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Draft of Landscape Ordinance Amendment/900.30sw April 13, 1999 (1) Irrigation systems should be designed in such a way so • not to sprinkle buildings,parking lots or roadways. (2) Irrigation systems should be automatically controlled and capable of watering high-water requirement areas on different schedules from low-water requirement areas. (3) Wherever feasible lawns or other high demand landscape areas should be on separate irrigation zones from trees, shrubs and garden areas. (4) Rainfall or moisture sensing devices shall be used to avoid operation during periods of increased rainfall. (5) Irrigation systems should be operated between the hours of 12:00 am and 8:00 am to reduce water loss due to evaporation and reduce peak demand for water. (6) The use of drought tolerant native species may be substituted for the irrigation requirement as approved by the City 5. Interior Parking Area • Interior Parking areas shall comply with the following requirements unless an alternative that is consistent with the intent of the requirements is granted by the City. a) All off-street parking areas large enough for 40-100 parking stalls or with (2)or more drive lanes shall include unpaved, landscaped islands that are reasonably distributed throughout the parking area which will do the following: i) These islands should be located to break up expanses of paved areas, provide shade, define rows of parking and facilitate traffic control. ii) Limit the rows of uninterrupted parking stalls to a maximum of 20 parking stalls. b) All off-street parking areas large enough for more than 100 parking stalls shall include unpaved, landscaped islands that are reasonably distributed throughout the parking area which will do the following: i) These islands should be located to break up expanses of paved areas, provide shade, define rows of parking and facilitate traffic control. ii) Limit the rows of uninterrupted parking stalls to a maximum of 15 parking stalls. • 9.11