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5.304.2 Outdoor Water Use in Landscape Areas Equal to or Greater Than 500 Square Feet

California Green Building Standards Code 2016 > 5 Nonresidential Mandatory Measures > 5.304 Outdoor Water Use > 5.304.2 Outdoor Water Use in Landscape Areas Equal to or Greater Than 500 Square Feet

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When water is used for outdoor irrigation for new construction projects with an aggregate landscape area equal to or greater than 500 square feet requiring a building or landscape permit, plan check or design review, one of the following shall apply:

A local water efficient landscape ordinance that is, based on evidence in the record, at least as effective in conserving water as the updated model ordinance adopted by the Department of Water Resources (DWR) per Government Code Section 65595 (c).
The California Department of Water Resources Model Water Efficient Landscape Ordinance (MWELO) commencing with Section 490 of Chapter 2.7, Division 2, Title 23, California Code of Regulations.

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