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Ridgecrest adopts updated commercial landscape standards to encourage water-efficient design
Summary
The city council unanimously adopted amendments to the Ridgecrest Municipal Code establishing updated commercial landscape design standards, clarifying maintenance requirements and allowing staff discretion for exceptions.
The Ridgecrest City Council on Sept. 3 adopted an ordinance updating the municipal code’s commercial landscape maintenance and design standards, aiming to modernize requirements and promote water-efficient landscaping for commercial properties.
Council members and staff described the ordinance as an update rather than a new maintenance mandate: it clarifies what must be landscaped for new projects, updates acceptable hardscape materials, and creates an exceptions process so staff can address situations where…
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