On December 8, 2009, the City Council approved Water Efficient Landscape Regulations and Water Efficient Landscape Guidelines for the City of Rosemead.
In general, the new regulations and guidelines apply to the following landscape projects:
- New landscape installations or landscape rehabilitation projects by public agencies or private non-residential developers, except for cemeteries, with a landscaped area, including water features but excluding hardscape, equal to or greater than 2,500 square feet, and which are subject to a discretionary approval of a landscape plan, or which otherwise require a ministerial permit for a landscape or water feature.
- New landscape installations or landscape rehabilitation projects by developers or property managers of single-family and multi-family residential projects or complexes with a landscaped area, including water features but excluding hardscape, equal to or greater than 2,500 square feet, and which are subject to a discretionary approval of a landscape plan, or which otherwise require a ministerial permit for a landscape or water feature.
- New landscape installations that are homeowner-installed, including homeowner-hired, in single-family or multi-family residential lots with a total project landscaped area equal to or greater than 5,000 square feet, and which are otherwise subject to a discretionary approval of a landscape plan, or which otherwise require a ministerial permit for a landscape or water feature.
For more information on whether a project is required to comply with the new regulations and guidelines, please contact the Planning Division at (626) 569-2140. You may also visit the Planning Division Office, Monday through Thursday from 7:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. The Planning Division office is located at Rosemead City Hall, 8838 E. Valley blvd.