A. Turf shall not be used on slopes greater than 25 percent where the toe of the slope is adjacent to an impermeable surface.

B. Areas less than 10 feet in width in any direction shall be irrigated with subsurface irrigation or other means that produces no runoff or overspray.

C. On commercial, industrial or multifamily landscape no turf shall be installed in a median, parking lot island or parkway unless, if determined by the City Manager, limited use of turf is necessary to provide safe access for pedestrians leaving a parked vehicle to reach the sidewalk.

D. On commercial, industrial or multifamily landscape no turf shall be installed on any portion of the site that is inaccessible or unusable to a person who uses the site.

E. On commercial or industrial projects, decorative cool season turf shall not be used. The use of warm season turf shall not exceed 15 percent of the total landscape area of a project.

F. An athletic field, park, golf course, cemetery or other similar use shall be designed to limit the use of turf to only those areas where it is essential for the operation of the facility, as determined by the City Manager. Areas where turf is not essential to the operation of the facility shall be landscaped with plants with lower water use requirements than turf.

G. No turf shall be allowed in a landscape area that cannot be efficiently irrigated, for example, where overspray and runoff cannot be avoided. (Ord. 3357 § 1, 2015; Ord. 3146 § 1 (Exh. A), 2009).