Transportation - Comprehensive Landscape Guidelines and Standards

Within the County of Riverside there are multiple ordinances or guideline documents that reference landscape requirements. Due to the varying and sometimes conflicting direction for landscape requirements in these multiple documents, a comprehensive guideline was envisioned. These comprehensive Landscape Guidelines currently focus on issues germane to Transportation Department review of landscape plans, with the intent of clarifying the requirements and process for both project applicants and plan check personnel.

Due to the complexity and multi-level coordination involved with the Riverside County Transportation and Land Management Agency (RCTLMA), the DRAFT guideline currently serves only as a first step in achieving the goal of combining and coordinating all landscape issues for projects reviewed by other departments within the RCTLMA.

DRAFT Comprehensive Landscape Guidelines
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SECTIONS
	Section 1 -	Introduction and Purpose
	Section 2 –	Existing Ordinances with Sections Pertaining to Landscape Architecture
	Section 3 -	Riverside County Guide to Water Efficient Landscape Requirements
	Section 4 –	General Requirements for Landscaping
	Section 5 –	Landscape Maintenance Responsibility
	Section 6 –	Recycled Water Irrigation
	Section 7 –	Coachella Valley Water District
	Section 8 –	Departmental Submittal Procedures
	Section 9 –	Ornamental Landscape Bond Policy
	Section 10 –	Landscape Inspections

APPENDICES
	Appendix A –	County of Riverside Friendly Plant List
	Appendix B –	General Irrigation Details
		Potable Water Irrigation Details
		Recycled Water Irrigation Details
		Planting Details – Trees
		Planting Details – Shrubs and Vines
		Planting Details – Desert Plants
		Planting Details – Construction

	Appendix C –	Standard Specifications
	Appendix D –	Forms

FIGURES
	Figure 3-1 –	Water Use Calculations Worksheet
	Figure 4-1 –	Standard Cover Sheet (pdf) - CAD File
	Figure 4-2 –	Standard Title Block (pdf) - CAD File
	Figure 5-1 –	Landscape Responsibility Chart
	Figure 5-2 –	Jurupa Community Services District Map
	Figure 5-3 –	Riverside Community Services District Map
	Figure 5-4 –	Valley Wide Community Services District Map