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PlanningBoard | 2016-04-11 | 3 | No action was taken. 7-B 2016-2775 Proposed Text Amendment to the City of Alameda Zoning Ordinance (AMC Chapter 30) regarding Water Efficient Landscaping. Public hearing to consider proposed text amendments to Article IV. Water: Conservation Landscaping, Sections 30-58 through 30-59 of the Zoning Ordinance, to comply with new State Laws regarding water efficient landscaping. The proposed amendments are categorically exempt from further environmental review pursuant to CEQA Guidelines Section 15305, Minor Alterations to Land Use Limitations. Staff Member Sablan gave the staff presentation. The staff report and attachments can be found at: ttps://alameda.legistar.com/LegislationDetail.aspx?ID=2679401&GUID=F4COFC31- FA57-477E-9CCF-BF9D849D90E3&FullText=1 Board Member Zuppan asked if we were doing anything towards addressing and encouraging grey water systems. Staff Member Thomas said that new developments have the infrastructure to take advantage of future deliveries of grey water from EBMUD, but nothing on a site level basis. Board Member Köster asked if we had looked into having EBMUD be responsible for monitoring and enforcing these requirements, which are provided by them as a local service. Staff Member Sablan said that we have not. Board Member Sullivan asked what StopWaste.org's expertise and relationship is to this water efficiency issue. Staff Member Sablan said some of the initial funding came from them. Staff Member Thomas said that they were involved with the Bay Friendly Landscaping Guidelines. Board Member Sullivan said this is supposed to be about the efficient use of water and not about waste streams. President Knox White asked if we would have to update our regulations when the state updates their language or if we can have language that allows us to automatically adopt changes that the state makes to the model ordinance. Approved Minutes Page 3 of 8 Planning Board Meeting April 11, 2016 | PlanningBoard/2016-04-11.pdf |