Water Efficient Landscape ordinance requires climate-appropriate plants. Drought-tolerant and native species encouraged. New development must meet water budgets.
Carlsbad Water Efficient Landscape ordinance requires planning, design, installation, and maintenance of water-efficient landscapes. Climate-appropriate plants required. Drought-tolerant and native San Diego species encouraged. New development must calculate and meet Maximum Applied Water Allowance. Recycled water used for landscape irrigation.
Non-compliant plans: Planning review.
Carlsbad, CA
Carlsbad prohibits parking any vehicle on a public street for more than 72 consecutive hours. Violations subject vehicles to citation or tow. Residential per...
Carlsbad, CA
Carlsbad Municipal Code Chapter 21.46 (Yards) regulates fence height and placement in residential zones. Fences over 6 feet require a building permit under C...
Carlsbad, CA
Chain link, barbed wire, razor ribbon specifically prohibited in residential zones. Solid masonry walls along common lot lines with residential property requ...
Carlsbad, CA
Livestock (horses, cattle, sheep, goats) are permitted only in the R-A Residential Agricultural zone under CMC Chapter 21.08. Pens, stables, and barns must b...
Carlsbad, CA
Carlsbad addresses animal hoarding through keeping limits in Carlsbad Municipal Code Title 7 and San Diego Humane Society field investigations; criminal anim...
Carlsbad, CA
Recreational backyard fires in Carlsbad are regulated under the California Fire Code as adopted in Carlsbad Municipal Code Title 17. Open burning is prohibit...
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