HomeMy WebLinkAbout1910 ORDINANCE NO. 1910
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF PALM SPRINGS,
CALIFORNIA, AMENDING SECTION 5.78.030
"OVERSEEDING EDUCATION REQUIREMENT" OF THE
PALM SPRINGS MUNICIPAL CODE, TO INCORPORATE
REQUIREMENTS FOR REQUIREMENT FOR EDUCATION
RELATED TO LANDSCAPING WATER EFFICIENCY.
CITY ATTORNEY SUMMARY
This Ordinance amends Section 5.78.030 of the Palm Springs Municipal
Code to require landscape related businesses to show proof that at least
one employee has completed required education regarding grass
overseeding alternatives and landscaping water efficiency.
THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PALM SPRINGS ORDAINS:
SECTION 1. Section 5.78.030 of the Palm Springs Municipal Code is hereby
amended and restated to read as follows:
5.78.030 Education Requirements.
All landscape related business, including any business providing services or
nursery products related to or used for landscape installation, maintenance, or design,
shall be required to present with an application for business license, or the renewal of a
business license, pursuant to Palm Springs Municipal Code Chapter 3.40, proof to the
satisfaction of the City that at least one employee of the business has, within the twelve
months immediately preceding the application, successfully completed a minimum four-
hour course developed by the Coachella Valley Association of Governments, the South
Coast Air Quality Management District, the Coachella Valley Water District, and local
stakeholders, on grass overseeding alternatives to traditional scalping and landscaping
water efficiency.
SECTION 2. EFFECTIVE DATE. The Mayor shall sign and the City Clerk shall
certify to the passage and adoption of this Ordinance and shall cause the same, or the
summary thereof, to be published and posted pursuant to the provisions of law and this
Ordinance shall take effect thirty (30) days after passage.
PASSED, APPROVED, AND AD TED BY PALM SPRINGS CITY
COUNCIL THIS 14"' DAY OF DECEMBER, 2 16.
ATTEST: ROBERT MOON, MAYOR
AMES THOMPSON, CITY CLERK
Ordinance No. 1910
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CERTIFICATION
STATE OF CALIFORNIA )
COUNTY OF RIVERSIDE ) ss.
CITY OF PALM SPRINGS )
I, JAMES THOMPSON, City Clerk of the City of Palm Springs, California, do
hereby certify that Ordinance No. 1910 is a full, true, and correct copy, and was
introduced at a regular meeting of the Palm Springs City Council on 7th day of
December, 2016, and adopted at a regular meeting of the City Council held on the 14th
day of December, 2016, by the following vote:
AYES: Councilmember Foat, Councilmember Kors, Councilmember Roberts,
Mayor Pro Tern Mills, and Mayor Moon.
NOES: None.
ABSENT: None.
ABSTAIN: None.
MES THOMPSON' CITY CLERK
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