When landscape is required to be provided in compliance with Section 22.16.020, the applicant shall choose one of the following methods to determine and guarantee that the proposed planting will be water efficient.

Notes:
(1) All plant materials shall be from the lists maintained by the department for the area of the county where the planting is proposed. The applicant shall provide, with the application submittal, a landscape plan that meets the requirements of Section 22.16.040 showing that all the proposed plant materials have been selected from the appropriate plant list(s). The landscape plan may be prepared by the applicant or a landscape professional as defined in Note 4 below. Addition of a specific plant to the plant list(s) may be approved by the director upon written request by the applicant.
(2) In any case where eighty percent of the landscape area (as defined in Article 8 - landscape area) uses plant materials from the plant list, and the remaining twenty percent of the landscape area shall not include additional turf, an adjustment to the plant list may be granted in compliance with Section 22.70.030 (Adjustment).
(3) 1f the applicant does not choose to use the plant list method or does not qualify for an adjustment as described in Note 2 above, a request for modification of the standard may be granted through minor use permit approval. The applicant shall provide justification for the request through calculations from a landscape professional (see note 4) showing that water conservation techniques will create a water efficient landscape.
(4) Licensed landscape architect, licensed architect, licensed landscape contractor, certified nurseryman practicing in San Luis Obispo County, or other qualified individual acceptable to the director.

(Ord. 2892 § 1 (part), 2002)