tier 1 Tier 2 Mandatory All All All WATER EFFICIENCY AND CONSERVATION Outdoor water Use When landscaping is provided, [DELETE:4.304.1 a water budget (calculations) shall be developed for landscape irrigation use that conforms to the local water efficient landscape ordinance or to the California Department of Water Resources Model Water Efficient Landscape Ordinance, whichever is more stringent. Applies to landscaped areas for buildings for which building permits have been submitted on or after June 1, 2015 until future revision of the MWELO by Dept. of Water Resources (DWR).] [ADD:4.304.1 After December 1, 2015, new residential developments with an aggregate landscape area equal to or greater than 500 square feet shall comply with one of the following options: 1. A local water efficient landscape ordinance or the current California Department of Water Model Water Efficient Resources’ Landscape Ordinance (MWELO), whichever is more stringent, or 2. Projects with aggregate landscape areas less than 2500 square feet may comply with the D Prescriptive MWELO’s Appendix Compliance Option.] 4.304.2 Automatic irrigation [DELETE:4.304.1 systems controllers installed at the time of final inspection shall be weather or soil A304.6] [ADD:A4.304.3] For new water service connections, landscaped irrigated areas [DELETE:more than 2,500] [ADD:less than 5,000] square feet shall be provided with separate submeters or metering devices for outdoor potable water use. Rationale for Change: HCD proposes to amend the above referenced checklist in order to align with the amendments proposed to other sections in the 15-day Express Terms.
LEVELS APPLICANT TO SELECT ELECTIVE MEASURES VERIFICATIONS ENFORCING AGENCY TO SPECIFY VERIFICATION METHOD FEATURE OR MEASURE Mandatory Prerequisites and electives 1 Enforcing Agency All Installer or Designer All Third party All Tier 1 Tier 2 WATER EFFICIENCY AND CONSERVATION Outdoor water Use [DELETE:4.304.1 When landscaping is provided, a water budget (calculations) shall be developed for landscape irrigation use that conforms to the local water efficient landscape ordinance or to the California Department of Water Resources Model Water Efficient Landscape Ordinance, whichever is more stringent. Applies to landscaped areas for buildings for which building permits have been submitted on or after June 1, 2015 until future revision of the MWELO by Dept. of Water Resources (DWR).] [ADD:4.304.1 After December 1, 2015, new residential developments with an aggregate landscape area equal to or greater than 500 square feet shall comply with one of the following options: 1. A local water efficient landscape ordinance or the current California Department of Water Resources’ Model Water Efficient Landscape Ordinance (MWELO), whichever is more stringent, or 2. Projects with aggregate landscape areas less than 2500 square feet may comply with the MWELO’s Appendix D Prescriptive Compliance Option.] [DELETE:4.304.1 4.304.2 Automatic irrigation systems controllers installed at the time of final inspection shall be weather or soil A304.6] [ADD:A4.304.3] For new water service connections, landscaped irrigated areas [DELETE:more than 2,500] [ADD:less than 5,000] square feet shall be provided with separate submeters or metering devices for outdoor potable water use. Rationale for Change: HCD proposes to amend the above referenced checklist in order to align with the amendments proposed to other sections in the 15-day Express Terms.
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