Landscaping Projects

On March 22, 2010, the City of Daly City adopted a Water Conservation in Landscaping Ordinance.

The provisions of this Ordinance apply to all of the following landscape projects:

  • Tier 1 Landscapes: all new construction and rehabilitated landscapes with irrigated landscape areas between 1,000 square feet and 2,500 square feet requiring a building or landscape permit, plan check or design review, or requiring new or expanded water service
  • Tier 2 Landscapes: all new construction and rehabilitated landscapes with irrigated landscape areas equal to or greater than 2,500 square feet requiring a building or landscape permit, plan check or design review or requiring new or expanded water service
  • Existing landscapes, including existing cemeteries, installed before April 21, 2010 and over 1 acre in size
  • New and rehabilitated cemeteries

The provisions of this Ordinance do not apply to:

  • New construction and rehabilitated landscapes with irrigated landscape areas less than 1,000 square feet or that do not require a building or landscape permit, plan check or design review, or new or expanded water service
  • Landscapes, or portions of landscapes, that are only irrigated for an establishment period
  • Registered local, state or federal historical sites where landscaping establishes a historical landscape style, as determined by a public board or commission responsible for architectural review or historic preservation
  • Ecological restoration or mined-land reclamation projects that do not require a permanent irrigation system
  • Community gardens or plant collections, as part of botanical gardens and arboretums open to the public, agricultural uses, commercial nurseries and sod farms

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