ORD 454
ORDINANCE NO. 454
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF LA
QUINT A, CALIFORNIA AMENDING TITLE 3 AND TITLE 6 OF THE LA (
QUINT A CHARTER AND MUNICIPAL CODE BY ADDING SECTION '" ,
3.28.435 TO CHAPTER 3.28, TITLE 3, AND ADDING CHAPTER 6.17 ~- "'
TO TITLE 6 "REQUIRED LANDSCAPERS COURSE ON OVER-SEEDI~
ALTERNATIVES" ~
WHEREAS, the City Council of the City of La Quinta ("Cit~ .Mh~at air
quality within the Coachella Valley is significantly impacted bY~~O adition of
scalping the summer (Bermuda) turf grass in preparation for over-seeding
with rye grass each fall; and <".
WHEREAS, the City Council finds that air qUa~l~f the most essential
issues associated with public health and safety~ urn is essential to the
continued economic well-being of the Coachell lie and to the needs of its
residents; and ~
WHEREAS, the City is a memb~~nt public agency known as the
Coachella Valley Association of Gove me s ("CVAG"), which was formed in
1973 under California's Joint ~ to address issues of Valley-wide
significance; and ~ J
WHEREAS, the CitY~~ndS that CVAG, in partnership with the South
Coast Air Quality M~n istrict (SCAQMD) and local stakeholders, has
developed a course p m i an over-seeding process whereby there is a gradual
reduction of watering mbined with a progressive lowering of the turf as an
alternative to th~ion I single-scalping operation; and
WHE s'V July 30, 2007, CVAG's Executive Committee voted to
relate u esses, as a prerequisite for issuance of a city business license, to
cot!:Jt~a o-hour course designed to educate said professionals in alternative
m"v over-seeding; and
~WHEREAS, the City Council finds that results from a research project, "The
~ect of Fall Renovation Treatments on PM 10 Emissions During Raking of Debris
\ :~lIowing Scalping of Common Bermuda Grass Fairways Prior to Over-seeding"
performed by the University of California, Riverside's Turf Research Advisory
Committee in partnership with CV AG, Riverside County, and the Desert Hi-Lo Golf
Course Superintendents Association completed in August 2000 and on file with the
City, provides the correlation for this alternative method of over-seeding; and
Ordinance No. 454
Landscapers Over Seeding Course
Adopted: March 18. 2008
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WHEREAS, the City Council finds that the UCR research demonstrates that ~
the traditional turf renovation practices can be modified and the over-seed in, '
alternative utilized without undermining the aesthetics of the resulting winter ~
grass and increasing the net cost of the new winter turf grass; and ~
WHEREAS, the City Council finds that the primary reason f r t sl w
Valley is the lack of public understanding of the merits and healt e e s of the
alternative; and ~
WHEREAS, the City Council finds that the most effi t and effective
method of promoting the over-seeding alternative is ~uir the landscape
professionals who install, maintain, and design I~ annually attend a
two-hour course on the topic, to be organized by C,'" AQMD; and
WHEREAS, the City Council finds th~t e D)liealth and safety is served
by requiring completion of said course a l~~/~site for the issuance and
renewal of business licenses for landsca~ usinesses within the City; and
WHEREAS, the City Council des~ adopt CVAG's model ordinance as
Chapter 6.17 of the La Quinta M~ Code; and
WHEREAS, the City ~~dS that this new educational prerequisite
should not take effect unti~~er 1, 2008.
NOW, THEREFAC)T~ ~ITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF LA QUINTA DOES
ORDAIN AS FOL~'
SECT~ ~END CHAPTER 3.28 OF THE LA QUINTA CHARTER AND
MUNICIPALYC~ AS FOLLOWS:
~~ection 3.28.435, "Required Landscapers Course on Over-seeding
AI r ~V is hereby added to Title 3 "Revenue and Finance" of the La Quinta
{ha. ~r d Municipal Code, and shall read as follows:
~ V 3.28.435 Required Landscapers Course on Over-seeding
'\ Alternatives. Refer to Title 6 Chapter 6.17.
Ordinance No. 454
landscapers Over Seeding Course
Adopted: March 18, 2008
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SECTION 2. AMEND CHAPTER 6 OF, THE LA QUINTA CHARTER AND
MUNICIPAL CODE AS FOLLOWS: (
Add Chapter 6.17, "Required Landscapers Course on over-see~
Alternatives" is hereby added to Title 6 "Health and Sanitation" of the La Q~l\
Charter and Municipal Code, and shall read as follows: ~ "'
6.17 Required Landscapers Course on over-seedir~~
6.17.010 Definitions. ~~ -
.SCAOMD" m,,", tho Sooth Coo" Ak O""ty M~~"'"
"City" means the City of La Quinta. .........~
"CVAG" means the Coach ell a Valley Asso~~overnments.
"Landscape Professional" means ~s.inesV whether operated by an
individual or a business entity, whichee ithin the City and performs or
provides services or sells nursery prod cts ted to or used in connection with
landscape installation, maintenancr~ . .
6.17.020 Purpose an~~~
The purpose of this~IS to promote the public health and safety by
insuring that lands~e e businesses within the City understand and
appreciate the over-s . g Iternative promoted by CV AG, SCAQMD, and local
stakeholders eli~ need for turf scalping, serves as an air quality control
measure, anLh~nhances the local air quality.
6.17!l~ Course Requirement.
Q,'e September 1, 2008, when making an application for a City
b n ~se or an application to renew a City business license, a Landscape
Pro si al operating within the City shall present proof that at least one
~;~ · ot tho '"",'" h", with', tho tw.lvo mooth, Imm,",,,,y ''''''''9 tho
~~ or renewal application, completed a two-hour course developed by CVAG,
AQMD, and local stakeholders, on grass over-seeding alternatives to traditional
, scalping.
Ordinance No. 454
landscapers Over Seeding Course
Adopted: March 1S, 2008
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SECTION 3. SEVERABILITY. The City Council declares that, should any
provision, section, paragraph, sentence or word of this ordinance be rendered or ~
declared invalid by any final court action in a court of competent jurisdiction or b'llit.. ~
reason of any preemptive legislation, the remaining provisions, secti~
paragraphs, sentences or words of this ordinance as hereby adopted shall rem,-",
full force and effect, , "'
SECTION 4. REPEAL OF CONFLICTING PROVISIONS. All teh p .. of
the La Quinta Municipal Code as heretofore adopted by the City Inta that
are in conflict with the provisions of this ordinance are hereby ~.
SECTION 5. EFFECTIVE DATE. This ordinance shall ~ull force and
effect September 1, 2008, ~
SECTION 6. POSTING. The City Clerk Sh~~O the passage and
adoption of this Ordinance, and shall cause the s~~~posted in at least three
public places designated by Resolution O~fClty uncil, and shall cause this
Ordinance and its certification, together wi r f 0 osting to be entered into the
Book of Ordinances of this City. ~
PASSED, APPROVED, and ADOP~t a regular meeting of the La Quinta
City Council held on this 18th ,:~rch, 2008, by the following vote:
AYES: Council Member ~r Adolph
ABSENT:
ABSTAIN: ~
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DON ADOLPH, Mayor
City of La Quinta, California
Ordinance No. 454
Landscapers Over Seeding Course
Adopted: Merch 18, 2008
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ATTEST:
VERONICA J. MONTECINO, CMC, City Clerk
City of La Quinta, California
(SEAl)
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
M. KATHERINE JENSON, City Attorney ~
City of La Quinta, California ~
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